Dave Davieswas seventeen when he recorded "You Really Got Me." With the British Invasion in full swing, the precocious t......more
The revelatory origin story of one of America’s most beloved musicians, Louis Armstrong How did Louis Armstrong become L......more
Listen to Jazz!: Exploring a Musical Genre explores jazz as both an American musical genre and a global creative exchang......more
Explores the heroic life and revolutionary music of the pioneering German saxophonist, and the radical social and politi......more
The role of blended musical genres and styles across jazz, rock, pop, funk, new wave, hip-hop, techno, and grime. Define......more
This is the memoir of a teenage mod from the East End of London. A journey of discovery for a schoolboy dabbling with pu......more
Jazz Revolutionary is the first full biography of Eric Dolphy, passionately tracing his creative life from Los Angeles c......more
When Crowded House arrived with their debut album and hit single ’Don’t Dream It’s Over’ in 1986, the seed of a unique m......more
A revelatory look at the photography that shaped the American Jazz Age. In this book, Alan John Ainsworth considers the ......more
The life of the unparalleled purveyor of the Great American Songbook, Marian McPartland, is celebrated in this engrossin......more
A new understanding of the birth of jazz through a fine-grained social history of early African American musicians Brass......more
An in-depth exploration of the style and influence of Pat Metheny, a truly distinctive musical voice of our time. Guitar......more
An in-depth exploration of the style and influence of Pat Metheny, a truly distinctive musical voice of our time. Guitar......more
This captivating study engages two of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century: Karl Barth, the Swiss P......more
This captivating study engages two of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century: Karl Barth, the Swiss P......more
"The product of a hardscrabble childhood, J. Mayo "Ink" Williams parlayed an Ivy League education into unlikely twin car......more
"The product of a hardscrabble childhood, J. Mayo "Ink" Williams parlayed an Ivy League education into unlikely twin car......more
An adept improviser can find ways forward amid impasse, agency amid oppression, and community amid division. The editors......more
An adept improviser can find ways forward amid impasse, agency amid oppression, and community amid division. The editors......more
Catherine and Darius Brubeck’s 1983 move to South Africa launched them on a journey that helped transform jazz education......more
Catherine and Darius Brubeck’s 1983 move to South Africa launched them on a journey that helped transform jazz education......more
Although Vince Guaraldi’s playful jazz piano themes for the early Peanuts animated television specials are well known, t......more
Celebrating 50 years as a band in 2022, Magnum remain a musical enigma, much loved by legions of fans despite never fitt......more
Most studies of 1960s jazz underscore the sounds of famous avant-garde musicians like John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, an......more
Most studies of 1960s jazz underscore the sounds of famous avant-garde musicians like John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, an......more
Arranged for solo piano by Dave Buxton, these canonical pieces are curated to fulfil a wide variety of needs: as part of......more
Featuring a relaxed Latin style, Ryan Meeboer’s You Are the One is scored to have fun parts for every section. The main ......more
After a short introduction, Ryan Meeboer’s arrangement of Mambo on the Housetop kicks into a catchy, Latin-flavored vers......more
This jump swing chart (à la Sing, Sing Sing") came into existence when a young drummer was being helped to learn the dif......more
Maoz Tzur (Rock of Ages) is a traditional Hanukkah song that celebrates the Maccabees’ fight for freedom. The Rock of Ag......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
This version of Silent Night" is arranged in 4/4 (as opposed to the original triple metre), to create the feel of a rock......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
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When we talk about a jazz "standard" we usually mean one of the many songs that jazz musicians repeatedly play as part o......more
From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the lon......more
Since the 1990s, migrant musicians have become increasingly prominent in New York City’s jazz scene. Challenging norms a......more
Since the 1990s, migrant musicians have become increasingly prominent in New York City’s jazz scene. Challenging norms a......more
In the realm of singer songwriters, few have been as influential as Neil Young, whose music has always been creative and......more
What does jazz have to do with human spirituality? In Thriving on a Riff, Presbyterian minister and jazz pianist Bill Ca......more
An illuminating selection of writings on a wide variety of topics--everything from technique, music theory, and daily ro......more
Examines John Coltrane’s "late period" and Miles Davis’s "Lost Quintet" through the prisms of digital architecture and e......more
Examines John Coltrane’s "late period" and Miles Davis’s "Lost Quintet" through the prisms of digital architecture and e......more
How jazz spurred a generational debate that reshaped American culture....more
A bestselling music historian follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and forbidden songs of ea......more
The mid-20th century saw the birth of a new kind of big band/orchestral music in what came to be called ’Easy Listening’......more
Graham Earnshaw is a publisher and media businessman who has spent most of his career in the China world. But throughout......more
In At the Vanguard of Vinyl, Darren Mueller examines how the advent of the long-playing record (LP) in 1948 revolutioniz......more
In At the Vanguard of Vinyl, Darren Mueller examines how the advent of the long-playing record (LP) in 1948 revolutioniz......more
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The national bestseller! "A superb book...[Kaplan is] a master biographer, a dogged researcher and shaper of narrative, ......more
Bowie. Some artists only need to be known and recalled by one name. This medley, arranged by Patrick Roszell, contains t......more
Bowie. Some artists only need to be known and recalled by one name. This medley, arranged by Patrick Roszell, contains t......more
This captivating study engages two of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century: Karl Barth, the Swiss P......more
Dave Grohl once said of Oasis, ’We’ve played shows with them before, where we play with them we think "That’s the greate......more
Most lauded for the gorgeously baroque Odessey and Oracle, and the ageless singles, ’She’s Not There’ and ’Time of the S......more
The brother and sister team of Karen and Richard Carpenter rank as one of the most successful acts in pop music history.......more
(Book). Introduced by Gibson in the 1930s, the ES (Electric Spanish) series would transform the role of the guitar in th......more
A concise history of early jazz, from its major innovators to its unrecognized heroes....more
Drawing on an extensive, four-year field research project, including ethnographic observations and 27 in-depth interview......more
In 1974, as Apple was winding down, George Harrison and RIngo Starr both wanted to help new artists, so rather than tryi......more
Experiencing Jazz, Third Edition is an integrated textbook, website, and audio anthology for jazz appreciation and histo......more
Experiencing Jazz, Third Edition is an integrated textbook, website, and audio anthology for jazz appreciation and histo......more
This book presents a slice of the American songbook from 1920 to 2020, with the author recommending 365 of the best reco......more