Story Of Jazz As Told By The Men Who Made It. Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. ? Charlie Parker What is jazz? The rhythm ? the feeling. ? Coleman Hawkins The best sound usually comes the first time you do something. If it's spontaneous, it's going to be rough, not clean, but it's going to have the spirit which is the essence of jazz. ? Dave Brubeck Here, in their own words, such famous jazz musicians as Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Fletcher Henderson, Bunk Johnson, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Clarence Williams, Jo Jones, Jelly Roll Morton, Mezz Mezzrow, Billie Holiday, and many others recall the birth, growth, and changes in jazz over the years. From its beginnings at the turn of the twentieth century in the red-light district in New Orleans (or Storyville, as it came to be known), to Chicago's Downtown section and the Original Dixieland Jazz Band and Chicago's South Side to jam sessions in Kansas City to Harlem during the Depression years, the West Coast and modern developments, the story of jazz is vividly and colorfully documented in hundreds of personal interviews, letters, tape recorded and telephone conversations, and excerpts from previously printed articles that appeared in books and magazines. There is no more fascinating and lively history of jazz than this firsthand telling by the men who made it. It should be read and re-read by all jazz enthusiasts, musicians, students of music and culture, students of American history, and other readers. A lively book bearing the stamp of honesty and naturalness. ? Library Journal. A work of considerable substance. ? The New Yorker. Some of the quotations are a bit racy but they give the book a wonderful flavor. ? San Francisco Chronicle.

Dragons and Dinosaurs are the fantastical beasts of myth legend and history: exciting monsters for young minds as they read learn and play. With their big teeth loud roars and fire-breathing jaws they are thought of asfearsome scary and mean creatures - even by other Dragons and Dinosaurs! Starting with the story A Roaring success! this musical activity book and CD tells the tale of two feuding Dragon and Dinosaur families who soonfind out that they're not so different after all.Ideal for specialist and generalist Early Years teachers Start With A Story - Dragons

The Music Factory is a comprehensive innovative and practical music course covering Key stage 3 of the National Curriculum and GCSE. The core of The Music Factory is a flexible Teacher Resource Book containing 120 practical activities for classroom music-making.This book aims to provide teachers with a comprehensive source of ideas approaches and starting points. Each of the five chapters focus on a conceptual area: Rhythm and Metre; Pitch and Melody; Harmony; Structure and Form; and Timbre and Texture.Each chapter has four sections progressing from elementary to more advanced material; and each section contains six main activities each presenting a framework for music-making focused around a particular idea and involving whole-class group or individual work. The activities explore a variety of musical styles and seek to reveal the similarities and individual characteristics of each. Some activities share a stylistic focus such as aspects of North Indian classical music or the 12-bar blues.This is a fantastic resource for teachers and whenever possible suggested listening is drawn from a range of musical cultures.

Debuting in 1949 and in continuous production ever since the ES-175 is one of the most versatile and famous guitars in music history. The first Gibson electric to feature a Florentine cutaway the ES-175 was also one of the first Electric Spanish guitars to be fitted with P.A.F. humbuckers and is prized for its playability craftsmanship and full rich tone. The list of players who have utilized the ES-175's distinctive sound reads like a who's who of historic and contemporary jazz rock blues and fusion players such as: Joe Pass Kenny Burrell Joe Diorio Toots Thielmans Wes Montgomery Pat Martino Herb Ellis Howard Roberts Jimmy Raney blues great B.B. King progressive rock musician Steve Howe and fusion pioneer Pat Metheny. Scotty Moore played an ES-295 essentially a dual P90 equipped all gold ES-175 on the Sun Sessions with Elvis Presley. Written by noted author/guitarist Adrian Ingram contents include: the complete history of the 175 The Players a beautiful ES-175 Color Gallery Chronology Shipping Totals and more. This book is a must for every guitar player and enthusiast or collector.

A comprehensive guide history and owner's manual for all players and fans of National Resonator Dobro and electro-acoustic stringed instruments. Bob Brozman eats sleeps breathes and plays Nationals and in this detailed volume he covers the facts and figures necessary for serious collectors as well enthusiasts. It includes the instrument's history background innovators and its place in the culture of the 1920s and 1930s. Includes a generous selection of colour and black and white historical photos.

Comment amener un enfant à décrypter le rapport existant entre la musique et l?image ? Comment lui faire ressentir le lien entre une ambiance musicale et un sentiment difficilement palpable ? Comment parler concrètement du travail conjoint d?un réalisateur et d?un compositeur ? Comment montrer à la fois un produit fini et l?envers du décor, de sa conception à sa réalisation ? Comment faire pour répondre à toutes ces questions sans tomber dans un exposé théorique et complexe ? Toutes ces questions ont amené Pascal Thiebaux (réalisateur et story-boarder) et Nicolas Berthe (enseignant et compositeur) à réaliser leur propre concept de film pédagogique : la collection `Musique & Cinéma`.

This superior study by a leading authority is considered the definitive work on woodwinds. The two-part survey combines a discussion of design and construction with a detailed history of the evolution of instruments from earliest times to the present. Foreword by Sir Adrian Boult. Includes 75 illustrations 25 musical examples and 16 fingering charts.Reprint of the Faber and Faber Limited London 1977 third edition.

Martin Guitars: A History covers the people the players and the stories of this fabled company. Originally published in 1975 the new edition is completely updated and redesigned by well known contemporary Martin experts.

A companion to the six-part PBS/BBC4 documentary series Broadway: The American Musical is the first comprehensive history of the musical from its roots at the turn of the 20th century through the smashing successes of the new millennium.The in-depth text is lavishly illustrated with a treasure trove of photographs sheet-music covers posters scenic renderings production stills rehearsal shots and caricatures many previously unpublished. Complementing the narrative are sidebars that highlight the stars the shows and the songs - the key ingredients that make the musical great. Each chapter also includes essays written by some of Broadway's mostfascinating luminaries past and present.This edition has been revised and updated with a brand-new foreword by Julie Andrews and new material on all the Broadway musicals through the 2009-2010 season.

Punk Rock in the 1990s United States. This history of the 1990s underground punk renaissance in the US traces punk participation in protest movements, Latino and women-led bands, and the debate over staying DIY versus "selling out." It is full of accessible musical analysis of various styles of punk, including crust-punk, extreme hardcore, and So-Cal punk.

The Taylor Guitar Book. Growing from a small custom shop in the early 1970s to the only new brand to have challenged the traditional Big Three of American acoustic Guitars (Gibson, Guild, and Martin), Taylor has effectively changed the marketplace for acoustic steel-string Guitars and influenced every other maker of acoustic stringed instruments. But Taylor's influence in the Guitar market goes far beyond the Guitars themselves. Having pioneered the use of modern building techniques ? such as utilizing CNC machines, UV-finishing, etc. ? the company has been an undisputed leader when it comes to innovation. Taylor's latest efforts are concentrated on wood conservation, and again, the company is setting the example that the industry is following. The Taylor Guitar Book combines a historical storyline with useful hands-on information about model changes over the years ? to help readers learn how to identify and date a Taylor ? and features shop and factory photos (both historical and current) as well as full-color images of Guitars.

A Complete History of Epiphone Guitars-The story of Epiphone one of the oldest and most famous guitar companies is told by former staff historian Walter Carter. It's an epic story spanning three centuries from Old World roots in the 19th century to the golden age of American makers in the 20th century and onward into the global market of the new millennium. It's the story of America's business from an individual luthier to a family business and on to corporate ownership. And it's the story of American popular music powered by Epiphone guitars from big-bodied Emperor that drove the swing bands of the 1930s to the electric hollowbodies of the 1960s used by TheBeatles and studio ace Howard Roberts to custom solidbody models for such modern rockers as Noel Gallagher (Oasis) Jeff Waters (Annihilator) and Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance). Beautifully illustrated with photos of all the important Epiphone instruments and the extraordinary musicians who played them this is a fascinating history of an iconic name in the world of the guitar.

More than four decades since their first album and 35 years after the release of the iconic Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd continue to inspire and mystify rock fans around the world.Pink Floyd FAQ by pop culture author Stuart Shea lays out the band's strange winding history through a new series of prisms. What were the band's most memorable gigs? What are their greatest moments on record as a group and individually? What contemporary records influenced them and which performers follow in their wake? What was it like to be at a Pink Floyd show in 1967 in 1973 in 1980?Pink Floyd FAQ tells the band's story dissects their most popularwork and provides little-known facts all adding up to a provocative must-read for fans. With 400 pages of stories history observation opinion photos and reminiscences from those who were there Pink Floyd FAQ will discuss frankly what made the band great - as well as note their not-so-great moments - and their place in modern pop culture giving credit where credit is due - and maybe puncturing some inflatable pigs along the way.