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George Harrison and Eric Clapton shared a legendary and tumultuous friendship that shaped not only their respective lives and careers, but the shifting face of rock itself in the early 1970s. All Things Must Pass Away traces that friendship from its earliest roots in 1964, when Beatles-averse blues-rocker Eric met George backstage at the Hammersmith Odeon, through the messy trials of Clapton's affair with Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd, to the turn of the century, as the two elder statesmen of rock traded honors during Harrison's final days.

The blues grew out of the plantations and prisons, the swampy marshes and fertile cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta. With original research and keen insights, Ted Gioia - the author of a landmark study of West Coast jazz and the critically acclaimed The History of Jazz - brings to life the stirring music of the Delta, evoking the legendary figures who shaped its sound and ethos: Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, and others.

Brandi Carlile was born into a musically gifted, impoverished family on the outskirts of Seattle and grew up in a constant state of change, moving from house to house, trailer to trailer, 14 times in as many years. Though imperfect in every way, her dysfunctional childhood was as beautiful as it was strange, and as nurturing as it was difficult. At the age of five, Brandi contracted bacterial meningitis, which almost took her life, leaving an indelible mark on her formative years and altering her journey into young adulthood.

A quarter of a century after his death, Jimi Hendrix's popularity is undiminished, his place as the preeminent electric guitarist of the age unrivaled. Back in print, with a new introduction, a new epilogue, and an updated discography, The Jimi Hendrix Experience gives the whole story of his legendary life and career, the virtuosity and madness, the genius and the rush to self-destruction, as well as the fierce ongoing battle for control over his estate that has been waged since Hendrix's death.

Imagine having a song stuck in your head…that you want to compose…but you can’t, because you don’t know what to put on paper.... We understand that when it comes to following rules, guitarists are the first ones to rebel.... They think learning music theory will stifle their creativity. However, it is further from the truth. Understanding the vocabulary of music will help you articulate your musical ideas, improve your improvisation skills, and even land you high paying gigs.

Ever wondered how great singers in musicals and opera get (and keep) the job? They have a vocal coach. Expert vocal coach Jeremy Fisher lifts the lid on what goes on in a voice studio. The book is packed with real-life examples of singers and singing lessons, stories of auditions for musical theatre and opera, and voiceover training.

In The Life & Times of Beethoven, celebrated composer and music historian Professor Robert Greenberg of San Francisco Performances gives you a unique perspective on a musical genius the likes of which the world had never seen before - or since. Blending biography, history, and music appreciation, these 10 lectures portray Beethoven’s extraordinary (and still modern-sounding) music as a direct outgrowth of his life, environment, and interior emotional landscape.

Sophisticated Giant presents the life and legacy of tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon (1923-1990), one of the major innovators of modern jazz. In a context of biography, history, and memoir, Maxine Gordon has completed the book that her late husband began, weaving his “solo” turns with her voice and a chorus of voices from past and present. Reading like a jazz composition, the blend of research, anecdote, and a selection of Dexter’s personal letters reflects his colorful life and legendary times.

In January 1959, Berry Gordy borrowed $800 from his family and founded the Detroit-based record company that in less than a decade was to become the largest Black-owned business in the United States. It also became one of the most productive and influential producers of popular music anywhere in the world. The Story of Motown is the story of Berry Gordy's triumph over powerful, established financial interests, entrenched popular taste, bigotry, and racism.

From its humble beginnings in the 17th-century Along the way, it has embraced nearly every trend to be found in Western concert music.In this series of twenty-four 45-minute lectures, Professor Greenberg guides you on a survey of the symphony.

Have you ever thought about the creative process that boiled inside geniuses like Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorák, Strauss, Brahms, Mendelssohn, or Liszt-or any composer, for that matter?What goes through a composer's mind when a musical composition is being set to paper? Are those magical weeks or months spent in an agonizing creative blur of ideas first tried and then discarded, or it a matter of pure inspiration?

Nowhere is Mozart's maturity and mastery more apparent than in the chamber music he wrote during the last 10 years of his life. These 16 lectures take you deep inside the structure of Mozart's chamber masterworks to reveal his hand at work. This is an amazing opportunity to hear, study, and enjoy a selection of immortal musical compositions that Professor Greenberg calls "a blessing of inconceivable richness". You will learn the basic "language" that all 18th-century composers used to write Classical music. You'll also explore the subtleties of Mozart's technique as a composer: his ability to make art "artless".

This audiobook is for you if you want to: Start drum circles in your school, corporation, community, music store, band, or even your home; share your musical talent with others in a way that reaches beyond performing; and much more.

Written by award-winning jazz historian Ted Gioia, this comprehensive guide offers an illuminating look at more than 250 seminal jazz compositions. In this comprehensive and unique survey, here are the songs that sit at the heart of the jazz repertoire, ranging from "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Autumn in New York" to "God Bless the Child," "How High the Moon," and "I Can't Give You Anything But Love." Gioia includes Broadway show tunes written by such greats as George Gershwin and Irving Berlin, and classics by such famed jazz musicians as Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, and John Coltrane.

Miles to Go is a frank and intimate exploration of Miles Davis' eccentric working life, drug habits, paranoia, depression, and subsequent recovery. Murphy explores Davis' troubled relationship with his children and the controversial role Cicely Tyson played in his life. The book also delves into the dynamics that made Davis' band work so well together, placing Davis' work in a historic, literary, and musical framework.

Each of us carries a song inside us, the song that makes us human. Zen Guitar provides the key to unlocking this song - a series of life lessons presented through the metaphor of music. Philip Sudo offers his own experiences with music to enable us to rediscover the harmony in each of our lives and open ourselves to Zen awareness uniquely suited to the Western mind. Through 58 lessons that provide focus and a guide, the listener is led through to Zen awareness, with quotes from sources ranging from Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix to Miles Davis.

A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself - by band members ADROCK and Mike D, with contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Wes Anderson, Luc Sante, and more.

アーティストのインタビューやライヴほか、さまざまな音楽体験からのリアルな音楽シーンのアーカイブスを、評論家、DJたちが生の声で語る「musicbook」企画の第一回配信作品。 ジャズ誌「スイングジャーナル」の編集長を務め、その後ジャズ/ポピュラー音楽の評論家として活躍している岩浪洋三がその歴史を語ります。 『ジャズメン 愛の物語』 どの世界でも愛の力は大きいと言われています。ジャズ・シーンでも、女性の愛によって、ミュージシャンが輝いたというエピソードが多々あります。ここではクリフォード・ブラウン、トニー・ベネット、スタン・ゲッツのラヴ・エピソードを・・・。

アーティストのインタビューやライヴほか、さまざまな音楽体験からのリアルな音楽シーンのアーカイブスを、評論家、DJたちが生の声で語る「musicbook」企画の第16回配信作品。「スイングジャーナル」の編集長を務め、その後ジャズ/ポピュラー音楽の評論家として活躍している岩浪洋三がその歴史を語ります。/『もうひとつのジャズ史 アフロ・キューバン・ジャズの歴史』/発祥はキューバ。黒人ジャズの中に、ラテン・アメリカの音楽が融合し、アフロ・キューバン・ジャズが誕生。その特徴は、打楽器を多用したラテンのリズム。このアフロ・キューバン・ジャズの魅力と歴史を岩浪洋三が紐解く。/musicbook第16回配信作品は、次の5タイトルです。/1.『もうひとつのジャズ史 アフロ・キューバン・ジャズの歴史』:岩浪洋三/2.『スラングで聴くジャズの世界』:岩浪洋三/3.『ビートニクとジャズ』:岩浪洋三/4.『ヒストリー・オブ・ディスコ1979年』:松本みつぐ/5.『ヒストリー・オブ・ディスコ1980~83年』:松本みつぐ/ (C)2011 TED/F.O.D./JI-NON

自らのさまざまな活動を通じて経験したアーティストの貴重な体験談などを生の声で語る「artistbook」企画の第1回配信作品。1969年中学時代の仲間3人とマイペースというフォークバンドを結成。山平和彦のバックを務めた後、1974年「東京」という曲でミリオンヒットをだした森田 貢が、フォークの時代からJ-POPまで日本の音楽の変遷を熱く語ります。/『音楽シーンが変わった時「東京」』/1974年10月にマイペースのシングルとして発売された「東京」。当時の音楽活動の模様から楽曲の誕生秘話、そしてフォークソングからニューミュージックが生まれた瞬間を語る。/artistbook第1回配信作品は、次の3タイトルです。/1.『フォーク誕生』:森田 貢/2.『音楽シーンが変わった時「東京」』:森田 貢/3.『J-POPのルーツ』:森田 貢/(C)2011 TED/F.O.D./JI-NON