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Power, Passion and Beauty: The Story of the Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra

by John Kelman
June 8, 2006

Power, Passion and Beauty: The Story of the Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra Walter Kolosky Paperback; 313 pages ISBN 0-9761016-2-9 Abstract Logix Books 2005 Anyone who's old enough to have experienced the Mahavishnu Orchestra's debut The Inner Mounting Flame (Columbia/Legacy, 1971) when it was first ...

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Jumptown: The Golden Years of Portland Jazz 1941-1957

by Ken Dryden
June 8, 2006

Jumptown: The Golden Years of Portland Jazz 1942-1957 Robert Dietsche Softcover; 288 pages ISBN: 0870711148 Oregon State University Press 2005 Portland, Oregon isn't one of the cities that first pops into one's mind as a major jazz center, but author Robert Dietsche makes a ...

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Hybrid Picking For Guitar

by Ben McDonnell
June 4, 2006

Hybrid Picking For Guitar Gustavo Assis-Brasil Paperback; 128 pages ISBN: 0977439801 Self-Published 2006 Hybrid Picking For Guitar is a book and CD set which helps the diligent reader rapidly unlock the potential of this seldom discussed technique. Boston-based guitarist and educator Gustavo ...

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The House That Trane Built: The Story Of Impulse Records

by Suzanne Lorge
June 3, 2006

The House That Trane Built: The Story Of Impulse Records Ashley Kahn Hardcover; 340 pages W.W. Norton & Co. Inc. 2006 Author Ashley Kahn's latest contribution to the documentation of jazz history is The House That Trane Built: The Story Of Impulse Records, a chronicle of the rise ...

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Magnificent Mendez

by Jim Santella
May 29, 2006

Magnificent Méndez Dr. Jane W. Hickman and Dr. Del Lyren Softcover; 161 pages Second Edition Hickman Music Editions 2005 Rafael Méndez (1906-1981) was often billed as “The World's Greatest Trumpeter, and he had the chops to back it up. As evidenced by Jane Hickman's and Del ...

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The Story Of Jazz

by Victor L. Schermer
May 24, 2006

The Story Of Jazz Marshall W. Stearns Paperback; 380 pages ISBN: 0195012690 Oxford University Press 1970 2006 is the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of this classic of jazz scholarship.Recently, as I departed from Philadelphia to Europe, a friend gave me a book to ...

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Harlem of the West: The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era

by Todd S. Jenkins
May 23, 2006

Harlem of the West: The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era Elizabeth Pepin and Lewis Watts 200 B/W photographs ISBN 0811845486 Chronicle Books 2006 Harlem of the West is a charming, violet-hued paperback that digs deeply into one of America's most endangered jazz legacies. Long ...

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Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings

by Victor Verney
May 19, 2006

Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings Petter Pettinger Hardcover; 346 pages ISBN: 0300097271 Yale University Press 1998 The late Bill Evans, a cerebral, classically-trained pianist, was the first of many brilliant keyboardists whose careers were launched by Miles Davis. Sometimes described as the Chopin of jazz, ...

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American Big Bands

by Jim Santella
May 14, 2006

American Big Bands William F. Lee III Softcover; 376 pages ISBN: 0-634-08054-7 Hal Leonard Corporation 2006 With thumbnail sketches of all the popular big bands from the Swing Era and many not-so-well-known bands too, William F. Lee III provides a valuable guide for those who need ...

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Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver

by Ken Dryden
May 8, 2006

Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver Horace Silver Hardcover; 282 pages ISBN: 0520243749 University of California Press 2006 Horace Silver's life story is very entertaining. The pianist and composer, who has pretty much retired from performing due to back problems, pulls ...