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2015 Greatest Rock & Pop Hits for Piano
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2015 Greatest Rock & Pop Hits for Piano

2015 Greatest Rock & Pop Hits for PianoContaining 21 of 2015’s most memorable songs with piano accompaniment, 2015 Greatest Rock & Pop Hits for Piano has vocal melodies, lyrics, and guitar chord diagrams. Included are: “All About that Bass”; “Compass”; “Cool Kids”; “Doin’ What She Likes”; “I See Fire”; “Let It Go”: and 15 more. Also available, 2015 Rock Charts Rock & Pop Hits for Guitar with guitar TAB arrangements for 19 hits that include the above songs, plus 11 others.

2015 Greatest Rock & Pop Hits for Piano and 2015 Rock Charts Rock and Pop Hits for Guitar, Alfred Music, www.alfred.com.

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Modal Jazz: 10 Classic Tunes

The Jazz Play-Along series is an ultimate learning tool for Bb, Eb, C, and bass clef instruments, providing musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues, and split track choices on an included play-along CD for improvisation study. There’s even a full stereo accompaniment track for performance. Included on 10 Classic Tunes are: “Black Narcissus,” “Bolivia,” “Cantelope Island,” “Caravan,” “Contemplation,” br-modal-jazz-10-classic-tunes“Freedom Jazz Dance,” “Impressions,” “Shutterbug,” “So What,” and “Yes or No.” There are 187 other Jazz Play-Along sets available, covering blues, swing, classic jazz, tango, and much more.

Modal Jazz: 10 Classic Tunes, Hal Leonard Corporation, www.halleonard.com.

History of Canadian Rock ‘n’ Roll
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The History of Canadian Rock ‘n’ Roll

Over the years, a huge number of Canadian bands such as Arcade Fire; The Band, Rush, and Nickelback; and other artists like Diana Krall of Locals 149 (Toronto, ON) and 802 (New York City); Gordon Lightfoot of Local 149; Tegan and Sara Quin and Sarah McLachlan of Local 145 (Vancouver, BC); Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, and Alanis Morissette of Local 47 (Los Angeles, CA); and Paul Anka of Local 6; and many others have made invaluable contributions to rock ’n’ roll. Yet, the story of Canada’s rock History of Canadian Rock ‘n’ Rollevolution is largely untold. This book traces the country’s music history from the folk rock and psychedelic rock of the 1960s through Canada’s indie-rock renaissance of the 2000s.

The History of Canadian Rock ’n’ Roll, by Bob Mersereau, Backbeat Books, www.backbeatbooks.com.

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Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer: The Memoirs of Norman Harris

BR-Confessions-of-a-Vintage-Guitar-DealerNorman Harris, owner of Norman’s Rare Guitars, has bought and sold treasured guitars for more than 50 years. He’s supplied some of the world’s top stars and instruments for more than 100 television shows, music videos, and films like Bound for Glory, Back to the Future, and This Is Spinal Tap. This memoir is full of fascinating stories and insights into the entertainment business, as well as photos of some of the world’s most beautiful and rare guitars.

Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer: The Memoirs of Norman Harris, by Norman Harris
with David Yorkin, Hal Leonard Corporation, www.halleonard.com.

Ray Brown Legendary Jazz Bassist
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Ray Brown Legendary Jazz Bassist

Ray Brown Legendary Jazz BassistWritten as a tribute to Ray Brown, Ray Brown Legendary Jazz Bassist, includes 18 transcriptions by Matthew Rybicki of Local 802 (New York City). There are performance notes, photos, and a foreword by Local 802 member and bassist Christian McBride. Transcriptions include: “Autumn in New York,” “Custard Puff,” “Days of Wine and Roses,” “Easy Does It,” “Gravy Waltz,” “Have You Met Miss Jones?” “How High the Moon,” “I’m an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande),” “I’m Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People),” “Killer Joe,” “Love Is Here to Stay,” “Mack the Knife,” “Minor Mystery,” “Moten Swing,” “Night Train,” “Sometimes I’m Happy,” “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top,” and “Tune Up.”

Ray Brown Legendary Jazz Bassist, transcribed by Matthew Rybicki, Hal Leonard Corporation, www.halleonard.com

The First Genesis Memoir
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The First Genesis Memoir: The Living Years

The First Genesis MemoirThe story of Genesis is the stuff of rock legends: how a humble schoolboy band evolved into a group of superstars. Founding member (with Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel) Mike Rutherford played lead guitar, was the backing vocalist, and penned some of their greatest hits. He also delves into his conflicted relationship with his father, a naval captain. The book is twofold: a chronicle of a band’s rise to stardom and a more personal story of the complex relationship between a father and son, amid the seismic social and cultural shifts of the 20th century.   

The Living Years: The First Genesis Memoir, by Mike Rutherford, Thomas Dunne Books, www.thomasdunnebooks.com.

How to Voice Standards
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How to Voice Standards at the Piano: The Menu

How to Voice StandardsJazz pianist Mark Levine of Local 424 (Berkeley, CA) provides an easy-to-learn method for playing the melodies of favorite jazz standards, using hip voicings as played by Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock of Local 802 (New York City), McCoy Tyner, and Kenny Barron of Local 802. Author of The Jazz Piano Book, Levine has created a “Menu,” a succinct guide to learning a multitude of voicings so performers can harmonize melodies on the spot. Using two standards and a bebop melody as examples, he breaks up each tune into four-bar sections and shows the best voicings to use on each chord. Once learned, musicians can spontaneously create a personal style of playing, based on the masters of the art form.

How to Voice Standards at the Piano: The Menu, by Mark Levine, Sher Music Co., shermusic.com.

The Life and Career of Lou Reed
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The Life and Career of Lou Reed: Waiting for the Man

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In this revised edition of the acclaimed biography, the author provides a rich and sweeping account of Lou Reed’s four-decade career. As the cool, defiant narrator of subcultures, Reed’s implacable mystique was undeniable, from his early days as Andy Warhol’s sexually ambivalent protégé performing with the Velvet Underground to his gradual reinvention as one of the most original musicians of his day. In this book, Jeremy Reed (no relation) offers an insightful and well-written narrative worthy of his famously erudite subject.

The Life and Career of Lou Reed: Waiting for the Man, by Jeremy Reed, The Overlook Press, www.overlookpress.com.

Jazz Guitar Soloing the Cellular
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Jazz Guitar Soloing: The Cellular Approach

Jazz Guitar Soloing the CellularSher Music Co. calls it “the ultimate practice book for serious jazz guitarists.” The Cellular Approach introduces a practical method for developing the ability to create convincing jazz solos in a wide variety of playing situations. It takes actual jazz lines recorded by master players and then slices them up into small “cells” that can be re-combined into longer lines to fit almost any harmonic situation. This enables the player to improvise his or her own lines that sound just as interesting and melodic as the masters, without resorting to simply copying others. Fingerings and string choices are often given too, making it particularly valuable to guitarists who want to actually master their instrument.

Jazz Guitar Soloing: The Cellular Approach, by Randy Vincent (www.shermusic.com).

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The Real R&B Book: C Instruments

BR The Real R&B Fake BookThe Real R&B Book is a collection of 265 hot R&B tunes, plus lyrics. Among those included are: “ABC,” “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” “Baby Love,” “Chain of Fools,” “Cissy Strut,” “Everyday People,” “Fallin,’” “Gimme Some Lovin,’” “Green Onions,” “Hard to Handle,” “The Harlem Shuffle,” “Hold on I’m Comin,’” “I’ll Make Love to You,” “In the Midnight Hour,” “Last Dance,” “Let the Good Times Roll,” “Let’s Get It On,” “My Girl,” “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone,” “Purple Rain,” “Respect,” “Soul Man,” “Stand by Me,” “Super Freak,” “Three Times a Lady,” “Will It Go Round in Circles,” “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me,” and many more.

The Real R&B Book: C Instruments (www.halleonard.com).