Blues category: 910 books

The accurate interpretation of swing rhythm is the most important element in jazz music. This collection of 7 jazz etudes and 11 exercises for solo guitar gives the student practice in playing this rhythmic pattern as well as working on other important skills. The etudes are written in notation only...

(Meredith Music Resource). A "must have" exciting collection of favorite tips from 57 of today's most outstanding educators, performers, and industry pros in the jazz education world. This is an ideal source that contains proven successful suggestions that will not only aid the teacher/director...

The talented Scott Joplin was a pioneer of the Piano Rag and he wrote some of the most popular and recognisable pieces in this genre. Scott Joplin: Piano Rags, Book 1 is the first in a three-volume collection of the ragtime master’s works. Each piece has been carefully and faithfully arranged...

Popular Favourite Chorals includes five timeless jazz and blues standards arranged for SATB Choir with Piano accompaniment. All crowd-pleasing numbers are sure to have your audience clapping, humming and singing along. Songlist: - Blue Moon - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Over The Rainbow - Try A Little Tenderness - Georgia On My Mind

The Gig Book returns with a volume of jazz classics. Presented with melody lines in standard notation, guitar chord boxes and complete lyrics, this is the perfect reference for guitarists, keyboard players and all other musicians, allowing you to quickly understand and learn every song Songlist: -...

Tra le tante culture che si sono fuse nel crogiuolo del jazz, quella degli emigrati russi in America rappresenta una fetta non trascurabile. Strumentisti, cantanti, impresari e songwriters hanno tutti contribuito alla nascita della musica popolare americana, una delle fondamenta più importanti, assieme...

Questa serie di guide all'ascolto ha lo scopo di svelare i segreti custoditi dentro ogni disco preso in esame, per offrirli al lettore per dare nuova linfa vitale ai successivi ascolti. In questo libro viene analizzata in dettaglio la musica contenuta nel disco. Soltanto la musica. Non sono...

I Hear a Symphony opens new territory in the study of Motown’s legacy, arguing that the music of Motown was indelibly shaped by the ideals of Detroit’s postwar black middle class; that Motown’s creative personnel participated in an African-American tradition of dialogism in rhythm and blues...

Mit seinem Tod 1980 wurde Bon Scott endgültig zu einer Ikone des Rock, und um jene kalte Februarnacht in London, in der AC/DCs charismatischer Leadsänger in einem abgestellten Auto nach einer Sauftour sein Leben aushauchte, ranken sich unzählige Legenden. Jedes Jahr gesellen sich ein paar neue...

Teach yourself authentic bluegrass fiddle with this book. The book contains clear instructions on the basics: bowing and left-hand techniques, solos, backup, personal advice on performance, and much more, as well as a complete selection of the best bluegrass songs to learn from. Written by Matt Glaser, chairman of the String Department at the Berklee College of Music in Boston since 1980.

Découvrez ou red****écouvrez le jazz sous toutes ses formes. Extrait de deux ouvrages monumentaux, le Dictionnaire des Musiciens et le Dictionnaire des Musiques, précédemment parus dans la même collection, ce dictionnaire se consacre au jazz sous toutes ses formes : les styles (COOL, FUSION,...

A fire in a shack where Gravy Bones recorded burnt down and it was feared the master recordings were destroyed. In 2011 the masters were found stored in the attic of a former whorehouse that Gravy Bones used to "patronize".This album is regarded as "dark" by many critics due to its topics of...

If you think that you know the soul truth about James Brown, think again! Inside the Godfather is a history changing book about DRUGS, SEX, LIES, ADULTERY, RACISM, MURDER, RELIGION, POLITICS, DECEIT, LUST, Rock & Roll and BRIBERY but most importantly, we will set the record straight about James Brown,...

Complete piano, voice and guitar arrangements of all the tracks from the album. Nine solo numbers from Sting including Fields Of Gold and An Englishman In New York. Full Song List: An Englishman In New York Can't Stand Losing You De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da Don't Stand...