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Mel Bay's Guitar Journals (Series) by Mel Bay
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Congratulations to Mel Bay Publications for this hands-on, useful series titled GUITAR JOURNALS. Much needed in the world of spin-a-minute guides to guitar instruction, this series is something that every guitarist will find useful, and a perfect item to have in the Public Library. The series is in-depth, and there is much to learn that is useful!
This review covers...
(Musical Instruction)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Mel Bay's Guitar Primer by Mel Bay
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MEL BAY'S GUITAR PRIMER is the perfect gift for any jazz fan wanting to get started with learning to play guitar. It is concise, streamlined for easy use, and has what is needed to get going in the right learning manner for guitar. This is the basic text and highly suitable for children who wish to learn guitar....
(Musical Instruction)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Mel Bay's Improvising Blues Harmonica by David Barrett & John Garcia
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From the Mel Bay School of the Blues Lesson Series, comes this new and enjoyable Improvising Blues Harmonica. The instruction is available in a nice, solid paperback format with accompanying instruction CD. The authors, David Barrett and John Garcia, are both well-known in the jazz world and their writings are highly respected.
Those who have not come into contact with the...
(Musical Instruction)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Mel Bay's Jazz Guitar Chord Substitution Wall Chart by Corey Christiansen
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This huge wall chart will be a most welcome addition to jazz guitarists interested in chord substitutions. Full of data and guidelines, nicely illustrated and explained, this chart should be useful in many, many ways. Everything you want to know about jazz chord substitution is here, ready to be learned and put to immediate use! ...
(Musical Instruction)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Mel Bay's Jazz Guitar Wall Chart by Corey Christiansen
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This wall chart has enough information on it to keep the beginning and advanced guitarist busy for some time! Colorful, easy to read, this wall chart would make a nice gift for any guitarist as a reference tool. Examples of comping patterns, turnaround lines, terms, and other material is illustrated. A nice investment for...
(Musical Instruction)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Mel Bay's Master Anthology of Jazz Guitar Solos, Volume Three by Various Artists
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This jazz guitar solo collection is exceptional. It contains solo work by jazz guitarists Ron Affif, Peter Bernsetin, Joe Diorio, Fred Hamiliton, Ken Hatfield, Hank Mackie, Steve Masakowski, Joe Negri, and Rick Stone. There is also a play-along CD which accompanies the book. For example, here is what you will discover in the book contents....
(Musical Instruction)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Mel Bay's Music Essentials: Basic Music Theory For All Instruments by Charles Chapman
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Charles Chapman is a professor in the guitar department at Berklee College of Music where he has taught since 1972. A well-known writer, he has over 400 published articles and reviews in such magazines as "Downbeat," "All About Jazz," Acoustic Guitar," among numerous others. His latest instruction paperback, MEL BAY'S MUSIC ESSENTIALS: BASIC MUSIC THEORY FOR ALL...
(Musical Instruction)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Mel Bay's Private Lessons Series (12 books with CDs) by Various Authors
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Mel Bay's Private Lessons Series contains 12 excellent learning books with play-along CDs, each aimed at the jazz guitarist. Each book contains 37 or more pages and has a CD. Mel Bay Publications has done a remarkable thing in putting together this series, and each book will have definite appeal to guitarists! Books can be...
(Musical Instruction)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Mel Bay's Tin Whistle Starter Kit by William Bay
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The more the tin whistle makes its way into jazz settings, the more it becomes a permanent fixture, just as has the recorder in the past five years. It is an amazing instrument.
In the Mel Bay starter kit, the instrument comes in a large plastic case. The kit includes an MEG tin whistle by Clarke, an Irish tin whistle...
(Musical Instruction)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Melodic Improvising for Guitar: Developing Motivic Ideas Through Chord Changes by Bruce Saunders
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Melodic Improvising for Guitar by Bruce Saunders is a pleasant learning experience. The book comes with a play-along CD. Bruce Saunders records, teaches, and writes. Two of his other publications are Jazz Pentatonics, and Modern Blues. His first CD as a leader was released during 1996 and was titled "Forget Everything." His 2nd CD, "Likely Story" was released in...
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Melodic Studies & Compositions for Guitar by Fred Hamilton
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Fred Hamilton has created a remarkable learning tool with his MELODIC STUDIES & COMPOSITIONS FOR GUITAR. This is a fine instruction book, spiral-bound, ready for use and applications. Followed by the interesting introduction, part one details horizontal studies. Part two details positions studies and part three details extended compositions. Appendix one discusses the basics...
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Metaphors for the Musician: Perspectives from a Jazz Pianist by Randy Halberstadt
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Randy Halberstadt has put everything needed into his well-crafted reference work, METAPHORS FOR THE MUSICIAN: PERSPECTIVES FROM A JAZZ PIANIST, plus some! It is the type of book that has humor as it instructs, and there is a genuine sharing between writer and reader. Available for performances and clinics, the book lists the following places to...
(Non-Fiction)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Modern Jazz Guitar Styles by Andre Bush
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Andre Bush has crafted a fine instruction guide with his MODERN JAZZ GUITAR STYLES, complete with an enjoyable CD play-along. Following the introduction, there are sections on scales, chords, rhythm, effects, and related interest topics. You won't be disappointed with this fine instruction collection! The section on rhythm is filled with material that is both...
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Monk's Music: Thelonious Monk and Jazz History in the Making by Gabriel Solis
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This 2008 book publication is a dandy! It is filled with insights and commentary on the legendary jazz pianist, Thelonious Monk (1917 - 1982). Written by Gabriel Solis, it is well-researched and makes for enjoyable reading.
Thelonious Monk is considered one of jazz's greatest figures. He performed many roles, including that of composer, pianist, and bandleader. At the center of...
(Non-Fiction)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Morning Glory: A Biography of Mary Lou Williams by Linda Dahl
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Linda Dahl is one of the gifted biographers who can analyze her subject and put it into fascinating detail that will appeal to a large reading audience. Linda Dahl succeeds brilliantly in her biography of jazz great Mary Lou Williams in MORNING GLORY. This is a book that is a joy to read, and there is a...
(Biography)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Music In Cuba by Alejo Carpentier
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MUSIC IN CUBA is
a first-rate, accurately written account of a subject that is at once
fascinating as well as mysterious. Written by Alejo Carpentier, translated by
Alan West-Duran, edited and with an Introduction by Timothy Brennan. For lovers
of Cuban music, this is one of the finest reference books to date on Cuban
music, and its clear and lucid prose takes the reader...
(Non-Fiction)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Music Minus Me by Paquito D'Rivera
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Every student of jazz is familiar with play-along instruction books, mainly through the Jamie Aebersold series which has grown into a virtual cottage industry, running to 120 volumes. Aebersold has virtually captured the entire jazz cannon in play-along form and has become an essential part of jazz education.
Recently some new offerings have appeared, particularly in the area of...
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| Book Review by Peter Westbrook |
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My Father's Daughter by Tina Sinatra (with Jeff Coplon)
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To many, Frank Sinatra was the master of song and a fine actor. To those who knew him, there was another side of the man to consider. His career is well-documented. In this candid memoir by daughter Tina Sinatra, the readers can see what made Old Blue Eyes tick. The same man who was...
(Non-Fiction)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Nat King Cole by Daniel Mark Epstein
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Born Nathaniel Coles in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1919, Nat King Cole lived only 46 years, but packed in a couple of lifetimes. Epstein’s biography, which reads like a narrative novel, details the life and times of the school boyish, velvet-voiced singer/ pianist.
His father, Reverend Coles, moved his family to Chicago in 1923. As in the case of many...
(Biography)
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| Book Review by Terence Ripmaster |
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New York is Now! The New Wave of Free Jazz by Phil Freeman
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NEW YORK IS NOW! THE NEW WAVE OF FREE JAZZ is an exciting, well-written look at the free jazz movement in New York. It is written by Phil Freeman, the man who knows the movement, became involved in its development, and witnessed it grow into the huge following it has today. The photos of jazz musicians performing by Susan...
(Non-Fiction)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Now’s the Time: The Complete Resnick Short Stories by John Harvey
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Jazz aficionados with a penchant for detective fiction can do far worse than explore John Harvey's excellent Charlie Resnick stories.
Set in the gritty inner city of Nottingham in the east midlands of England, Resnick, of Polish extraction, sleuth's his way to solving crimes against a backdrop of depravation, unemployment and dishonor among villains to a soundtrack of jazz...
(Non-Fiction)
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| Book Review by Anthony Harratt |
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Oklahoma Music Guide: Biographies, Big Hits & Annual Events by George O. Carney and Hugh W. Foley, Jr.
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Congratulations to the fine writing talents of George O. Carney and Hugh W. Foley, Jr. for their massive and successful effort to capture the sound of Oklahoma music, and its jazz roots. The biographies are concise, accurate, and enjoyable reading. For instance, turn to the entry on jazz trumpeter great Chet Baker and learn what made him...
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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Oklahoma Route 66 Music Guide by George O. Carney & Hugh W. Foley, Jr.
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OKLAHOMA ROUTE 66 MUSIC GUIDE is a collection of places and persons involved in music, and one fascinating read! Filled with accurate facts, photographs, and comments, this book will find a home with music lovers! An example is the listing for Oklahoma City, population & historical data, musician Jimmy Rushing, and a concise jazz history of...
(Non-Fiction)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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One Guitar, Many Styles by Jon Finn
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ONE GUITAR, MANY STYLES is an intricate look at solo pieces presented in a variety of styles for electric guitar. Complete with a play-along CD, the book provides valuable instruction. The sections on picks and fingers, two-handed tapping, and notation, are among the many items covered. The songs are great guitar learning experiences, such as...
(Musical Instruction)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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One Long Tune: The Life and Music of Lenny Breau by Ron Forbes-Roberts
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As a biography, this is excellent reading. As a jazz biography of guitarist Lenny Breau (1941 - 1984), it is an outstanding and memorable look at one of America's finest jazz musicians. Lenny Breau started playing the guitar when he was seven years old. As another guitar legend said of him: Lenny Breau is the greatest guitarist who ever...
(Biography)
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| Book Review by Lee Prosser |
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