Focusing on one of the legendary musicians in jazz, this book examines Miles Davis's often overlooked music of the mid-1960s with a close examination of the evolution of a new style: post bop. Jeremy Yudkin traces Davis's life and work during a period when the trumpeter was struggling with personal and musical challenges only to emerge once again as the artistic leader of his generation.

A major force in post-war American jazz, Miles Davis was a pioneer of cool jazz, hard bop, and modal jazz in a variety of small group formats. The formation in the mid-1960s of the Second Quintet with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams was vital to the invention of the new post bop style. Yudkin illustrates and precisely defines this style with an analysis of the 1966 classic Miles Smiles.

16 pieces by 11 composers: Bach, Beethoven, Caccini, Faur????????????????, Gluck, Haydn, Joplin, Leclair, Mendelssohn, Satie, Schubert, and Schumann. Table of contents: Allegro from the STRING QUARTET IN F MAJOR, Op. 74, No. 2 (Haydn) Andante Espressivo, Op. 58, No. 1 (Mendelssohn) Andantino from the FANTASIA IN C MAJOR, D. 934 (Schubert) Aria of the Shepherd from LA LIBERAZIONE DE RUGGIERO (F. Caccini) Berceuse from the DOLLY suite (Faur????????????????) The Entertainer (Joplin) Gavotte from the FRENCH SUITE NO. 5, BWV 816 (J.S. Bach) Gymnop????????????????die (Satie) Minuet (Schubert) Minuet from the NOTEBOOK FOR ANNA MAGDALENA BACH (J.S. Bach) Minuet from the SYMPHONY NO. 89 IN F MAJOR (Haydn) Musette (Leclair) Romanze, Op. 94 (Schumann) Scotch Dance, WoO 23 (Beethoven) Sonatina (Beethoven) Tambourin from IPHIG????????????????NIE EN AULIDE (Gluck).

The Roadmap to Drive Your Way to Success on the Trumpet!
Discover the secrets to playing trumpet with ease, efficiency, control and finesse. Trumpet Chop Doc Jeanne G Pocius shares her experience and wisdom about trumpet playing, performing, and teaching.

Guide to the Tuba Repertoire is the most comprehensive investigation ever undertaken into the literature and discography of any single musical instrument. Under the direction of R. Winston Morris and Daniel Perantoni, this publication represents more than 40 years of research by dozens of leading professionals throughout the world. The guide defines the current status of the tuba and documents its growth since its inception in 1835.

Contributors are Ron Davis, Jeffrey Funderburk, David Graves, Skip Gray, Charles A. McAdams, R. Winston Morris, Mark A. Nelson, Timothy J. Northcut, Daniel Perantoni, Philip Sinder, Joseph Skillen, Kenyon Wilson, and Jerry A. Young.

"Brave New Bass is the most extensive collection ever gathered of interviews and music lessons by contemporary electric and acoustic bass masters. Detailing top players' careers, musical technique, and equipment, the book appeals to bassists of any style as a way to deepen their knowledge of their instrument and its history, and gain tips for playing and sounding better. Other instrumentalists and music fans will enjoy the detailed look at this ever-more-influential instrument and its stars and behind-the-scenes practitioners. Covering 34 players in styles ranging from pop and rock to world music and experimental jazz, the book includes profiles of Marcus Miller, Anthony Jackson, John Patitucci, Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, and Will Lee.

Ten classic jazz tunes including transcribed solos and chord symbols in melody line arrangements. With demonstration performances and specially recorded backing tracks, featuring live jazz trio. Ideal for learning and practising jazz improvisation. Includes transcriptions if famous recorded solos and chord symbols for your own improvised solos. On the CD hear the full performance versions of each tune, including demonstation solos, on Tracks 2 - 11. The instrumental part is then omitted from Tracks 12 - 21 so you can play along with the recorded accompaniments.

The acclaimed biography of the legendary tenor
"Lester Leaps In jumps off the page with authenticity and insight. The Prez was an amazing creator with a uniquely wicked sense of humor, and this book captures it all."
--Quincy Jones
"Twenty years in the making, this is the most thorough and penetrating book on the President of the Tenor Saxophone to date."
--Publishers Weekly
"A provocative book, presenting Lester Young in a novel, even controversial light while opening new avenues of possible investigation into one of the most tantalizingly enigmatic of all historic jazz figures."
--Richard Sudhalter, Los Angeles Times
"The lessons learned from Pres' painful life tell us a lot about ourselves and the horrible consequences of racism in America."
--T. Michael Crowell, San Diego Union-Tribune
Douglas Henry Daniels is professor of history and black studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is author of Pioneer Urbanites: A Social and Cultural History of Black San Francisco and lives in Santa Barbara.

The reed is possibly the most crucial link in the chain of acoustical elements needed to produce an oboe sound. For the nearly 300 years since the appearance of the French oboe, players have painstakingly evolved this highly individualized skill. But because of their fragile nature, original historical examples of oboe reeds are practically non-existent. David Ledet has produced a unique study of techniques for styling oboe reeds by analyzing in detail 168 examples of reeds by 81 artists from 14 countries. Each reed is strikingly photographed both in reflected light and in silhouette, thus clearly illustrating the relative thickness and shaping of the various sections of the reed. The precise dimensions of each example are compiled in an elaborate table. As background to his reed survey, Ledet discusses the various aspects of tone production (respiration, articulation, embouchure, and acoustics), gives a brief history of the instrument, and offers valuable advice about pedagogical techniques. The artists' reflections on their reedmaking techniques and brief biographical sketches introduce the photographs. Ledet often refers the readers to readily available phonographic recordings t

(Music Sales America). This easy step-by-step method assumes no previous knowledge of the pennywhistle or of music. It teaches you all you need to know to become an accomplished player, and is illustrated throughout with clear diagrams to make learning even easier for the private student. Filled with popular tunes for you to play

This classic study, now revised and updated, shows how scientific calculations can be used to improve the understanding, design, and tuning of woodwind instruments. A powerful tool for correcting tuning errors in existing instruments and for creating new designs, Nederveen's analysis has long been a standard in the field of acoustics.

Nederveen's aim is to find systematic and accurate methods for calculating the position and size of tone holes and functional bore corrections for the various woodwinds. He achieves this aim and further provides a detailed application to the design of flutes, clarinets, saxophones, oboes, and bassoons.

An extended new chapter analyzing and interpreting recent developments in acoustics of woodwind instruments, a list of symbols, and a subject index complete this revised edition. This book is a necessity for specialists in the physics of acoustics, music teachers, and anyone interested in woodwind design.