J.W. Pepper Catalogs

4Editors' Choice (Best of 2014 Publications) lNew for 2014 HPepper Basic Library Available via ePrint All Prices in U.S. Dollars & Subject To Publisher Revision 120 Resources Go to cart Books & Resources Books and Resources l Advanced Rhythms in Improvisation—Ed Saindon. This book offers improvisers material on polyrhythms and mixed rhythmic figures that will help expand their rhythmic vocabulary. Additionally, working on this material will help them fine tune their sense of time and give them many more options for rhythms whether they're improvising in 4/4 or 7/4. The use of these rhythms will help improvisers "float" over the time and disguise the basic pulse of the music when and if they wish. 10387778 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 l An Approach to Comping: The Essentials (A Guide to Jazz Accompanying)—Jeb Patton. This book with two CDs focuses on how pianists play (or comp) behind jazz soloists. It's a step-by-step guide to basic comping of rhythms, voicings, and progressions as played by the masters. Numerous transcriptions from jazz masters (including Horace Silver, Barry Harris, Bud Powell, Tadd Dameron and more) are used to dig deeply into how jazz pianists help make the rhythm section swing and provide a background for soloists. More than 80 comping exercises help pianists secure the concepts while the two CDs contain demonstrations and play-along tracks. A "must-have" for jazz pianists! 10451853 Book/2 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.00 l Basics in Jazz Arranging—Paris Rutherford. Renowned educator and writer Paris Rutherford has adapted the text he used for over 30 years in teaching university-level instrumental arranging at one of the most illustrious jazz schools. For anyone wanting to enter the exciting world of jazz arranging, this book and CD is a must-have resource. Useful as a classroom teaching tool for beginning arrangers or as a self-study book, this clearly written and engaging text will get novice arrangers off to a great start! Also included are Rutherford's original compositions and small group charts, along with a CD that features both full performances and rhythm-section-only tracks for personal or group practice. 10392653 Book/CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.99 l The Berklee Book of Jazz Harmony—Tom Hojnacki & Joe Mulholland. Learn jazz harmony, as taught at Berklee College of Music. This text provides a strong foundation in harmonic principles, supporting further study in jazz composition, arranging, and improvisation. It covers basic chord types and their tensions, with practical demonstrations of how they are used in characteristic jazz contexts and an accompanying CD that lets students hear how they can be applied. 10423880 Book/CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.99 H Berklee Jazz Piano—Ray Santisi/ed. Mallikarjuna. Play jazz piano with new facility and expression as Ray Santisi, one of the most revered educators at the Berklee College of Music, reveals the pedagogy at the core of Berklee's jazz piano curriculum. From beginning through advanced levels, Berklee Jazz Piano maps the school's curriculum: a unique blend of theory and application that gives you a deep, practical understanding of how to play jazz. Concepts are illustrated by the accompanying practice CD, where you'll hear how one of the great jazz pianists and educators of our time applies these concepts to both jazz standards and original compositions, and how you can do the same. 10065573 Book/CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.99 Berklee Music Theory - Book 1 (2nd Edition)—Paul Schmeling. This essential method features rigorous, hands-on, "ears-on" practice exercises that help you explore the inner workings of music, presenting notes, scales, and rhythms as they are heard in pop, jazz, and blues. You will learn and build upon the basic concepts of music theory with written exercises, listening examples, and ear training exercises. The included CD will help reinforce lessons as you begin to build a solid musical foundation. Now available with an answer key. 10281308 Book/CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.99 Berklee Music Theory - Book 2 (2nd Edition)—Paul Schmeling. This volume focuses on harmony, including triads, seventh chords, inversions, and voice leading for jazz, blues and popular music styles. You'll develop the tools needed to write melodies and create effective harmonic accompaniments from a lead sheet. This revised edition includes an answer key for all exercises and lessons to check your progress. 10284883 Book/CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.99 H Chord Voicing Handbook—Matt Harris and Jeff Jarvis. How many times have you heard a jazz ensemble that sounds great, except - the chords played by the pianist do not "agree" with the ensemble voicings? This handbook is intended to be a reference guide, allowing the struggling pianist to take a "non-notated" piano part and come up with a sophisticated, accurate rendering of the music in minutes. Almost immediately, your jazz ensemble will sound better, and your aspiring pianist will get a boost in self-esteem. This handbook is also great for composers and arrangers. 2314870 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 l Dizzy Gillespie: The Man Who Changed My Life (From the Memoirs of Arturo Sandoval)—Robert Simon & Marianela Sandoval. 2013 marked the 20th anniversary of the passing of Dizzy Gillespie, a master entertainer and one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. This book celebrates the relationship and influence Gillespie had with Arturo Sandoval and his family. Through amazing photographs and stories, this book tracks the remarkable story of how the two met in Cuba during a very restrictive period and the eventual role Dizzy would play in Arturo's flight to freedom. It also recounts the modest start and parallels that exist between the two artists as well as their career developments. 10436306 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.95 Essentials of Jazz Theory—Shelton G. Berg. This resource is designed for jazz enthusiasts and musicians who want to have a better understanding of the language of jazz. To successfully navigate this all-in-one jazz theory course, you should be versed in basic music theory concepts, such as those taught in Books 1 and 2 of Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory. With these books, you will learn the essentials of jazz music through concise lessons, practice your jazz music reading and writing skills in the exercises, improve your listening and ear training skills with the CDs, and test your knowledge with the review that completes each unit. You are encouraged to play and/or sing the musical examples throughout, at first with the recording, then on your own. Welcome to an exhilarating journey into the world of jazz! 5985359 Book/CD Book 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.99 5990026 Book/CD Book 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95 10005059 Book/CD Book 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95 10008027 Complete Volume with 3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.95 10025663 Answer Key & 3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.99 10027584 Complete Self-Study Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.99 l The Great Jazz Guitarists (The Ultimate Guide)—Scott Yanow. The prolific Scott Yanow has outdone himself with this book, the most comprehensive guide to jazz guitarists ever published. From Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian to Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin and even Les Paul to Jeff Beck and beyond (not to mention Wes and Barney and everyone in between), this book hits every note! With hundreds of dossiers and discographies on every major (and not so major) jazz guitar player of note, arranged in encyclopedia fashion, this is the final stop on anyone's tour of six-string wizards working the swinging side of the street. 10371116 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.99 How to Play in a Rock or Jazz Band (Beginning Fundamentals for the Rhythm Section and Soloists)—Jeffrey Vigness. How to Play in a Rock or Jazz Band is designed to teach each member of the rhythm section, as well as soloists, the basic fundamentals necessary to play with each other as a single musical unit. This not only includes scales; chords; harmonic function (music theory); common song structures, forms, and styles; as well as the role and function of each member of the band; but explanations as to how and why each of these elements work, giving the student a thorough understanding of what they are doing. Coupled with the accompanying play-along recordings, which are individualized for each instrument and are available for download from the publisher's website, this collection is as close to playing in real situations as students can get, short of rounding up the rest of the members of the band and playing this material live. Self-sufficiency for the student is the goal. The successful completion of How to Play in a Rock or Jazz Band will give the student the ability to comfortably play from a fake book with a live band, which will improve their performance in any middle or high school jazz band program. 10373901 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.99 Jazz - Then and Now—Dr. David Lee Fish. 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. 10282607 Book/CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.99 H Jazz Educator's Handbook—Jeff Jarvis and Doug Beach. Two of the biggest names in jazz education, Jeff Jarvis and Doug Beach, have combined their experience in the most comprehensive "how-to" manual for jazz educators ever published. Contains easy-to-understand text, loads of notated examples, photos, diagrams, drawings, and two CDs with over 150 recorded examples. Topics include: Starting a Jazz Program, Recruiting and Retaining Students, Jazz Combos and Chamber Groups, Choosing Charts, Rehearsal Techniques, Phrasing, Articulations, Dynamics, Coaching Wind and Rhythm Sections, Improvisation, Jazz Listening Skills, Festival Performances, Guest Artists and Clinicians, Fundraising, Making a Recording, and Organizing Jazz Festival and Tours. 2471446 Book/CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.00

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