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From its modest beginning in the back of a drum shop, Pacific Jazz became one of the most respected and successful indep......more

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This book widens the context of our understanding of the "modern" American jazz of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s by looking at......more

Whistle Stop traces the remarkable life of trumpeter and composer Kenny Dorham (1924-1972), whose journey from rural Tex......more

The late Don Bronstein was Chicago’s beloved and stylish "too cool" photographer who captured the city’s Chess Records j......more

Bowed Strings in 20th-Century Jazz in the United States serves as a historical examination of the roles of bowed strings......more

Around the 1960s, a musical revolution took place in the industrial landscapes of Cleveland and Detroit. Disenchanted wi......more

What defines a "musical work"? Traditionally, this question has been dominated by Western art music and its reliance on ......more

What defines a "musical work"? Traditionally, this question has been dominated by Western art music and its reliance on ......more

"An invaluable life of a pioneering artist, only now beginning to be fully understood."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)......more

Winner of the Elizabeth Agee Prize in American Literature Jazz in the Time of the Novel argues that a culture’s understa......more

Jazz from Detroit explores the city’s pivotal role in shaping the course of modern and contemporary jazz. With more than......more

Three great American photographers capture the making of Carla Bley’s award-winning jazz album In January 1967, jazz com......more

Fiery, funny, inviting and digressive, Sonny Simmons’ memoir is a long overdue celebration of the famed New York free ja......more

One of the most accomplished alto saxophonists of his time, Earl Bostic transformed the role of the instrument in Americ......more

Sing Vocal Jazz, Teach Vocal Jazz: A Holistic Guide to Vocal Jazz Performance Pedagogy provides a step-by-step, research......more

Women and Jazz: European Perspectives from Researchers and Artists is an edited volume bringing together the work of fem......more

Women and Jazz: European Perspectives from Researchers and Artists is an edited volume bringing together the work of fem......more

Shelved during the McCarthy era, Model’s photographs of jazz musicians--together with a text by Langston Hughes--are fin......more

Duke Ellington’s Symphonic Visions, the culmination of a decade-long study of Ellington’s compositions for the symphony ......more

Duke Ellington’s Symphonic Visions, the culmination of a decade-long study of Ellington’s compositions for the symphony ......more

Lit Up Inside & Keep ’Er Lit is the collected lyrics of Van Morrison, carefully selected by singer songwriter himself. F......more

Have Horn, Will Travel is the first full-length biography of tenor saxophone virtuoso and in-demand sideman Herman "Juni......more

WAIL is the first book devoted exclusively to the pioneering album cover designers of Prestige Records, home to such mus......more

Unlock the Art of Melodic Chord Phrasing to Create Beautiful, Expressive Jazz Guitar Harmony If you’ve ever wondered how......more

Jazz legend Cootie Williams left home to start his career as a professional musician at the age of fifteen. In 1940, aft......more

Jazz legend Cootie Williams left home to start his career as a professional musician at the age of fifteen. In 1940, aft......more

Shimmering Shadows recounts the life of genre-defying pianist and maverick educator, Ran Blake. Written over a 15-year-p......more

Dave Davieswas seventeen when he recorded "You Really Got Me." With the British Invasion in full swing, the precocious t......more

"The story of Music Inn is the story of the mainstreaming of jazz within the frames of post-World War II American modern......more

This is the third in a series of the book, Bass-ick Theory. In this volume, we will take a close look at four of my favo......more

Clancy Hayes spent a lifetime in music as a vocalist, instrumentalist and composer - writing songs for Hoagy Carmichael,......more

Universal Appeal: Jazz is a universal language transcending borders and cultures, thus publishing a book about its legen......more

In telling the story of Jazz Libre, Soundtrack to the Revolution reveals the meaningful role that the art of spontaneity......more

By 1960, musicians, critics, record buyers, and club patrons in New York City agreed that a "new thing" in jazz had arri......more

By 1960, musicians, critics, record buyers, and club patrons in New York City agreed that a "new thing" in jazz had arri......more

Master Triads Across the Fretboard and Unlock a Powerful New Soloing Language Why do some guitar solos sound effortlessl......more

A lively, subversive history of the new UK jazz wave, encapsulating its revolutionary spirit and tracing its foundations......more

Listen to Jazz!: Exploring a Musical Genre explores jazz as both an American musical genre and a global creative exchang......more

In Chasin’ the Sound: Learning Jazz Improvisation through Historical Models, authors Brian Levy and Keith Waters use sol......more

Oceans of Time Charts the Rhythmic Course of Jazz Master Billy Hart Few drummers have traversed more stylistic terrain o......more

Oceans of Time Charts the Rhythmic Course of Jazz Master Billy HartFew drummers have traversed more stylistic terrain or......more

Modern Jazz Bass Exercises & Etudes by John Patitucci "The Complete Method to Develop Technique, Harmonic Knowledge & Cr......more

A uniquely cool chart with a tango-ish groove played around 112 BPM. Alto 1 takes the soulful melody line and solo space......more

Yes, it’s funky in many ways, performed around 88 BPM. The groove is deep and full of harmonic colors start to finish. L......more

A terrific swing-shuffle grove around 150 BPM. This chart is simply fun and hip. Solo space is provided for alto, tenor,......more

Check out this gorgeous Brubeck melody set in an easy swing groove around 120 BPM. Featuring your lead alto player on th......more

A terrific Gershwin song for your female vocalist. The vocal range is from G below middle C to third-line B-flat. The le......more

This is a winter holiday musical scavenger hunt to discover---how many tunes you can find in this chart? It’s a funky sw......more

An easy bossa-rock chart with a catchy melody, no individual solos, and easy brass ranges. Played around 142 BPM, this c......more

Oh yeah, a fun and happy chart with the Zydeco groove played around 150 BPM. Suggested solos provided for trumpet 1, ten......more

A holiday swing chart on this classic, performed around 130 BPM, with suggested solos written for alto 1, trumpet, 1, te......more

Yep, another chicken-themed chart set in a rock groove played at 132 BPM. Solos are provided for alto 1 and trumpet 2, l......more

Classic Basie-style medium swing fits this excellent chart. The suggested tempo is 118 BPM, and the lead trumpet range i......more

A gorgeous even-eighth treatment of a poignant yet powerful melody you’ll love. Trumpet 1 takes the written melody line,......more

’Tis the Season to Get Funky (Deck the Hall) is a slower, laid-back version of the popular Christmas song. This is a cle......more

Vida del Sol (Life of the Sun) by Ryan Meeboer is a straight-ahead Latin chart with a catchy groove and interesting part......more

This collection Beat Poetry is meant to be spoken aloud, performance is key. It is the final book in La Charity’s trilog......more

Start improvising today with internationally acclaimed jazz educator Martin Jacobsen’s easy approach to chords and scale......more

The II-V-I Progression: 80 Patterns from the Masters of the Saxophone by David Detweiler features a practical analysis o......more

Fusing historical depth, cultural nuance, and travel insight into one beautifully written volume, A Guide to Jazz in Jap......more

A uniquely cool chart with a tango-ish groove played around 112 BPM. Alto 1 takes the soulful melody line and solo space......more

Yes, it’s funky in many ways, performed around 88 BPM. The groove is deep and full of harmonic colors start to finish. L......more

A terrific swing-shuffle grove around 150 BPM. This chart is simply fun and hip. Solo space is provided for alto, tenor,......more

Check out this gorgeous Brubeck melody set in an easy swing groove around 120 BPM. Featuring your lead alto player on th......more

A terrific Gershwin song for your female vocalist. The vocal range is from G below middle C to third-line B-flat. The le......more

This is a winter holiday musical scavenger hunt to discover---how many tunes you can find in this chart? It’s a funky sw......more

Here’s a nice straight-ahead swing chart perfect for the grade 1 level. Suggested solos are written for trumpet 1, alto ......more

An easy bossa-rock chart with a catchy melody, no individual solos, and easy brass ranges. Played around 142 BPM, this c......more

Oh yeah, a fun and happy chart with the Zydeco groove played around 150 BPM. Suggested solos provided for trumpet 1, ten......more

It’s a funky-rock groove, let’s call it a boogaloo," performed around 126 BPM. A very catchy melody, with stop-time sect......more

Yep, another chicken-themed chart set in a rock groove played at 132 BPM. Solos are provided for alto 1 and trumpet 2, l......more

Classic Basie-style medium swing fits this excellent chart. The suggested tempo is 118 BPM, and the lead trumpet range i......more