Archive: 'books'
todd moore | billy the kid in the theater of blood
Friday, November 9th, 2007
I am staring at the cover of a pure Outlaw classic, just published by the Outlaw Press in Pueblo, Colorado. It’s perfect bound, with signature black depths and striking yellows and reds all across it. The surreal figure wearing the big cowboy hat and poncho is Tony Moffeit and the title of this book is BLUES FOR BILLY THE KID. There is no price on the cover simply because this book is, according to Moffeit, one of a kind, not for sale.
While all books written by Outlaw Poets are one of a kind, this one really is just the one. Moffeit, who has long been known for his fascination with Billy the Kid has published this book on his own press and is giving it away to close friends, tells me that BLUES FOR BILLY THE KID is still a work in progress.
the fake book gallery
Thursday, November 9th, 2006
Here you will find a wide variety of fakebooks - everything from standard jazz tunes to latin to mini fakebooks. Everything you need to practice for your gig!
the great jazz guitarists / no.1 and no.2
Thursday, November 9th, 2006
The Great Jazz Guitarists no.1 and no.2
Essential for the jazz enthusiast, The Great Jazz Guitarists 1 provides detailed analysis of the individual playing styles and interpretative techniques of some the leading jazz guitarists of their day, among them Eddie Durham, Lonnie Johnson, George Van Eps, Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian and Les Paul, complete with transcriptions of some of their most important recordings. Compiled and written by Ivor Mairants, this book will truly enlighten all aspiring jazz guitarists.
hard bop academy
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
Hard Bop Academy: The Sidemen of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
by Alan Goldsher. Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers was one of the most enduring, popular, reliable and vital small bands in modern jazz history. Blakey was not only a distinguished, inventive and powerful drummer, but along with Duke Ellington and Miles Davis, he was one of jazz’s foremost talent scouts. The musicians who flowed seamlessly in and out of this constantly evolving collective during its 36-year run were among the most important artists not just of their eras, but of any era.
bird lives
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
Bird Lives by Ross Russell
“Inspired by great affection and dedication, Bird Lives! provides a vivid and accurate picture not only of the saxophonist-composer as artist and human being but of his zeitgeist and the musical/social setting that produced him. Parker was an immensely complex personality; saint and satyr, loving father and footloose vagabond, with a limitless appetite for sex, music, food, pills, heroin, liquor, life. A man of vast influence, the most admired and imitated creator of the mid-1940s bop revolution, he was forced to work in dives, reduced to bumming dollars when he should have been respected as a reigning virtuoso…A sensitive, penetrating portrait.” - Leonard Feather, Los Angeles Times
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jazz women
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
Jazz Women - Conversations With Twenty-One Musicians
by Enstice and Stockhouse. 400+ page Hardback book with CD. Jazzwomen includes 21 great Female jazz artists who are not covered in earlier books and also reveals new information about artists who are. In addition, the interview format provides the reader with each artist’s own words, permeated with a warmth and immediacy not typically found in author narratives.
Their candid conversations range far beyond biographical - their feelings, relationships, motivations, musical approaches, sexism on the bandstand, and attitudes. Captivating interviewees include Marian McPartland, Regina Carter, Abbey Lincoln, Cassandra Wilson, Diana Krall, Jane Ira Bloom, Maria Schneider, Virginia Mayhew, and many others. Sampler CD includes complete works by several of the artists.
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four decades of commentary
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
The Miles Davis Companion - four decades of commentary
by Gary Carner. The Miles Davis Companion profiles the life and career of jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. From ’50s “cool” jazz to ’70s jazz-rock fusion to ’90s hip-hop, Davis was an innovative musician who always created new sounds and styles. Throughout his career, Davis attacked stereo-types and refused to kowtow to the musical (or popular) press. The Companion draws on profiles, interviews, liner notes, and original reviews of recordings to give a full picture of his work. It also includes essays on the impact of Davis’s life and music, his controversial stance toward women and other musicians, and his transformation from jazz musician to cultural icon.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-241), discography (p. 243-244), and index.
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