Pantheon

La Oracion del torrero para cuarteto de cuerda. In the pantheon of 20th century Spanish composers: I. Albeniz M. De Falla E. Granados and the Catalan F. Mompou Joaquin Turina was the only one to devote a considerable part of his compositional talents to chamber music. Like each of the aforementioned composers he lived and studied music in Paris where he was encouraged by the likes of D’Indy Ravel and Debussy. In this brief tone poem for string quartet La Oración del Torero 'The Bullfighter’s Prayer' the influence of Debussy can be heard especially in the use of lush descending parallel ninth chords. The influence of music of the Andalusian Gypsies is also quiteevident. This piece became one of the composer’s most popular works often performed in an arrangement for string orchestra.

Soulful heartfelt and rockin' ? piano-based trio the Gabe Dixon Band ?deserves to join the ranks of Jackson Browne and early Elton John in the pop pantheon? (The Nashville Tennessean). Our songbook features allthe songs from their self-titled album that Paste called ?one of my favorite records of the year? and that was hailed in The Village Voice critics poll as one of the Top 10 Albums of the Year: All Will Be Well? And the World Turned ? Baby Doll ? Disappear ? Ever After You ? Far from Home ? Find My Way ? Five More Hours ? Further the Sky ? Sirens ? Till You're Gone.

Thelonious Sphere Monk was a towering figure in the story of modern jazz. He was also one of the great originals in all of jazz history with a unique piano style perfectly suited to his visionary approach to composition andimprovisation. He is even better remembered as the composer of some of the classics of jazz: 'Round About Midnight and Blue Monk. For years regarded as a far-out eccentric Monk has now taken his rightful place in the pantheon ofjazz greats. Monk's music is a challenge on any instrument and particularly for fingerstyle guitar. Duck Baker draws on his experience performing and arranging many jazz styles from ragtime to free jazz in attempting tocapture Monk's bittersweet harmonic feeling on the six strings of the guitar. Duck teaches arrangements of Blue Monk Lulu's Back in Town 'Round About Midnight and Light Blue. As a bonus rare footage of Monk performing the firstthree tunes is included from a 1966 concert with his great quartet featuring Charlie Rouse. Duck Baker's ability to clearly explain and demonstrate his arrangements in an engaging fashion has been noted by both critics andstudents of his instructional videos as have his exceptional talents as a guitarist and arranger. The Music of Thelonious Monk Arranged for Fingerstyle Guitar is a unique DVD lesson that only Duck Baker could have put together.