Kurt Rosenwinkel - Star of Jupiter

Kurt Rosenwinkel - Star of Jupiter
Author: Kurt Rosenwinkel
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2019-11-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1619119625

This book includes Denin Koch’s transcriptions of solo improvisations from Kurt Rosenwinkel’s 2012 album, Star of Jupiter. Koch provides insight into Rosenwinkel’s techniques and concepts, giving the player perspective on the artist’s signature improvisational approach. Each solo is presented in standard notation and guitar tablature with chord symbols matching Rosenwinkel’s original lead sheets and a one-page discussion of the solo’s notable features and techniques. The tablature represents the most logical fingering for each phrase based on articulation, tone, and what comes before and after it.

Kurt Rosenwinkel Compositions

Kurt Rosenwinkel Compositions
Author: Kurt Rosenwinkel
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2010-10-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1609746066

Jazz guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel has been pushing the jazz envelope for more than a decade and is recognized as one of today's premier soloists and composers. This book showcases solo transcriptions of Kurt's critically acclaimed album Deep Song as well as lead sheets for many of Kurt's personal favorite tunes presented in standard notation and tablature. the book is personalized with photos of Kurt's tours and recording sessions and is a valuable collection of modern jazz guitar.

Ben Monder Compositions

Ben Monder Compositions
Author: Ben Monder
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2010-10-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 160974683X

This book of twenty compositions spans an approximately 20-year period of writing. They can all be found on one or another of Ben's four solo releases: Flux, Dust, Excavation, and Oceana. It reflects a broad sample of work involving the exploration of various harmonic, technical, and textural elements of the guitar. There are 6 solo pieces, as well as pieces for trio and quartet, with voice being the 4th instrument. the pieces were chosen for the particular technical challenges they present to the performer. Some unusual fingering techniques are employed, as well as alternate tunings. Standard notation only.

The Jazz Book

The Jazz Book
Author: Joachim-Ernst Berendt
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 1151
Release: 2009-08-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1613746040

For fifty years The Jazz Book has been the most encyclopedic interpretive history of jazz available in one volume. In this new seventh edition, each chapter has been completely revised and expanded to incorporate the dominant styles and musicians since the book’s last publication in 1992, as well as the fruits of current research about earlier periods in the history of jazz. In addition, new chapters have been added on John Zorn, jazz in the 1990s and beyond, samplers, the tuba, the harmonica, non-Western instruments, postmodernist and repertory big bands, how the avant-garde has explored tradition, and many other subjects. With a widespread resurgence of interest in jazz, The Jazz Book will continue well into the 21st century to fill the need for information about an art form widely regarded as America’s greatest contribution to the world’s musical culture.

The African Diaspora

The African Diaspora
Author: Ingrid Tolia Monson
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2003
Genre: Black people
ISBN: 0415967694

The African Diaspora presents musical case studies from various regions of the African diaspora, including Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Europe, that engage with broader interdisciplinary discussions about race, gender, politics, nationalism, and music.

The Miles Davis Reader

The Miles Davis Reader
Author: Frank Alkyer
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2007
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781423430766

Interviews and features from Downbeat Magazine

Griot

Griot
Author: Jeremy Pelt
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-02-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781736663608

A collection of musician-to-musician interviews centered around Black social issues in Jazz.

Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio - East Coast Love Affair

Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio - East Coast Love Affair
Author: Kurt Rosenwinkel
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2010-10-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1609744624

Impressive recordings and mesmerizing live performances have sealed jazz guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel's reputation as one of the most innovative players and composers on the current scene. the new Mel Bay publication is a transcription of the highly renowned live recording East Coast Love Affair. This book offers transcriptions of Kurt's solos from all eight tunes from the album. Each solo is analyzed and the information presented to help the player understand what Kurt is doing in each piece. the book is presented in standard notation and tablature. for the advanced guitar player.

The Jazz Standards

The Jazz Standards
Author: Ted Gioia
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 609
Release: 2021-08-18
Genre: Music
ISBN: 019008720X

An updated new edition of Ted Gioia's acclaimed compendium of jazz standards, featuring 15 additional selections, hundreds of additional recommended tracks, and enhancements and additions on almost every page. Since the first edition of The Jazz Standards was published in 2012, author Ted Gioia has received almost non-stop feedback and suggestions from the passionate global community of jazz enthusiasts and performers requesting crucial additions and corrections to the book. In this second edition, Gioia expands the scope of the book to include more songs, and features new recordings by rising contemporary artists. The Jazz Standards is an essential comprehensive guide to some of the most important jazz compositions, telling the story of more than 250 key jazz songs and providing a listening guide to more than 2,000 recordings. The fan who wants to know more about a tune heard at the club or on the radio will find this book indispensable. Musicians who play these songs night after night will find it to be a handy guide, as it outlines the standards' history and significance and tells how they have been performed by different generations of jazz artists. Students learning about jazz standards will find it to be a go-to reference work for these cornerstones of the repertoire. This book is a unique resource, a browser's companion, and an invaluable introduction to the art form.