Jazz Blues category: 910 books
Walking Bass Guitar Lines
15 Original Walking Jazz Bass Lines with Audio & Video
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2017
15 Original Walking Bass Guitar lines in tablature and notation for the intermediate to advanced bassist.
176 bars of music over 15 Bass lines (average Bass line length 11.7 bars)
Audio demonstrations and backing tracks for each Bass line at slow (70bpm), medium (135bpm) and fast (200bpm)...
Noël Akchoté : Playing (The Guitar Styles & Techniques Of )
Solos Transcriptions
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2016
Noël Akchoté : Playing (The Guitar Styles & Techniques Of ), (NA Books 001)
107 Pages, Music Transcriptions from Noël Akchoté's Guitar Solos as Played on The Albums “Green Lands”, “Picture(s)”, “Plays The Music Of Ornette Coleman”, “Lust Corner”, “I...
Message to Our Folks
The Art Ensemble of Chicago
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
This year marks the golden anniversary of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, the flagship band of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. Formed in 1966 and flourishing until 2010, the Art Ensemble distinguished itself by its unique performance practices—members played hundreds of instruments...
Ellingtonia
The Recorded Music of Duke Ellington and His Sidemen
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
More than a discography, this book compiles the complete recorded music of Duke Ellington and his sidemen, including studio recordings, movie soundtracks, concerts, dance dates, radio broadcasts, telecasts, and private recordings, creating an easy to use reference source for Jazz collectors and scholars.
by Randy Halberstadt, SHER Music
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
This practical and enlightening book gives insight into almost every aspect of jazz musicianship---scale/chord theory, composing techniques, analyzing tunes, practice strategies, etc. For any level of player, on any instrument. Endorsed by Jessica Wiliams, Jerry Bergonzi, Bill mays, etc.
Led Zeppelin
All the Albums, All the Songs, Expanded Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2018
**Just in time for their 50th anniversary, Led Zeppelin breaks down one of the world’s most prolific bands—track by track, album by album—in this expanded edition, revised to include rarities, outtakes, and B-sides from their storied catalog†‹.
Formed by the unlikely alliance of...
A Pure Solar World
Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Sun Ra said he came from Saturn. Known on earth for his inventive music and extravagant stage shows, he pioneered free-form improvisation in an ensemble setting with the devoted band he called the “Arkestra.” Sun Ra took jazz from the inner city to outer space, infusing traditional swing with far-out...
Sugar Free Saxophone
The Life and Music of Jackie Mclean
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
About the music of Jackie McLean in the context of his life as an internationally grat jazz saxophonist, leader and educator.
Blutopia
Visions of the Future and Revisions of the Past in the Work of Sun Ra, Duke Ellington, and Anthony Braxton
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2000
In Blutopia Graham Lock studies the music and thought of three pioneering twentieth-century musicians: Sun Ra, Duke Ellington, and Anthony Braxton. Providing an alternative to previous analyses of their work, Lock shows how these distinctive artists were each influenced by a common musical and spiritual...
I've Been Out There
On the Road with Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2015
In the 1950s, as the leader of the Upsetters, the original backing band for rock pioneer Little Richard, Grady Gaines first exposed the music world to his unique brand of “honkin’,” bombastic, attitude-drenched saxophone playing.
In the years that followed, the Upsetters became the backing...
by Woody Mann
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 1991
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 1991
An exploration of the 29 songs that form the complete recorded works of this seminal blues artist. Transcriptions in standard notation and guitar tablature give new insight into Johnson's unique guitar and vocal styles. Includes a special section on the music and playing techniques covering standard chord forms and open tunings.
by Rick Payne
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
Explore a whole range of slide guitar styles and tunings with Rick Payne's 'Beyond The Delta'. The journey begins in the Delta and moves through Texas and Chicago to Hawaii and beyond. The course includes exercises, tips, tunings and tricks that will inspire you to journey even further....
by Fred Sokolow
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2018
A popular and easy to understand book which teaches and explores the many aspects of bottleneck/slide guitar techniques developed nearly a century ago and made famous through the recordings of legendary blues greats like Robert Johnson, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Muddy Waters. Much of the book...
by Christian Howes
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
World Famous jazz violinist Christian Howes shows you everything you need to start jamming on electric violin! Everything from the basics to his personal secrets, Christian Howes shares how to begin to rock out on your violin. Learn what gear is a must have! From amplifiers to pickups, you will find...