Book Reviews (374)
Are you a jazz fan that loves to read about your favorite music genre? Well if so, check out our reviews of the many great jazz books of all types including, autobiographies, biographies, fiction, non-fiction as well as musical instruction.
For those who enjoy the music of Howard Alden, this book will delight them, and it will serve to introduce his music to a new generation. A nice sp...
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Randy Hunter has given the jazz audience some interesting and creatively helpful spiral bound music instruction books which will aid in performing ...
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Congratulations to Mel Bay Publications for this hands-on, useful series titled GUITAR JOURNALS. Much needed in the world of spin-a-minute guides t...
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For those jazz fans who love swing, Southern jazz, and the era where writers often-time lived what they wrote, then this remarkable book is for you...
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From the innovative jazz genius, pianist Misha V. Stefanuk, comes this delightfully original instruction book for young beginners searching for a s...
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Another Great Introduction to Trumpet from Mel Bay Publications Born in 1956 at Zwickau, Germany, Rainer Auerbach has established himself as a lead...
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Mat Marucci is a well-known and respected performer and educator. He has performed with Jimmy Smith, Buddy De Franco, Les McCann, John Tchicai, amo...
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Mike Downes is the head of the bass department at Humber College in Toronto, Canada. One of Canadas most gifted bassists he has put together a mast...
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Richard Palmer first published Sonny Rollins: The Cutting Edge in 1998. However, Hull University Press, which only two years earlier made Palmer th...
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Decades before the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, in which Charlie Parker's saxophone is enshrined, or the Jazz Museum in Harlem led by Loren...
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For those interested in learning how to become a Be Bop drummer, this is one of the finest introductions around. Artt Frank is a drum veteran in ja...
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Jazz Interpretations is a series from Mark Elf. There are three published volumes in the series. Volume 1 is original etudes based on progression s...
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Jack Wilkins gives the guitarist a nice collection for guitar workouts. His writing about how to practice is a gem, and even the most experienced g...
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This is a well-written account of the funeral of Rafael Cortijo (1928 - 1982). Cortijo was a master of percussion and one of the most beloved inter...
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This nice spiralbound paperback is an educational and entertaining look at duets. For the trumpet, there is much on-hands work with the intricate s...
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Congratulations to the authors for bringing this fine collection of interviews together under one cover! The dialog sparkles, and each of these 21 ...
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Jazz Guitar Ensembles is a series, and there are three books, each a different level of instruction. The authors of the series are Chris Buzzelli, ...
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Those who know the work of Vic Juris will embrace his latest book, INSIDE/OUTSIDE. It is all about modern jazz guitar solo work, and entertaining. ...
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Andre Bush has crafted a fine instruction guide with his MODERN JAZZ GUITAR STYLES, complete with an enjoyable CD play-along. Following the introdu...
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Mark E. Lawhon has a winner with his collection of great rock and jazz giants of the 1970s. The photographs are visual treats,and the imagery super...
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21 Jan
The Blues Scales: Essential Tools For jazz Improvisation For All Instruments by Dan Greenblatt
Dan Greenblatt has a winner with his book, THE BLUES SCALES. It will have a wide appeal to people interested in jazz, and performing jazz. Written ...
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TALK JAZZ GUITAR is a fine musical instruction book by guitarist Roni Ben-Hur. There is also a play-along CD included. The fingerings and fret-boar...
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19 Jan
Jazz Expose: The New York Jazz Museum And The Power Struggle That Destroyed It by Howard E. Fischer
Howard Fischer was the founder and executive director of The N.Y. Jazz Museum from 1977 until its ultimate demise in 1987. Jack Bradley, a writer a...
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Gordon Jack doesn"t claim to have written a comprehensive oral history of "50sjazz. His selections are skewed toward musicians who emerged mostly i...
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Stephane Wrembel has a winner with GETTING INTO GYPSY JAZZ GUITAR. The book comes with a play-along CD. Written in English, French, and German, the...
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