Clarinet Solos for the Performing Artist


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This exciting new series teams renowned pianist/composer Michael Garson with three top instrumentalists to create unique play-along packages for trumpet, flute and clarinet. Each package contains a solo part with four advanced level solos, a piano accompaniment part and a high-quality compact disc. The recordings feature full performances by Allen Vizzutti, Jim Walker and Eddie Daniels as well as the piano accompaniment part.




The music of Eddie Daniels


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Learn from the master himself! The Music of Eddie Daniels is the latest in our The Music of . . . series. It includes condensed score lead sheets and transcribed solos, a master class CD featuring demonstrations performed by the Eddie, excerpts of transcribed solo recordings, and in-depth discussions by the artist, along with a discography and biography.




Brazilian Bossa Novas


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(Music Minus One). This book provides an easy way to learn and perform compositions with a full ensemble, in the comfort of your own home! "Blue Bossa" offers a unique opportunity to take off on a happy bossa nova tune that has a relatively simple harmonic progression. "The Girl from Ipanema" is another of those Jobim tunes that has a great feel and very relaxed approach to melodic interpratation. "No More Blues" serves as an example that personal interpretation of a song does indeed inform one's playing, and is a great tune for improvisation. These classic bossa novas, 10 in all, will provide the clarinetist with countless hours of enjoyment. This Music Minus One edition includes a newly engraved transcription of the solo part, along with a CD containing the complete performance of each piece in digital stereo, followed by a second version minus the clarinet for you, the soloist, to play with.




Young Jazz Ensemble Collection


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Twelve outstanding arrangements for the young jazz ensemble written by experienced educational arrangers and composers. A variety of styles and tempos is included: swing, ballad, Latin, holiday, rock, and the classic "Take Five" with a 5/4 time signature. This collection of charts is written for full instrumentation -- five saxophones, four trumpets, four trombones and four rhythm -- but designed to sound full and complete with reduced instrumentation of just twelve players -- four saxes, five brass, piano, bass and drums. Optional parts are available for flute, clarinet, horn, baritone horn and tuba. Rhythm section parts offer suggestions for rhythms and piano voicings, and guitar chords are included to assist young guitarists. Solos are written out for improvised sections, and there is plenty of full-sounding ensemble. Titles: * Blues in the Night * Burritos to Go * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Jumpin' at the Woodside * Jungle Boogie * Misty * Night and Day * On Green Dolphin Street * Sax to the Max * Summertime * Take Five * Tastes Like Chicken




12 Contemporary Jazz Etudes


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12 Contemporary Jazz Etudes is written by the world-renowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, bandleader, educator, and member of the Yellowjackets, Bob Mintzer. Designed for the medium to advanced difficulty level, this book includes: 12 jazz etudes composed by Bob Mintzer in a variety of jazz styles, tempos, and time signatures; performance notes/tips for each etude to assist in interpretation and improvisation; play-along recording with a stellar rhythm section; and an opportunity to study and learn these skills: melodic composition, improvisation, sight reading, motivic development, call-and-response, and jazz concept. All books are compatible and written so they can be performed together.




Approaching the Standards, Vol 3


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"There are two groups of standards that help form the basic repertory used in jazz improvisation. The first group was created by jazz musicians directly from improvisation, experimentation and the analysis of musical forms, ideas and practices that were developed through study and the natural gifts of some of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century. This group codified jazz into chronological styles and provides concrete examples of its styles and concepts. The second group of standards is comprised of compositions written as popular songs during the first half of the twentieth century ... Every improviser is a composer who makes up melodies spontaneously. The model choruses give examples that can be studied, learned, broken into independent phrases and used to create other melodies that reflect more clearly what the improviser wants to say musically ..."--Preface




Warner Bros. Jazz Combo Collection


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The Warner Bros. Jazz Combo Collection offers ten great songs arranged by one of the finest arrangers in the music business, Dave Wolpe. This collection is the perfect choice for a smaller ensemble with four horns and rhythm section, a total of eight players. Dave Wolpe arranged varied styles and tempos: swing, Latin, rock, waltz, pop, ballad, and holiday to provide flexibility in all musical settings. Titles are: When the Saints Go Marching In * Adios Muchachos * American Pie * Emily * Lullaby of Broadway * Proud Mary * Sophisticated Lady * Winter Wonderland * Peter Gunn * Mack the Knife.




Spectral Immersions


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Exploring the Clarinet


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