A true innovator, Hancock has had an enormous influence on both acoustic and electric jazz, R&B and hip-hop, with his ongoing exploration of different musical genres, winning fourteen Grammy awards along the way. From his beginnings as a child prodigy to his work in Miles Davis’s second great quintet; from his innovations as the leader of his own groundbreaking sextet to his collaborations with everyone from Wayne Shorter to Joni Mitchell and Stevie Wonder; Herbie Hancock reveals the method behind Hancock’s undeniable musical genius. Hancock shares his musical influences, colorful behind-the-scenes stories, his long and happy marriage, and how Buddhism inspires him creatively and personally. Honest, enlightening, and as electrifyingly vital as the man who wrote it, Herbie Hancock promises to be an invaluable contribution to jazz literature and a must-read for fans and music lovers.

    The roster of greats who cut indelible sides for the label include Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Bud Powell, Norah Jones, and many more. Published for Blue Note's seventy-fifth anniversary, this landmark volume is the first official illustrated story of the label, from 1939 roots to its renaissance today. Featuring classic album artwork, unseen contact sheets, rare ephemera from the Blue Note Archives, commentary from some of the biggest names in jazz today, and feature reviews of seventy-five key albums, this is the definitive book on the legendary label.

    He lists out the different phases of the tests that are conducted in exact sequential order with his vast experience in this field. The content in this new edition has been divided into two parts and nine sections. The first part addresses the screening tests, which includes verbal, non-verbal, picture perception and discussion tests followed by psychological tests, group testing, interview techniques and conference procedure. The second part covers service-related information, geo-politics and national issues.KEY FEATURES• Simplified and reader-friendly approach towards all necessary steps: Screening Test; Psychological Test Series; Group Testing Series; Interview Techniques and Conference Procedure• Coverage of essential topics like Service Related Information; Geo-Politics and National IssuesDR. (CDR) N. K. NATARAJAN has an experience of over 25 years in the Indian Navy, and a three year stint as a Group Testing Officer at the Selection Center in Bhopal. In addition to serving in the navy, he also holds a degree in management and a doctorate in psychology. He has helped assess more than 1500 candidates during his term as a selection officer.

    Readers are transported into the Jazz Age through sweeping, bold illustrations and lyrical profiles of historical figures and musical terms. Featuring a glossary of jazz slang, this ABC primer is sure to inform and delight readers and music lovers of all ages.

    He first picked up his father’s drumsticks at the age of two and at seventeen he was a full-time professional musician. The View from the Back of the Band is the first biography of this legendary jazz drummer. For over fifty years, Lewis provided the blueprint for how a drummer could subtly support any musical situation. While he made his name with Stan Kenton and Thad Jones, and with his band at the Village Vanguard, it was the hundreds of recordings that he made as a sideman and his ability to mentor young musicians that truly defined his career. Away from the drums, Lewis's passionate and outspoken personality made him one of jazz music's greatest characters. It is often through Lewis's own anecdotes, as well as many from the musicians who knew him best, that this book traces the career of one of the world’s greatest drummers. Previously unpublished interviews, personal memoirs, photos, musical transcriptions, and a selected discography add to this comprehensive biography.

    Over 150 creative exercises with audio Jazz Guitar Chord Mastery is a guitar chord method that easily develops your harmonic knowledge and fretboard skills, while helping you master and use advanced jazz chords, voicings and inversions. Daunted by jazz chords and comping? Jazz Guitar Chord Mastery begins by breaking down jazz harmony into four basic chord types: Maj7, m7, 7 and m7b5.How the notes of these chords are arranged on the guitar has a massive effect on their sound and use in music. Every common arrangement (or 'drop' voicing) of these chords is covered in detail, along with advice on when they are best used, which ones are a priority to learn and how to musically incorporate them into your playing.Any 'drop' chord voicing can be 'inverted' to be played in different four ways. Jazz Guitar Chord Mastery covers every inversion on every possible string group and shows you where to focus for greatest benefit. Easily master jazz guitar chords now Each chord structure is shown in terms of its interval arrangement on the neck, which instantly increases your vision, awareness and understanding of how chords function. With this knowledge you will make tiny adjustments to the basic four '7th' chord-types to easily form 9th, 11th, and 13th chords plus Dim7, Maj6, m6 m(Maj)7 and any altered dominant chord you wish. Not a chord dictionary, this is a complete method to learn and musically apply every chord for jazz guitar - instantly Jazz Guitar Chord Mastery goes way beyond any chord dictionary. You are taught to construct, play and apply every essential chord voicing in a musical context. Every chord type, structure, voicing and inversion is shown with clear diagrams with standard notation and tab All drop 2 chord voicings All drop 3 chord voicings All drop 2+4 chord voicings Hundreds of useful exercises and real-life musical examples Altered Dominants, Substitutions and 6th chords in context Practice tips and musical application Bonus hundreds of audio tracks to download for freeBonus learn to move through chords in inversions while adding melody and walking bass 5000+ excellent reviews of all Fundamental Changes guitar method books With hundreds of positive reviews, Fundamental Changes guitar books are a proven, fun and effective way to quickly improve your playing.Scroll up to buy now and immediately Improve your jazz guitar chord playing

    52 jazz solo transcriptions for E-flat instruments as played by the legendary John Coltrane, including: Blue Train (Blue Trane) * Countdown * Cousin Mary * Giant Steps * Impressions * Lazy Bird * Lush Life * Mr. P.C. * Moment's Notice * My Favorite Things * Naima (Niema) * Syeeda's Song Flute * and more.

    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. Some of the harmonic situations dealt with include: Fast-moving cycles such as the bridge of "Jordu" Chromatic II-V changes Turnarounds, including many that are useful for dealing with "rhythm changes" Jimmy Heath's "C.T.A." changes John Coltrane's "Giant Steps" changes. In addition, slower moving II-Vs are covered, using various strategies for stringing together the short cells into long flowing lines. There is a complete discussion of how to break out of diatonic-derived lines by using the cellular approach to create "side-slipping" and other intervallic lines — creating ultra-hip solo phrases in the style of modern masters such as Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker and Herbie Hancock. Finally, the cell concept gets transcended as twelve tone rows in the style of Mike Stern and others are explored, as well as lines derived from "23rd chords" — for the adventurous that are interested in paving a way into the future.