Benny Goodman: Jazz Masters B Flat Instruments: B-Flat Instrument: Instrumental

Benny Goodman - Jazz Masters Series. Thirty instrumental solos as played by the king of swing, including chord changes and thorough analysis of Goodman's style. Contents: Farewell Blues · King Porter Stomp · Miss Brown to You · After You've Gone · Who? · Nobody's Sweetheart · Sing Me a Swing Song · Down South Camp Meetin' · Dinah · Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day · Peckin' · Bugle Call Rag · Everybody Loves My Baby · Sugarfoot Stomp · Honeysuckle Rose · Sheik of Araby · I Can't Give You Anything But Love · I've Found a New Baby · Let's Dance · Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today.

While many books chronicle the history of jazz few are both designed for classroom use and follow jazz's evolution to the modern day. But by speaking to the student musician veteran performer and educator David Lee Fish has created uncommon opportunities for general music teachers to relate the work of the jazz masters their instruments and their musical achievements to popular music and today's jazz styles. Starting with the origins of jazz Dr. Fish traces the genre's history as it evolved from ragtime in the clubs of New Orleans. Each of the book's 15 chapters covers an era in jazz history by focusing on the people who shaped the music from Louis Armstrong CharlieParker Dizzy Gillespie Miles Davis Duke Ellington Benny Goodman Ornette Coleman John Coltrane and Jaco Pastorius to the greats of today like Wynton Marsalis Joshua Redman Pat Metheny and more. Each chapter also includes a printed music example tracing the evolution of the music offers suggested listening and contains a brief list of historical events that helped shape the society in general (making this book a useful text for cross-curriculum study). · Covers jazz from past to present · Written for young musicians in a plain style that avoids jargon · Printed music examples and suggested lessons help teachers explain the music in a classroom · A separate teacher handbook offers lesson plans and classroom activities · Streaming audio examples at MusicAlive.com · Longer and priced lower than other classroom books covering similar material