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25 Great Trumpet Solos

July 1, 2015 IM

25 Great Trumpet Solos by musician Eric J. Morones of Local 7 (Orange County, CA) contains solo transcriptions in standard notation, lessons on how to play them, biographies of soloists, instrument information, photos, and more. It includes everyone from Bix Biederbecke and Louis Armstrong to Herb Alpert and Chuck Mangione. An accompanying CD, featuring Steve Reid, a member of Locals 47 (Los Angeles, CA) and 802 (New York City) contains full-band demo tracks and accompaniment-only tracks for every trumpet solo in the book. Amazing Slow Downer software lets you adjust the recording tempo without changing pitch.

25 Great Trumpet Solos, by Eric J. Morones, featuring Steve Reid, www.halleonard.com

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Electronics Concepts, Labs, and Projects for Media Enthusiasts, Students, and Professionals

May 1, 2015 IM

This book is designed to introduce musicians to concepts, techniques, and tools in the fields of audio, video, and multimedia recording. It includes everything from basic electronic theory to practical lessons on soldering. “Even if you never open up a piece of gear, an understanding of the concepts of electronics will add to your ability as an audio professional,” says the book’s author Alden Hackmann. “This book will be extremely helpful when troubleshooting gear, such as bad cables, faulty microphones, malfunctioning preamps, consoles with bad power supplies, speakers with intermittent output, and other issues.” An accompanying DVD contains lecturers and illustrations that support and reinforce the concepts in the book.

Electronics Concepts, Labs, and Projects for Media Enthusiasts, Students, and Professionals, by Alden Hackmann, Hal Leonard Corporation, www.halleonard.com.

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Trumpet Sound Effects: Circular Breathing, Split Tones, Extreme Embouchures, and Much More!

March 25, 2015 IM

Any trumpet player, from student to advanced, can benefit from the techniques in this book that shows you how to add unique trumpet sounds to your palette of colors. Trumpet Sound Effects explores everything from half-valve and growl sounds to percussion sounds and mutes. It teaches dozens of inventive effects, with etudes that put them into musical contexts. The accompanying online recordings provide demonstrations of each sound effect and play-along tracks for the etudes.

Trumpet Sound Effects: Circular Breathing, Split Tones, Extreme Embouchures, and Much More! by Craig Pedersen and Ueli Dörig of Local 180 (Ottawa, ON), Berklee Press, Berklee Press (www.berkleepress.com).

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Fretboard Freedom: A Revolutionary Approach to Chord-Tone Soloing

March 25, 2015 IM

Fretboard visualization and navigation are among the most elusive of guitar concepts to master. Fretboard Freedom uses chord shapes, two-note-per-string arpeggios, and extended pentatonic scales to help you visualize the entire fretboard in a logical manner by following 52 weeks of lessons. With this one lick per day method you will learn to navigate the neck with greater ease you will improve your fluidity in lead playing and improve your ability to play what you hear in your head. Fifty-three tracks of examples are included on an audio CD.

Fretboard Freedom: A Revolutionary Approach to Chord-Tone Soloing, by Troy Nelson, Hal Leonard Corporation, www.halleonard.com.

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Roger Waters: The Man Behind the Wall

February 26, 2015 IM

This book looks at the life of musician, activist, and Pink Floyd icon Roger Waters in an attempt to uncover the truth and depth behind the man. Tracing his life, from his childhood in England to today, and all the controversies in between, it is packed with insight and exclusive interviews with friends and associates. It also includes a complete discography and many rare photos.

Roger Waters: The Man Behind the Wall, by Dave Thompson,
Back Beat Books, www.backbeatbooks.com.

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Piano Styles of 23 Pop Masters: Secrets of the Great Contemporary Players

February 26, 2015 IM

Get an in-depth look at the piano styles of today’s top rock, pop, and jazz artists through these melodic and harmonic techniques. This book for players of all levels profiles the styles 23 iconic performers, from the pop piano of Sarah McLachlan of Local 145 (Vancouver, BC) to the classic R&B and jazz fusion of George Duke, to the timeless music of Paul McCartney. For artists, like Herbie Hancock of Local 802 (New York City) and Bruce Hornsby of Local 125 (Norfolk, VA), known for their improvisation skills, there are examples of their soloing styles. Included is a play-along CD for all of the examples in the book.

Piano Styles of 23 Pop Masters: Secrets of the Great Contemporary Players, by Mark Harrison, Hal Leonard Corporation, www.halleonard.com.

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Buck ’em! The Autobiography of Buck Owens

February 26, 2015 IM

Buck Owens began creating his own brand of country music in Bakersfield, California, where he changed the way country records were mixed, produced, written, and perceived. In 1969, he began hosting the show Hee Haw and soon became a household name. Beginning in the late 1990s, Owens began working on this autobiography by meticulously recording his life story, from his childhood in Texas, to his glory years into a tape recorder. Producer and author Randy Poe transcribed the stories from the late musician’s recordings to create this book written in Owens’ own words.

Buck ’em! The Autobiography of Buck Owens, by Buck Owens with Randy Poe, Backbeat Books, www.backbeatbooks.com.

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Classic Swing Drumming: Methods and Techniques for the Development of Swing Feel

January 28, 2015 IM

For more than 40 years, swing drummer Gregory Caputo, a member of Locals 9-535 (Boston, MA) and 171 (Springfield, MA), has played with many legends of swing, from Phil Woods of Locals 577 (Pocono, PA) and 802 (New York City) to David Brubeck and Duke Ellington. In this book, Caputo explains the fundamentals of swing drumming with many examples. Included are comments from many world-class musicians explaining what they like to hear from a drummer. Also available is Caputo’s Classic Swing with Modern Drive CD, featuring Phil Woods.

Classic Swing Drumming: Methods and Techniques for the Development of the Swing Feel, by Gregory Caputo, Pittsfield, MA, www.gregorycaputo.com.

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The B Side: The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song

January 28, 2015 IM

Drawing on previously untapped archival sources and on scores of interviews, this book illuminates broad musical trends. It tells the story of how the stream of songs making up the Great American Songbook more or less dried up around 1950, a few years before rock and roll arrived. The B Side is about taste, and the economics and culture of songwriting, as researched and told by acclaimed cultural historian Ben Yagoda.

The B-Side: The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song, by Ben Yagoda, Riverhead Books, Penguin Group, www.penguin.com.

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By Heart: The Art of Memorizing Music

January 28, 2015 IM

In this book, Local 198-457 (Providence, RI) member Paul Cienniwa takes readers from personal anecdote to practical skills for becoming a successful memorizing musician. It will give you techniques to boost your memorization skills, which you will carry for the rest of your life. Even if you already have a solid memorization practice, it will inspire some new or different approaches, while also reinforcing your own convictions. Many of the techniques presented are good for any type of practice. Even for nonmemorizing musicians, the book is a useful foundational study of how to practice.

By Heart: The Art of Memorizing Music, by Paul Cienniwa, Providence, RI, www.amazon.com.

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