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| | 1. |  | The Jazz Ear: Conversations over Music
from Times Books
Price: $7.59
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Normally when we think about musicians and "their music", we think about the music that they write, perform, and record. But author Ben Ratliff (jazz critic for the New York Times) decided to ask a different question. What do these musicians listen to and find influential? What are they thinking and... more info
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| | 2. |  | Jazz: A History of America's Music
from Knopf
Price: $21.00
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"Jazz," by Ward and Burns. In the foreword, Ken Burns cites essayist Gerald Early's quote that "Two thousand years from now, America will be known for three things: the Constitution, baseball, and jazz." And, so it is. This book is a sparkling, gleaming gem. I am a lifelong vocalist and music... more info
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| | 5. |  | Jazz Composition: Theory and Practice
from Berklee Press
Price: $24.95
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This book is an excellent guide for the beginning to intermediate jazz composer. This book assumes some basic knowledge of jazz style and notation. The resorces are are excellent for jazz harmonization and melodic composition both tonal and modal. This book does not, however, go into much depth in... more info
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| | 6. |  | Arranging for Large Jazz Ensemble
from Berklee Press
Price: $24.50
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I really love this book, as an alumni of Berklee College of Music, I think this is a great source of information for writing for big bands and applying that knowledge to your own arrangements.
Thank you for publishing great books!!
Sebastian Lerner
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| | 7. |  | The Jazz Age: Popular Music in the 1920s
from Oxford University Press, USA
Price: $20.98
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This goody describes American popular and show music during the period; Jazz was one of these forms and interacted in a number of ways with the other music. It's essential to show the proper place of jazz in the American music scene, but is more a basic introduction for anyone interested in the... more info
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