Charlie Parker: Grove Music Essentials


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Biography of jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. This ebook is a static version of an article from Grove Music Online, a continuously updated online resource, offering comprehensive coverage of the world’s music written by leading scholars. For more information, visit www.oxfordmusiconline.com.




Jazz: Grove Music Essentials


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An historical survey of jazz. This ebook is a static version of an article from Grove Music Online, a continuously updated online resource, offering comprehensive coverage of the world’s music written by leading scholars. For more information, visit www.oxfordmusiconline.com.




Miles Davis: Grove Music Essentials


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Biography of jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. This ebook is a static version of an article from Grove Music Online, a continuously updated online resource, offering comprehensive coverage of the world’s music written by leading scholars. For more information, visit www.oxfordmusiconline.com.




African American Music: Grove Music Essentials


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An historical survey of African American music. This ebook is a static version of an article from Grove Music Online, a continuously updated online resource, offering comprehensive coverage of the world’s music written by leading scholars. For more information, visit www.o




Yardbird Suite


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A comprehensive study of jazz great Charlie Parker, including details of record dates, more than 200 musical illustrations, and biographical material arranged chronologically and linked with Parker's recordings. The "Bird Stories" are all here, from Parker's Kansas City roots to his untimely death, as well as the seminal journal article on Parker's music, "Ornithology" that appeared in the Journal of Jazz Studies.




Charlie Parker - Omnibook


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(Jazz Transcriptions). The Omnibook has become the book to turn to when you want to master the Bird. Includes 60 solos such as Anthropology * Au Privave (Nos. 1 and 2) * Billie's Bounce * Blues for Alice * Chi Chi * Confirmation * Constellation * Dewey Square * Donna Lee * Ko Ko * Moose the Mooch * Ornithology * Scrapple from the Apple * Shawnuff * Yardbird Suite * and more. Transcribed by Jamey Aebersold and Ken Slone. Includes chord symbols, metronome markings, record information, and practice suggestions. "One of jazz education's holy scriptures." JazzTimes




Charlie Parker - Omnibook


Book Description

(Jazz Transcriptions). The Omnibook has become the book to turn to when you want to master the Bird. Includes 60 solos such as Anthropology * Au Privave (Nos. 1 and 2) * Billie's Bounce * Blues for Alice * Chi Chi * Confirmation * Constellation * Dewey Square * Donna Lee * Ko Ko * Moose the Mooch * Ornithology * Scrapple from the Apple * Shawnuff * Yardbird Suite * and more. Transcribed by Jamey Aebersold and Ken Slone. Includes chord symbols, metronome markings, record information, and practice suggestions. "One of jazz education's holy scriptures." JazzTimes




Charlie Parker


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Charlie Parker Omnibook - Volume 2


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(Jazz Transcriptions). This second volume follows up on the success of the original volume of solos transcribed exactly from recordings by the Bird with 60 more of Parker's best. Songs include: Bird Feathers * Bird of Paradise * Body and Soul * Cherokee (Indian Love Song) * Cool Blues * Crazeology * Drifting on a Reed * Embraceable You * Groovin' High * I'll Remember April * Love for Sale * My Old Flame * A Night in Tunisia * On a Slow Boat to China * Quasimodo * 'Round Midnight * Salt Peanuts * Sweet Georgia Brown * Tiny's Tempo * What Is This Thing Called Love? * and more. Includes bio.