COMPANION CDs (2):

Red Disk:

Mike Stern, "Blue Runway"

Chris McNulty, "Quiet Your Thoughts, Part II"

Eddie Daniels, "Why You…"

Lynne Arriale, "Angel Braziliana"

Karen Blixt, "Kitchen Blue"

Tony Cimorosi, "Bernice"

Robin Aleman, "Round Midnight"

Rodrigo Ferrari Nunes, "Sempre Querida"

Steve Herberman, "Negev Journey"

Mike Frost Project, "Wylie’s Windup"

David Berger & The Sultans of Swing, "Bumper Cars"

Mark Pender, "I Like It"'

CD Metronome, Vol. 1 4/4 13. Live Drums for Practicing Jazz (4/4 150 bpm), (4/4 220 bpm); (280 bpm)

Blue Disk:

Jon Faddis, "The Baron"

Carla White, "I’ll Never Pass This Way Again"

Nicole Pasternak, "Don’t Go, Don’t Leave, Please Stay"

Dan McMillion, "Change Up"

Eddie Gomez & Mark Kramer, "It’s Not For Me To Say"

Peter Erskine, "Reason To Believe"

Eric Nemeyer, "Find It Where It Is"

Chris Cortez, "Trouble With Larry"

Louis Armstrong, "Tiger Rag"

Ellen Johnson, "Inspiration"

Robin Eubanks, "RNB - First Take"

Eric Frazier, "The Jazz Spot"

Dukes of Dixieland, "Vodka & Tonic"

Sonny Fortune, "On Second & Fifth"

Richie Zellon, "El Condor Pasa (traditional)
 

FEATURES
The Promise of Louis Armstrong, by Dave Meile

On The Road With Pops, by Herb Snitzer

At Home With Louis Armstrong, by Michael Cogswell

INTERVIEWS
Maynard Ferguson

Gordon Goodwin

Diane Reeves

Eddie Gomez & Mark Kramer

Janice Borla

Ilona Knopfler

Chris McNulty

Vanessa Rubin

Anthony Wilson

Wolf Marshall

Steve Swell

Don Sickler on the Jazz Icons DVD &

Phoebe Jacobs on Louis Armstrong.

COLUMNS

The Real World: Connections by Todd Coolman

Style & Influence: Jazz & American Society: Is It Totally About the Music? by Marco Pignataro

Effortless Mastery: The Music Just Got Deeper by Kenny Werner

Elements of Jazz: Focusing on fiery tip of modern mainstream and the avant-garde by Ken Weiss

Elements of Jazz: The Art of the Duet by Greg Fishman

Piano Perspectives: More on 5 Note Closed Position Rootless Voicings by Rick Helzer

Mind, Body & Sprit by Eric Nemeyer

Exchange Place - A Column for and About Singers by Sandy Sasso

TRANSCRIBED SOLOS:
“Donna Lee” - Composed by Charlie Parker; Nick Brignola, Baritone sax solo (C Instruments) Transcribed by John Alexander

“Donna Lee” - Composed by Charlie Parker; Nick Brignola, Baritone sax solo (Bb Instruments Transcribed by John Alexander

“Donna Lee” - Composed by Charlie Parker; Nick Brignola, Baritone Tenor sax solo (Eb Inst) Transcribed by John Alexander

“Donna Lee” - Composed by Charlie Parker; Nick Brignola, Baritone sax solo (Bass Clef) Transcribed by John Alexander

“Donna Lee” - Clifford Brown - Trumpet solo, C Inst. Transcribed by Jorg Heuser

“Donna Lee” - Clifford Brown - Trumpet solo, Bb Inst. Transcribed by Jorg Heuser

“Donna Lee” - Lee Konitz - Alto Sax solo, C Inst. Transcribed by Rick Helzer

“Donna Lee” - Lee Konitz - Alto Sax solo, Bb Inst. Transcribed by Rick Helzer

“Donna Lee” - Lee Konitz - Alto Sax solo, Eb Inst. Transcribed by Rick Helzer

“Donna Lee” - Lee Konitz - Alto Sax solo, Bass Clef, Transcribed by Rick Helzer

“Donna Lee” - Bireli Lagrene - Guitar solo, C Inst. Transcribed by Jorg Heuser

“Donna Lee” - Warne Marsh - Tenor Sax solo, C Inst. Transcribed by Raleigh Dailey

“Donna Lee” - Warne Marsh - Tenor Sax solo, Bb Inst. Transcribed by Raleigh Dailey

“Donna Lee” - Warne Marsh - Tenor Sax solo, Eb Inst. Transcribed by Raleigh Dailey

“Donna Lee” - Warne Marsh - Tenor Sax solo, Bass Clef, Transcribed by Raleigh Dailey

“Donna Lee” - Jaco Pastorius - Bass solo, C Inst., Transcribed by Jorg Heuser

“Donna Lee” - Zoot Sims - Tenor Sax solo, C Inst., Transcribed by Raleigh Dailey

“Donna Lee” - Zoot Sims - Tenor Sax solo, Bb Inst., Transcribed by Raleigh Dailey

“Donna Lee” - Zoot Sims - Tenor Sax solo, Eb Inst., Transcribed by Raleigh Dailey

“Donna Lee” - Zoot Sims - Tenor Sax solo, Bass Clef, Transcribed by Raleigh Dailey

“Donna Lee” - Gary Thomas - Tenor Sax solo, C Inst., Transcribed by John Alexander

“Donna Lee” - Gary Thomas - Tenor Sax solo, Bb Inst., Transcribed by John Alexander

“Donna Lee” - Gary Thomas - Tenor Sax solo, Eb Inst., Transcribed by John Alexander

“Donna Lee” - Gary Thomas - Tenor Sax solo, Bass Clef Inst., Transcribed by John Alexander

LEAD SHEETS:
“Negev Journey” - Comp. by Steve Herberman (C)

ANALYSIS:
“Donna Lee” Composed by Charlie Parker. Analysis by Eric Nemeyer Lead Sheet: “Donna Lee”

Exercises Scales Patterns:
INTERVALS - FOURTHS - C, Bb, Eb, Bass Clef Inst. (Based on chord changes musicians use to improvise on “Donna Lee”)

CHORD ARPEGGIOS - C, Bb, Eb, Bass Clef Instruments (Based on chord changes musicians use to improvise on “Donna Lee”)

CHORD PERMUTATIONS - C, Bb, Eb, Bass Clef Instruments (Based on chord changes musicians use to improvise on “Donna Lee”) EMBELLISHED TRIADS - C, Bb, Eb, Bass Clef Inst., (Based on chord changes musicians use to improvise on “Donna Lee”)

INTERVALS - SEVENTHS - C, Bb, Eb, Bass Clef Inst. (Based on chord changes musicians use to improvise on “Donna Lee”)

SCALES - C, Bb, Eb, Bass Clef Inst., (Based on chord changes musicians use to improvise on “Donna Lee”)

PATTERNS - C, Bb, Eb, Bass Clef Inst., (Based on chord changes musicians use to improvise on “Donna Lee”)

CD REVIEWS:
Robin Aleman, Tonight
Louis Armstrong, The Wonderful World Of
Lynne Arriale, Live
Sheryl Bailey 3, Live @ The Fat Cat
Jeff Baumeister, Useful Music
Sathima Bea Benjamin, Song Spirit
Linda Bianchi, Linda Bianchi
Pat Bianchi, East Coast Roots
Greg Chako, Integration
Mary Foster Conklin, Blues For Breakfast
John Coltrane, Fearless Leader
Robert Conti, To The Brink!
Eddie Daniels, Mean What You Say
Bob DeVos, Shifting Sands
Ian Dogole, Convergence
Carnival Skin, Carnival Skin
Eric Frazier, In Your Own Time
Alex Garcia’s AfroMantra, Uplifting Spirit
Terry Gibbs, Findin’ The Groove
Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, Dizzy’s Business
Steve Herberman, Action:Reaction
Woody Herman, Live From Club 15
Hot Club of Detroit
Gary Husband, A Meeting of Spirits
Ellen Johnson, These Days
Sean Jones, Roots
Roger Kellaway, Heroes
Bob Kindred, Live At Café Loup
Tom Lellis, Avenue of The Americas
Dori Levine & Ed Littman, Click
Elisabeth Lohninger, The Only Way Out is Up
Manhattan Bones, Tribute
Christian McBride, Live Tonic
Chris McNulty, Whispers The Heart
Don Miller, Dial M For Bass
Antoinette Montague, Pretty Blues
Montgomery, Okada, Smith, Bill Evans Songbook Vol. 1
Adele Nicols, Never Let Me Go
Grassella Oliphant, The Grass Roots / The Grass Is Greener
Jim Pearce, Prairie Dog Ballet
Ellynne Plotnick, I Walk Alone
Andrew Scott Potter, Coco Bop Samba Rap
Ben Riley’s Monk Legacy Septet, Memories of T
Patrizia Scascitelli, Close Up
Anton Schwartz, Radiant Blue
Center Search Quest, Timelessness Frozen In Time
Sam Sherry, Echoes of The Prophet: Songs Inspired by Kahlil Gibran
Skafish, Tidings of Comfort and Joy-A Jazz Piano Christmas
Dave Stahl, Live at the Ritz
Mike Stern, Who Let The Cats Out
Sonny Stitt, Stitt’s Bits: The Bebop Recordings, 1949-1952
Dave Stryker, The Chaser
Jorge Sylvester, In The Ear of The Beholder
Talat, The Growl
Jacob Varmus, All The Things...
Steve Turre, Keep Searchin’
Ernie Watts, Spirit Song
Carla White, A Voice In The Night
Steve Wiest, Excalibur
Anthony Wilson, Power of Nine
Pete Zimmer, Judgement

BOOK & CD REVIEWS:
Hot Licks –

(1) The Legendary Guitar of Tal Farlow

(2) Jimmy Bruno: No Nonsense Jazz Guitar

(3) George Benson: The Art of Jazz Guitar; (Music Sales)

Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis Showcase (CD & DVD) – LRS Media

Vic Juris and Corey Christiansen: Live at The Smithsonian Cafe (Mel Bay Records)

Romero Lubambo: Bossa Nova Guitar Lick Samples

Improve Your Groove: The Ultimate Guide for Bass By Patrick Pfeiffer (Hal Leonard)

Maiden Voyage” Guitar Voicings-Mike DiLiddo’s Guitar Companion to Aebersold Vol. 54, Play-Along (Aebersold)

Buddy Rich’s Modern Interpretation of Snare Drum Rudiments (Music Sales Corp)

PRODUCT REVIEWS:
Schilke S42-L Jon Faddis Model

Pritchard Amplifiers Sword of Satori

Interview with Gerhard Meinl of B & Challenger Trumpets

SuperScope Model PSD340

Chop-Sticks™ Liemart Technologies

Liemart Technologies Maximizing Your Studio’s Potential Series of Books

Miscellaneous:
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