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The fatness of the Hammond sound is unique and it is now more popular than ever. This book is presented in three parts, instrument, exercises and tunes and is practically all you need to know about the instrument. The exercises help develop all your Hammond chops to fully express yourself in a variety of styles and they are simple and effective. The accompanying CD lets you hear and also play the exercises and tunes. It’s a great book for producers and keyboard players who want to get deep into the Hammond organ. As the author writes in the introduction: 'Whether you’re laying down a background track on a rock tune or leading a jazz organ trio, having Hammond chops will make you a more powerful and in-demand keyboard player'.
Some people believe that good musical composition is a talent that requires no practice. Melody In Songwriting shows that talent alone is not enough and that it needs both practice and constant self-development to support it. It teaches you how to combine your inner creative with hard work and the techniques explained become creative tools to write your music. There are also some tunes that have been extremely well analyzed to reveal the logical development inside some great hit songs. This is a "must have" book which will improve your songwriting skills.
Modern Jazz Voicings teaches you how to write in fourths, clusters and uppers structure triads in an easy way. The best feature in this book is the recorded examples. Any book that claims to be a great arranging book needs to have decent recorded examples - the readers can easily digest the techniques since they are available to their ears. Also, the recordings not only include horn section, but they use different orchestration to illustrate the voicings explained. I strongly recommend this book.
Arranging Jazz For Large Ensemble gives readers the necessary skills to write for big bands. Although it is an advanced subject, the book starts with writing for unison and octaves. There are also great chapters about background writing with riff and guide tone lines. The Shout Chorus chapter helps beginner-writers to fully understand the “big picture” of the arrangement. Arrangers of all levels can benefit from these chapters and musical examples. The book helps you memorize sound texture and effects as well as the writing techniques. As work through the other chapters, you can easily assimilate their content and apply them successfully. It’s unique and well written book, one of the best of its kind.
David Franz has written very clearly about producing and recording. He provides comprehensive instruction about all basic recording techniques including the newest technology. He also talks about producer’s relationship with the artist and its role in all recording steps. The book is divided in three major chapters: preproduction, production and postproduction and the author's insightful guidelines are sure to help you find your feet in the recording business.