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JAZZ ARRANGING & COMPOSING: A LINEAR APPROACH - BILL DOBBINS
(book w/CD or cassette)
$44.95
Many different possiblilities for harmonizing the same melody are illustrated and analyzed, using techniques by such influential arrangers and composers as Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Oliver Nelson, Gil Evans and Clare Fischer.
Techniques of melody harmonization, linear writing and counterpoint for 2, 3, 4 and 5 horns.
A chapter on writing for the rhythm section clearly illustrates the techniques commonly used by jazz arrangers and composers.
Six complete scores in concert key are ideal for analysis, for playing the horn parts on the piano or for following the performances on the CD.
An extensive chapter on form and development deals with extended compositional forms and the use of compositional techniques in writing for the small jazz ensemble.
A useful discography is included at the end of each chapter.
THE EVOLUTION OF SOLO JAZZ PIANO - BILL DOBBINS
Part 1: Traditional Styles (running time: 50 minutes)
$39.95
Scott Joplin - Jelly Roll Morton - James P. Johnson - Willie "The Lion" Smith - Earl "Fatha" Hines - Thomas "Fats" Waller - Teddy Wilson - Duke Ellington - Art Tatum - Meade Lux Lewis - Pete Johnson - Jimmy Yancey
Part 2: Modern Styles (running time: 50 minutes)
$39.95
Thelonious Monk - Bud Powell - Oscar Peterson - Erroll Garner - Lennie Tristano - Bill Evans - Clare Fischer - Jimmy Rowles - Cecil Taylor - Chick Corea - Keith Jarrett - Richie Beirach
"The Evolution of Solo Jazz Piano" is a study of solo piano styles developed by 24 of the most influential solo pianists from 1900 to the present. In order to clearly illustrate the specific contributions of the various pianists, Bill Dobbins composed a
theme based on the well known standard All Of Me. By applying the stylistic approaches of the different pianists to the same theme, one becomes aware of the subtle yet evocative elements of each individual style.
A CREATIVE APPROACH TO JAZZ PIANO HARMONY - BILL DOBBINS
(140 page book) $25.00
This is definitely not a harmonic system for those who are looking for rules by which to write music. Rather it is an approach to unlocking the limitless harmonic possiblilities which are unique to the piano. This approach can be developed in a personal
manner through a lifetime without ever exhausting the creative possibilities. Of course, it is also applicable to jazz composing and arranging. The book includes hundreds of musical examples and five original compositions by Bill Dobbins. Recipient of
the German
Music Publishers Award 1995.
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