SKU: MB.31060M
ISBN 9781513468051. 8.75x11.75 inches.
As aspiring fingerpicking guitarists started expanding their horizons from folk, blues, and ragtime in the 1970s, it was only logical to look towards early jazz tunes as a vast source for new possibilities. For one thing, they could follow the same evolutionary path from ragtime to jazz that had been taken by pianists such as Jelly Roll Morton and Harlem stride players like James P. Johnson and Fats Waller. These musicians all composed in a variety of styles, but their most ambitious piano solos expanded on the classic ragtime format developed by the likes of Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb, using several strains that usually changed keys at least once. Morton, the self-proclaimed inventor of jazz, would record versions of tunes like King Porter Stomp and The Original Jelly Roll Blues that are similar to straight ragtime performances, and others where there is lots of room left for embellishment and jazz improvisation. The present collection is a bonanza for guitarists who want to tackle advanced arrangements along the lines of ragtime but featuring jazz age harmonies from the playing of Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, WC Handy, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band and other early jazz legends. The 32 arrangements included are by a wide assortment of guitarists including Ernie Hawkins, Pat Donohue, Lasse Johansson, Duck Baker, Ton Van Bergeyk, Sandy Shalk, Steve McWilliam, and Dorian Henry. Titles include: Oh, You Beautiful Doll, I’ve Got The Blues, High Society, St. Louis Blues, Davenport Blues, Poor Butterfly, Dixie Jass Band One-Step, Memphis Blues, Big Foot Ham, Grandpa’s Spells, The Original Jelly Roll Blues, Midnight Mama, Milenberg Joys, Fizz Water, Back Home in Indiana, Sweet Georgia Brown, Red Wing (An Indian Intermezzo), There’ll Be Some Changes Made, Way Down Yonder In New Orleans, Charleston, Where The Morning Glories Grow, Limehouse Blues, Susie (of the Islands), I Need Some Pettin’, Weather Bird, Cornet Chop Suey, Kansas City Stomps, King Porter Stomp, Jubilee Stomp, Take It Easy, If I Had You, Moonlight Serenade
SKU: HL.253934
ISBN 9781540013767. UPC: 888680719951. 9x12 inches.
The legendary Hot Licks guitar instruction video series is being made available in book format with online access to all the classic video footage. This book/video provides a unique chance to learn from the greatest Chicago blues guitarist of them all. In these video lessons, Buddy Guy reveals what he learned from such legends as Jimmy Reed, T-Bone Walker, and Lightnin' Hopkins, among others. Includes 40 transcribed examples. You'll learn: 9th chord riffs and licks; playing lead style with fingers; how to emulate slide guitar; boogie riffs; piano-style rhythms; and much more.
SKU: HL.124612
ISBN 9781603209632. UPC: 884088968168. 8.0x10.88x0.402 inches. The editors of Guitar World magazine.
Some died young. Some died old. All paid their dues with guitar in hand. Rock in Peace looks at the lives of the late, great guitarists of blues, metal, rock, and jazz. Comprehensive profiles of legends like Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, George Harrison, Frank Zappa, Bob Marley along with the Ultimate Guitar Hero Gravesite Tour make this a definitive collectors' item. It is the final word on rock history - complete with rare photos of the artists and their often surprising tombstones.
SKU: HL.14047686
German.
Unlike many other textbooks, which feature blues-style riffs and licks of 1-2 bars length, this book offers full chord schemes in the style of blues legends, including Otis Rush, B. B. King, Eric Clapton, Freddie King, Buddy Guy, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Magic Sam and more. The preliminary chapter will explain how Bass lines are assembled in the blues. Not only will you learn how to analyse Bass lines, by the end of this book you will be in a position to write your own.
SKU: AP.74-1843538417
ISBN 9781843538417. English. [Led Zeppelin] By Nigel Williamson.
Rock legends Led Zeppelin remain a colossal music force with songs at once mystical, heavy, traditional and highly original. The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin tells the story of the life and afterlife of this most extraordinary supergroup. Features include: The Story: from the first meeting of Plant and Page to the untimely death of John Bonham, detailing the magic, mayhem and excesses of the era. The Music: the band's fifty best songs unpicked, plus coverage of blues influences, bootlegs, solo careers, and the best Jimmy Page guitar solos and most outstanding Robert Plant vocals. The Passengers: profiles of collaborators and colleagues including Roy Harper and Mickie Most. The Cargo: Zeppelin films, places, myths and memorabilia, books, websites and the afterlife of Stairway to Heaven. It's a whole lotta Zep . . .