HAL LEONARD

FUNK GUITAR COLLECTION. 18 titoli, inclusa: get up (sex machine) TAB.

GUITAR INSTRUMENTAL HITS. Passo per passo, 14 passeggiate soli con lei, la vostra chitarra. Raunchy -rumble -Lenny (S.R.V.) -guitar boogie shuffle -walk don't run -pipeline -just like a woman (B.B. King) -rebel 'rouser -sleepwalk (Carlton, Santo) -Jessica -frosty -hide away (Freddy King e Clapton) -steppin' out (Clapton) -song of the wind (Santana). Tutti gli esempi possono anche essere usati come per brevi Jam. CD TAB.

Santo & Johnny era il nome di un duo di chitarristi formato dai fratelli newyorkesi Santo (24 ottobre 1937) e Johnny Farina (30 aprile 1941). Il loro primo singolo, Sleepwalk, pubblicato nel 1959, era un brano strumentale composto con l'aiuto della madre, che riscosse un notevole successo balzando al primo posto delle classifiche statunitensi. Ad esso fecero seguito altri singoli e numerosi album che raccoglievano soprattutto brani easy-listening e colonne sonore. Furono molto popolari durante gli anni sessanta e settanta, anche in Italia, dove registrarono molti dischi e guadagnarono il disco d'oro per la loro versione della colonna sonora de Il Padrino (1973) del compositore Nino Rota. Il duo si sciolse nel 1976, ma Johnny Farina ha continuato per moltissimi anni ancora a esibirsi come solista e a incidere dischi.

The Farina brothers, Santo & Johnny, were born in Brooklyn, New York. Santo, October 24, 1937 and Johnny, April 30, 1941. The boys were young when their Dad was drafted into the Army and stationed in Oklahoma. There on the radio he heard this beautiful music, it was the sound of the steel guitar. He wrote home to his wife and said "I'd like the boys to learn to play this instrument". When he returned from the war they searched out to a man who could get them started with the steel. Years later, they formed a band, playing at church dances, weddings and clubs. The Farina brothers began to gather fans from Brooklyn to Long Island.
As their popularity grew locally they recorded a couple of demo tapes. Johnny made the rounds of the New York record companies. One day Johnny decided to try a music publishing company and there is where the history of "Sleep Walk" started, they signed a song writer's contract which later on lead them to Canadian American Records. Their first release in 1959 was "Sleep Walk" which was written by Santo & Johnny. It was the last #1 instrumental of the 50's and earned them a Gold Record. With their unmistakable sound, they appeared on all the top music shows, "The Alan Freed Show", "Dick Clarks' American Bandstand", "The Perry Como Show" etc. etc

AMAZING PHRASING GUITAR, 50 ways to improve your improvisational skills. CD TAB.

Series: Guitar Educational
Softcover with CD - TAB
Author: Tom Kolb
This book/CD pack explores all the main components necessary for crafting well-balanced rhythmic and melodic phrases. It also explains how these phrases are put together to form cohesive solos. Many styles are covered - rock, blues, jazz, fusion, country, Latin, funk and more - and all of the concepts are backed up with musical examples. The 50 ideas are divided into five main sections: The Basics - covers fundamental but all too often forgotten techniques, such as slurs and vibrato, that can breathe new life into your phrases; Melodic Concepts - explores various aspects of melodic phrasing, such as motifs, chromaticism and sequences; Harmonic Embellishments - discusses the melodic potential of harmonic intervals (dyads), chords and chord partials; Rhythmic Concepts - explores various aspects of rhythmic phrasing, such as accents, free-time phrasing and metric modulation, and how it pertains to melodic soloing; Solo Structure - all of the topics discussed in the book come together to help form the big picture. The companion CD contains 89 demos for listening, and most tracks feature full-band backing. Also available for keyboard, tenor saxophone and trumpet. 88 pages.

THE FENDER TELECASTER. A.R. Duchossoir.

Series: Reference
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Medium: Softcover
Author: A.R. Duchossoir

The Fender Telecaster is regarded as the first commercially successful solid body electric 'Spanish' guitar. Designed by Leo Fender at a time when the words rock and roll were not even coined, the 'Telly' is the senior member of a family of instruments whose sounds and looks helped revolutionize the world of popular music. This book relates the story of Telecaster Guitars since 1950 - everything you ever wanted to know is explored through lots of color and black and white photos, charts and interviews. 80 pages.

FLYING FINGERS, Dave Celentano. CD TAB.

Series: Stylistic Method
Publisher: Centerstream Publications
Softcover with CD - TAB
Composer: Dave Celentano

With the help of this book/CD pack, your fingers will be flying over the guitar neck! It offers clear demonstrations of techniques proven to increase speed, precision and dexterity. 32 examples cover arpeggios, speed picking techniques, alternate picking, sweep picking, circular picking, melodic sequences, and more. The CD demonstrates each technique at three speeds: slow, medium and fast. 48 pages.