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Dr. W. Terry Rowlyk

This book was created to catalog the melodic pattern material performed by Charlie Parker for over sixty of his transcribed solos. It also comes with an app called Pathways to Parker. The app mirrors the book to make it convenient for students to download onto electronic devices. The patterns are organized by the key and chord type they were originally performed in. The performer may use the patterns at their discretion - in the original key, or transpose them as needed. The teacher may use these patterns in a number of creative ways:
 
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<li>Instrumental sight-reading material</li>
<li>Composition ideas</li>
<li>Examples of what musical ideas will work over an existing chord change</li>
<li>Starting points for students to creatively connect the patterns in order to expand their music vocabulary</li>
<li>Starting points for the development of written solos within the developing jazz band</li>
<li>Analysis of the most widely used key and chord centers in Charlie Parker's repertoire</li>
<li>Abstraction and insertion of Charlie Parker's vocabulary into existing solos to create new ones</li>
<li>Provide new source material for the professional musician who would like to expand their jazz vocabulary</li>
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 All patterns are one measure in length. Patterns may be joined together as the improviser sees fit; however, proper voice leading and chaining of patterns will produce more musical ideas.

Pathways to Parker

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Jamey Aebersold Jazz

From Coleman Hawkins to Chris Potter, the evolution of jazz style and harmony is carefully examined and clearly explained in this monumental work centered around iconic solos on the great standard Body Soul. Included are complete and accurate transcriptions of Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Michael Brecker, and Chris Potter with both melody and solo choruses. There are pages and pages of in-depth analyses and stylistic comparisons for each solo, making this an historic treatise on the rich evolution of jazz harmony and interpretation. All the answers are here in this huge 180-page, spiral-bound collection. For all serious jazz musicians!

Body and Soul: The Evolution of a Tenor Saxophone Standard

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Sher Music Company

A thorough guide to the roots of Afro-Cuban jazz, this book  provides an overview of Chucho Valdes' influences and contributions to the music alon with the best compositions of the groundbreaking Cuban fusion group Irakere. Includes 11 of Valdes' most important works, decoded and transcribed; an overview of the history of Afro-Cuban music, biographies of Valdes and the group Irakere; detailed transcriptions and musical guides; a breakdown of Afro-Cuban folkoric and popular rhythms; an explanation of the Cuban clave and its function; and an annotated list of works by  Valdes. These 211 pages of music and text are a unique treasure for all lovers of Latin music!

Decoding Afro-Cuban Jazz

Spiral-Bound Book

Oxford University Press

The Jazz Standards, a comprehensive guide to the most important jazz compositions, is a unique resource, a browser's companion, and an invaluable introduction to the art form. This essential book for music lovers tells the story of more than 250 key jazz songs, and includes a listening guide to more than 2,000 recordings.

The Jazz Standards

Hardcover Book

Jazz has evolved its own harmony apart from other genres of music. In order to improvise and compose in the idiom, a basic understanding of this harmony, how chords move and connect with each other, is essential. In this book, noted author and educator Dan Haerle explains all the fundamental chord/scale theory and harmony you need to know. At the end of the book are voicings to over 20 standard chord progressions so that you can clearly see and hear how the various rules apply in real world situations. Written for all musicians, no keyboard skills are required, but knowing the names of the notes on a keyboard will be helpful.

The Essential Jazz Harmony Book

Indiana University Press

A living jazz legend, musician and composer David Baker has made a distinctive mark on the world of music in his nearly 60-year career...as trombonist and cellist, composer, and educator. In this richly illustrated volume, Monika Herzig explores Baker's artistic legacy, from his days as a jazz musician in Indianapolis to his long-term gig as Distinguished Professor and Chairman of the Jazz Studies department at Indiana University. Baker's credits are striking: in the 1960s he was a member of George Russell's "out there" sextet and orchestra; by the 1980s he was in the jazz educators' hall of fame. His compositions have been recorded by performers as diverse as Dexter Gordon and Janos Starker, the Beaux Arts Trio, the Composer's String Quartet, and the Czech Philharmonic. Featuring enlightening interviews with Baker and a CD of unreleased recordings and Baker compositions, this book brings a jazz legend into clear view!  Hardcover, 344 pages with CD.

David Baker: A Legacy in Music

Book & CD

Scarecrow Press, Inc.

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Alfred Music Publishing

Over 200 photographs, spanning six decades of jazz history, tell the story of drummer and jazz legend Gene Krupa!  Many of today's leading drummers share their insight about Gene, including: Peter Erskine, Ed Shaughnessy, David Garibaldi, Alex Acuna, and Steve Smith.  The companion CD includes eight previously unreleased tracks!

Gene Krupa

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing

Experiencing Big Band Jazz

Routledge & Kegan

Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study is a comprehensive textbook ideal for jazz theory courses or as a self-study guide for amateur and professional musicians. Written with the goal of bridging theory and practice, it provides a strong theoretical foundation beginning with music fundamentals through post-tonal theory, while integrating ear training, keyboard skills, and improvisation. It includes a DVD with 46 Play Along audio tracks and a companion website, which hosts the workbook, ear training exercises, and audio tracks of the musical examples featured in the book. Paperback, 490 p.

Jazz Theory from Basic to Advanced Study

Hal Leonard Corporation

Count Basie, the Dorsey Brothers, Duke Ellington - these and more were the American idols of the golden era of the big bands. This is the ultimate guide to American big bands, with over 650 entries spanning the entire history of this uniquely American musical style. It's a comprehensive, chronological investigation of these bands in the United States, canvassing the entire 20th century. Each entry contains the name of the band, its leader, essential personnel, the years it existed, top hits, and a brief description of the band. Whether you use it as a reference tool or simply as an enjoyable read, you will find this book fascinating!

American Big Bands

The Jazz Rhythm Section introduces the basics of this very important part of the jazz ensemble. They are the foundation of any jazz group, so improving the rhythm section will result in a stronger sounding band. This book is intended to be a practical guide with chapters on each of the primary instruments in the rhythm section: bass, drums, piano and guitar.

The Jazz Rhythm Section

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

With his 12-string Stella guitar, Lead Belly sang out a cornucopia of songs that included his classics The Midnight Special, Irene, The Bourgeois Blues and many more, which in turn have been covered by musical notables such as The Beach Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Van Morrison, Nirvana, Odetta, Little Richard, Pete Seeger, Frank Sinatra, and Tom Waits. Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection brings us the story of the man as well as the musician. This first career-spanning boxed set dedicated to the American music icon features: 5 discs, 108 tracks (16 unreleased), 5 hours of music, historic photos, extensive notes, and 140-page book.

Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection

Book & CD with 5 CDs - Boxed Set

PBS Distribution

Continuing in the tradition of their critically acclaimed works, Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns vividly bring to life the story of the quintessential American music - jazz. Born in the black community of turn-of-the-century New Orleans, but played from the beginning by musicians of every color, jazz celebrates all Americans at their best.

Jazz: A History of America's Music

Experiencing Chick Corea

Ornette Coleman's musical philosophy of "harmolodics" is an improvisational system deeply inspired by the civil rights movement. Falling under the guise of free jazz, harmolodics can be difficult to understand, even for seasoned musicians and musicologists – yet this book offers a clear and thorough approach to these complex methods, outlining Coleman's position as the developer of a logical and historically significant system of jazz improvisation

Free Jazz, Harmolodics, and Ornette Coleman

Starting with the origins of jazz, this book traces the genre's history as it evolved from ragtime in the clubs of New Orleans. Each of the book's 15 chapters covers an era in jazz history focusing on the people who shaped the music, from Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, and Jaco Pastorius to the greats of today like Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Pat Metheny, and more. Each chapter also includes a printed music example tracing the evolution of the music, offers suggested listening, and contains a brief list of historical events that helped shape the society in general (making this book a useful text for cross-curriculum study). Additional features include printed musical examples and suggested lessons; an included CD with examples; streaming audio examples at MusicAlive.com. By speaking to the student musician, veteran performer and educator David Lee Fish has created uncommon opportunities for music teachers to relate the work of jazz masters, their instruments, and their musical achievements to popular music and today's jazz styles.

Jazz - Then and Now

A panoramic history of jazz, from slave dances in Congo Square to post-modern jazz at the Knitting Factory.  Provides commentary on the music as wellas on the social context in which it grew.

The History of Jazz

Paperback Book 2nd Edition

Mr. Trumpet

The third edition of The Rough Guide to Jazz has over 2,100 critical biographies, ranging from greats like Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis to rising stars like Stacey Kent and Jamie Cullum. As well as outlining every artist's career, each entry concludes with recommendations of the best of their recordings on CD with over 3,000 album reviews. The guide also includes many photos by top jazz photographers. This 927-page book is the essential one-volume guide to jazz!

The Rough Guide to Jazz

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