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Caparison FX-AM Series Guitars

January 21, 2019 IM

Caparison FX-AM series guitars have unusual light ash and maple composite bodies. When played clean, they give sweet and sublime tone that chimes with a bright shimmering high note and a focused and sustained low end. But, if you turn up the gain, you have an uncompromising rock guitar. Equipped with Hipshot locking tuners and a Graph Tech Black TUSQ nut, Caparison pickups help define and intensify the notes. All three models: seven-string Dellinger 7 (pictured) and six-string Horus or Dellinger II—are available in three colors: dark blue, black, and green matt finishes.

www.caparisonguitars.com

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The Band’s Visit: Original Broadway Cast Recording

January 18, 2019 IM

Ghostlight Records

The award-winning Broadway musical The Band’s Visit is based on a 2007 Israeli film of the same name. It tells the story of a group of Egyptian musicians, the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra, who come to Israel to perform and end up getting stuck overnight in the wrong town. In this very “boring” and isolated desert town, they encounter and interact with various townspeople and play music to pass the time.

This original Broadway cast recording features Local 802 (New York City) musicians Andrea Grody (conductor/keyboard), Jeff Theiss (associate conductor/keyboard 2), George Abud (violin/oud), Alexandra Eckhardt (electric/acoustic bass), Ossama Farouk (darbouka/riq), Philip Mayer (drums/Arabic percussion), Sam Sadigursky (clarinet/saxophone/flute), Harvey Valdes (oud/guitar), and Garo Yellin (cello).

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Balu Musik’s Ab Aeternum Triple Horn from Dürk

January 17, 2019 IM

Balu Musik is proud to present the Ab Aeternum triple horn from Dürk. Lightweight, unique interchangeable triggers and very precise German engineering make it a must-have tool for every professional. It boasts outstanding, smooth intonation and response for “all three horns.”

www.balumusik.com

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Tascam TH-07 Headphones

January 16, 2019 IM

Tascam TH-07 headphones are designed to duplicate the audio quality of high-end near field monitors. They are tuned for full but natural bass, flat mid-range, and clear high end. Employing custom 50 mm drivers, TH-07 headphones are suitable for mixing and monitoring—any audio task demanding outstanding quality. They offer wide 10 Hz to 30 kHz frequency response and sensitivity of 100 dB +/-3 dB. TH-07s are also built for comfort, even when wearing eyeglasses, plus provide premium isolation. Ear cups can be rotated and angled. They come with both long and short cables with gold-plated connectors.

www.tascam.com

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Peavey Electronics MAX Bass Amps

January 14, 2019 IM

Peavey Electronics MAX bass amps provide excellent portability and flexibility in a durable and functional design. Angled baffles let players direct sound to their ears. While the low end is omnidirectional, the transient is directional, meaning players can hear themselves clearly. Other features include bass-specific chromatic tuner, external speaker, EFX loop, and ultra-quiet DI output that connects with PA systems. Models include MAX 100 (10-inch woofer, 100 watts), MAX 150 (12-inch woofer, 150 watts), MAX 250 (15-inch woofer, high-end tweeter, 250 watts), and MAX 208 (two 8-inch woofers, 150 watts).

www.peavey.com

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The Chick Corea & Steve Gadd Band, Chinese Butterfly

January 11, 2019 IM

Concord Jazz

The bond between Local 802 (New York City) members Chick Corea and Steve Gadd goes back more than 50 years. The two-disc album Chinese Butterfly is a result of the two musicians’ long-held desire to work together more intensely.

“Whenever Chick and I bump into each other, we’re always talking about playing music together,” Gadd says. “After many years of saying that, we finally put some time aside.” The resulting recording uses their shared history of innovation as a launching pad to push into new territory with funk, intimate lyrical excursions, and Spanish-hearted improvisations in jazz.

Collaborators on the album include Benin-born Local 802 guitarist and vocalist Lionel Loueke, Local 802 saxophonist and flutist Steve Wilson, Cuban bassist Carlitos Del Puerto, and Venezuelan percussionist Luisito Quintero.

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John Rodby, Tyranoscorus Rex

January 4, 2019 IM

Penfield Music

Local 47 (Los Angeles, CA) member John Rodby makes reference to his aversion to the use of computers in composition and orchestration with the title Tyranoscorus Rex. “The project is a lifelong dream of mine to write jazz for a large orchestra,” he says. Describing the release he says it has components you don’t hear much of anymore: “counterpoint, harmonic voice leading, orchestral color, dynamics, ensemble playing, no sequencing, and absolutely superb playing by 38 of Los Angeles’s best musicians.”

Most of Rodby’s career has been in television and film. He was musical director for Dinah Shore for 26 years. He has worked as keyboardist-arranger for many well-known musicians, including Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli. The CD can be ordered by sending $18.50, which includes postage and handling, to John L. Rodby, 5351 Penfield Ave., Woodland Hills, California 91364-3536.

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Friedrich Nietzsche: Selected Works for Piano (Piano Solo and Piano, Four Hands)

January 1, 2019 IM

Though largely self-taught, Friedrich Nietzsche had a remarkable talent for improvisation. As a teenager, he studied theory and composed voraciously. Friendship with Richard Wagner influenced his later work. This collection, prepared from Nietzsche’s manuscripts, includes 19 pieces for piano, which he composed from 1857 to 1874. Also included is an essay explaining the composer’s unique reconciliation of the disciplines of philosophy and music.

Friedrich Nietzsche: Selected Works for Piano (Piano Solo and Piano, Four Hands), compiled and edited by Nicholas Hopkins, Carl Fischer, www.carlfischer.com.

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The Flute Audition: The New Essential Companion

January 1, 2019 IM

Compiled by internationally renowned orchestral and solo flutist Henrik Wiese, this collection of orchestral excerpts was created to help young musicians everywhere in their preparation for auditions. He sourced repertoire lists from job advertisements past and present and referred to other audition lists to pull together audition repertoire for opera houses, symphonies, or chamber orchestras. Wiese also looks into practical matters like page turns and metronome markings in this book with text in English, German, and French.

The Flute Audition: The New Essential Companion, edited by Henrik Wiese, Universal Edition, www.universaledition.com.

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Klezmer Duets: Violin & Accordion

January 1, 2019 IM

This book with text and notes in English, French, and German contains 10 intermediate, traditional klezmer pieces arranged for violin and accordion by klezmer specialists Deborah Strauss (violin) and Alan Bern (accordion). The pair includes invaluable notes on phrasing and articulation for each instrument, which are given equal importance in the pieces.

Klezmer Duets: Violin & Accordion by Deborah Strauss and Alan Bern, Universal Edition, www.universaledition.com

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