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Book Reviews - February 1977

Clarke, Herbert L.
How I Became A Cornetist (Dunnick) NLFeb77/7
King, Robert D.
Brass Players’ Guide 1976-77 (Glover) NL Feb77/8

Book Reviews - May 1977

Altenburg, Detlef
Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der Trompete im Zeitalter der Clarinblaskunst (1500 bis 1800) (Tarr) NLMay77/4
Davidson, Louis
Trumpet Profiles (Winick) NLMay77/5
Decker, Richard G.
Music for Three Brasses (Bowles) NLMay77/5

Book Reviews - October 1977

Anderson, Paul G.
Brass Solo and Study Material Music Guide (Dunnick) Oct77/38
Brüchle, Bernhard
Music Bibliographies for All Instruments (Rhoten) Oct77/39
Carnovale, Norbert
Twentieth Century Music for Trumpet and Orchestra: An Annotated Bibliography (Decker) Oct77/39
Enrico, Eugene
The Orchestra at San Petronio in the Baroque Era (Dunnick) Oct77/39
Farr, Linda Anne
A Trumpeter’s Guide to Orchestral Excerpts (Phelps) Oct77/40
Menke, Werner
History of the Trumpet of Bach and Handel (Lewis) Oct77/40

Book Reviews - May 1978

Bendinelli, Cesare – Edward H. Tarr, trans
Tutta l’arte della Trombetta, 1614 (Altenburg) NLMay78/14
Devol, John
Brass Music for the Church (Farr) NLMay78/15
Farkas, Philip
The Art of Musicianship (Dunnick) NLMay78/16
Kastner, Georges
Manuel Général de Musique Militaire a l’Usage des Armées Françaises (Glover) NLMay78/17
Reuttiger, Justin
Technique of Tone Production for Trumpet (Olson) NLMay78/15
Tarr, Edward H.
La Trompette (Laplace) NLMay78/16

Book Reviews - October 1978

Bendinelli, Cesare – Edward H. Tarr, trans
The Entire Art of Trumpet Playing, 1614 (Dunnick) Oct78/36
Eliason, Robert E.
Graves and Company Musical Instrument Makers (Dunnick) Oct78/36
Maier, John E.
Bizarre Brass of Four Milleniums or, Arcane Artifacts and Indigenous Instruments (Dunnick) Oct78/36

Book Reviews - February 1979

Gottschick, Anna Martina
Musica 1979 (Dunnick) NLFeb79/13

Book Reviews - May 1979

Baines, Anthony
Brass Instruments: Their History and Development (Meredith) NLMay79/19
Camus, Raoul F.
Military Music of the American Revolution (Barrow) NLMay79/21

Book Reviews - October 1979

Berger, Melvin
The Trumpet Book (Dunnick) NLOct79/15
Gretton, Paul, ed
Cornett and Sackbut (Stibler) NLOct79/15
McGuffey, Patrick
A Trumpeter’s Approach to the Orchestra (Davidson) NLOct79/16
Mende, Emilie
Pictorial Family Tree of Brass Instruments Since the Early Middle Ages (Lewis) NLOct79/16

Book Reviews - February 1980

Bate, Philip
The Trumpet and Trombone 2nd ed (Dunnick) NL Feb80/40
Naylor, Tom L.
The Trumpet and Trombone in Graphic Arts: 1500-1800 (Lewis) NLFeb80/41

Book Reviews - May 1980

Eliason, Robert E.
Early American Brass Makers (Meredith) NLMay80/18
Weast, Robert D.
Keys to Natural Performance for Brass Players (Chenette), NLMay80/20

Book Reviews - October 1980

Tarr, Edward H.
Die Trompete (Streitwieser) NLOct80/16

Book Reviews - February 1981

Kagarice, Vern, et al.
Solos for the Student Trombonist: An Annotated Bibliography (Fasman) NLFeb81/12
Sherman, Roger
The Trumpeter’s Handbook (Chenette) NL Feb81/13

Book Reviews - May 1981

Endsley, Gerald (see also St. James)
Comparative Mouthpiece Guide for Trumpet (Malvern) NLMay81/26

Book Reviews - October 1981

Altenburg, Johann Ernst – Edward H. Tarr, trans
Essay on an Introduction to the Heroic and Musical Trumpeters’ and Kettledrummers’ Art (Johnson) NLOct81/12

Book Reviews - February 1982

Johnson, Keith
The Art of Trumpet Playing (Chenette) NL Feb82/25
Pollens, Stewart
Forgotten Instruments (Sorenson) NLFeb82/28
Weast, Robert D.
Valuable Repetitions for Brass Players (Dunnick) NLFeb82/30

Book Reviews - May 1982

Ely, Richard
Accuracy in Rhythm (Dunnick) NLMay82/25

Book Reviews - September 1982

Cardosa, Wilfredo
The Trumpets: Ascending Trumpets (d’Addio) Sep82/59

Book Reviews - December 1982

Cardosa, Wilfredo
The Trumpets: High Trumpets (Sorenson) Dec82/21
King, Nancy P.
Brass Players’ Guide 1982-83 (Dunnick) Dec82/24

Book Reviews - February 1983

Cardosa, Wilfredo
The Trumpets: How to Play the Trumpet in a Symphony Orchestra (Cooper) Feb83/2
Keene, James, A.
A History of Music Education in the United States (Sorenson) Feb83/24
Thurmond, James M.
Note Grouping: A Method for Achieving Expression and Style in Musical Performance (Laudermilch) Feb83/27

Book Reviews - May 1983

Pfund, William A.
The Trumpeter’s Supplemental Guide (Leach) May83/25

Book Reviews - December 1983

Winick, Steven
Rhythm: An Annotated Bibliography (Stratton) Dec83/34

Book Reviews - September 1984

Ridgeon, John
How Brass Players Do It (Dunnick) Sep84/65
St. James, Melvin
The Orchestra Trumpeter’s Handbook (Laureano) Sep84/65

Book Reviews - December 1984

Bierley, Paul E.
Hallelujah Trombone! (Winther) Dec84/45

Book Reviews - September 1985

Cansler, Philip T.
Twentieth-Century Music for Trumpet and Organ: An Annotated Bibliography (Hardin) Sep85/57
Mathie, Gordon
The Trumpet Teacher’s Guide (Dunnick) Sep85/57
Taylor, Arthur R.
Labour & Love: An Oral History of the Brass Band Movement (Sorenson) Sep85/58

Book Reviews - September 1986

Cunning, Carol
Composium Directory of New Music, Annual Index of Contemporary Compositions (d’Addio) Sep86/39
Endsley, Gerald (see also St. James)
Irreverent (and largely irrelevant) Dictionary of Musical Terms (Dunnick) Sep86/39
Mueller, Herbert C.
Learning to Teach Through Playing

Book Reviews - May 1987

Cansler, Philip T.
Cansler’s Proven Rountine for Trumpet, A Musical Approach (Erdmann) May87/33
Menke, Werner
History of the Trumpet of Bach and Handel 2nd edition (Grabowski) May87/34

Book Reviews - February 1988

Hardin, Anne F.
A Trumpeter’s Guide to Orchestral Excerpts (2nd ed) (Dunnick) Feb88/28
Hazen, Margret Hindle, and Robert B. Hazen
The Music Men (Hoffman) Feb88/28
McDonald, Donna
The Odyssey of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (Dunnick) Feb88/29
Snell, Keith O.
The Complete Modern Method for the Coach Horn and Post Horn (Scimonelli) Feb88/29

Book Reviews - December 1988

Dudgeon, Ralph T.
The Keyed Bugler’s Companion: A Method for the B-flat and E-flat Keyed Bugle (Campos) Dec88/31
Holz, Ronald W.
Heralds of Victory (Grabowski) Dec88/31

Book Reviews - February 1989

Smith, Norman
March Music Notes (Hardin) Feb89/50
Smith, Norman, and Albert Stoutmarie
Band Music Notes (Hardin) Feb89/50

Book Reviews - May 1989

Harper, Thomas
Instructions for the Trumpet (Stibler) May89/53
Haynie, John J.
How to Play High Notes, Low Notes, and All Those in Between (Grabowski) May89/52
Webster, Gerald
Method for Piccolo Trumpet, Volume 2 (Hoffmann) May89/52

Book Reviews - February 1990

Dahlqvist, Reine
Bildrag till trumpeten och trumpetspelets historia: Fran 1500-talet till mitten av 1800-talet Med sarskild hansyn till perioden 1740-1830 (Davis) Feb90/42
Stewart, M. Dee
Arnold Jabobs: The Legacy of a Master (Ulrich) Feb90/42
Stork, John and Phyllis
Understanding the Mouthpiece (Rulli) Feb90/43

Book Reviews - September 1990

Smithers, Don L.
The Music and History of the Baroque Trumpet before 1721 (2nd ed) (Stibler) Sep90/33
Tarr, Edward – Steven Plank, trans.
The Trumpet (Dunnick) Sep90/34

Book Reviews - February 1991

Lowrey, Alvin
Lowrey’s International Trumpet Discography (Meckna) Feb91/33
Stewart, M. Dee
Arnold Jacobs: The Legacy of a Master (Ulrich) Feb90/33

Book Reviews - May 1993

Davies, John and Paul Harris
Improve Your Sightreading (Rulli) May93/54
Gorham, Charles
A Brass Player’s Guide to the German Instructions Contained in the Symphonies of Mahler (Grabowski) May93/54
Madeja, James Thomas
The Life and Work of Herbert L. Clarke (1867-1945) (Dissertation) (Barrow) May93/55

Book Reviews - December 1993

Kohut, Daniel L.
Musical Performance (Campos) Dec93/49
Walters, Rick
The Canadian Brass Book (DKD) Dec93/49

Book Reviews - September 1994

Adolphe, Bruce
The Mind’s Ear: Exercises for Improving the Musical Imagination for Performers, Listeners and Composers (Johnson) Sep94/57
Barclay, Robert
The Art of The Trumpet-Maker: The Materials, Tools, and Techniques of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries in Nuremberg (Johnson) Sep94/57

Book Reviews- February 1995 [All 250k]

Dudgeon, Ralph T.
The Keyed Bugle  Feb95/54
Dupuis, Robert
Bunny Berigan, Elusive Legend of Jazz  Feb95/54
Hiller, Albert
Trompetenmusik aus drei Jahrhunderten (ca. 1600-nach 1900), Vol. I-III. Also available in English translation by Richard A. Lister as Music for Trumpets from Three Centuries  Feb95/55
Mathie, Gordon
The Trumpet Teacher's Guide revised edition Feb95/56
Nachmanovitch, Stephen
Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art Feb95/56
Raph, Alan and Bucky Milam
"Les" Brass  Feb95/57
Thompson, J. Mark, and Jeffrey Jon Lemke
French Music for Low Brass Instruments Feb95/57

Book Reviews- December 1995 [200k]

Barclay, Robert
The Art of the Trumpet; the Materials, Tools, and Techniques of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries in Nuremburg  Dec95/54

Book Reviews- May 1996 [All 231k]

Coker, Jerry
How to Practice Jazz (Erdmann) May96/73
McNeil, John
The Art of Jazz Trumpet (Lilly) May96/74
Meckna, Michael
Twentieth-Century Brass Soloists (Hofer) May96/74
Ridgeon, John
The Physiology of Brass Playing (Ross) May96/75
Van Cleave, Mark
Maximizing Practice, Vol. 1: A Daily Routine for Developing Trumpet Skills (Erdmann) May96/84
Maximizing Practice, Vol. 2: Developing Trumpet Range, Power, and Endurance (Erdmann) May96/846

Book Reviews - September 1996 [All 231k]
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Margaret Downie Banks
Elkhart's Brass Roots (Woody, II) Sep96/53
George Rabbai
Infantry Bugle Calls of the American Civil War (Dunnick) Sep96/54
Mary Remnant
Musical Instruments: An Illustrated History from Antiquity to the Present (Dudgeon) Sep96/54

Book Reviews- December 1997 [All 300k]

Leavitt, Daniel J.
The Trumpet Workbook (Wenger) Dec97/59
The Trumpet Workbook: Teacher's Guide (Wenger) Dec97/59

Book Reviews - February 1998 [All 300k]

Sanborn, Chase
Brass Tactics (Denton) Feb98/62
Brass Quintets (Madeja) Feb98/64
Blatter, Alfred
Instrumentation and Orchestration (Meyer) Feb98/62

Book Reviews - May 1998 [All 300k]

Andrews, Frank
Brass Band Cylinder and Non-Microgroove Disc Recordings, 1903-1960 (Williams) May98/52
Burba, Malte
Brass Master-Class: Method for Brass Players (Korak) May98/52
Frederiksen, Brian
Arnold Jacobs: Song and Wind (Woody II) May98/53
Heflick, David
How to Make Money Performing in Schools (Definitive Guide to Developing, Marketing and Presenting School Assembly Programs) (Stowman) May98/54

Book Reviews - September 1998 [All 194k]

Cummings, Barton
Teaching Technique on Brass Instruments (Wenger) Sep98/61
Snell, Howard
The Trumpet: Its Practice and Performance – A Guide for Students
(Korak) Sep98/61

Book Review - December 1998 [All 231k]

Baker, Chet
As Though I Had Wings: The Lost Memoir (Boutwell) (Dec98/44)

Book Review - May 1999 [All 360k]
Matthew P. Woodward, Book Reviews Editor

Champouillon, David
Gilbert Johnson, Artist and Teacher (Weimer) May99/58
Macaluso, Charles A.
The Trumpet: Construction & Performance (Korak) May99/59

Book Reviews - October 1999 [All 393k]

Brownlow, Art
The Last Trumpet: A History of the English Slide Trumpet (Korak) Oct99/68
Dokshizer, Timofei
The Memoirs of Timofei Dokshizer (Barrow) Oct99/69

Book Reviews - January 2000 [112k]

Swain, John
The Brass Instruments: A Reference Manual (Korak) Jan00/57

Book Reviews - March 2000 [All 193k]

Lee, William F., III
A Maynard Snapshot (Caldwell) Mar00/23
Tanner, Lee
Images of Jazz (Caldwell) Mar00/71

Book Reviews - June 2000 [All 310k]

Carter, Stewart, ed
Perspectives in Brass Scholarship: Proceedings of the International Historic Brass Symposium (Weimer) Jun00/71
Nelson, Scott
Breathing for Musicians (Zemaitaitis) Jun00/70
Sanborn, Chase
The Brass Tactics Companion (Zemaitaitis) Jun00/70

Book Reviews - October 2000 [All 300k]

Ginger, John, ed
Handel’s Trumpeter: The Diary of John Grano (Weimer) Oct00/71
Gorow, Ron
Hearing and Writing Music: Professional Training for Today’s Musician (Korak) Oct00/71
Graves, Matt
Fundamental Flexibility Studies (Stowman) Oct00/72
Inouye, Mark
Ultimate Beginner Series Trumpet, Volumes I and II (Moore) Oct00/72

Book Reviews - January 2001 [All 158k]

Catalano, Nick
Clifford Brown: The Life and Art of the Legendary Jazz Trumpeter (Zemaitaitis) Jan01/59
Johnson, Don E.
A Comprehensive Practice Routine for the Aspiring Brass Player: An Approach to Consistency (Anderson) Jan01/59

Book Reviews - March 2001

Dundas, Richard J.
Twentieth Century Brass Musical Instruments in the United States (Reed) Mar01/74
Jones, Harold
Bobby Hackett: A Bio-Discography (Sielert) Mar01/74
McNeil, John
Jazz Series Vol. 1: A Unique Approach to Improvising on Chords and Scales (Zemaitaitis) Mar01/74
Merian, Leon and Bill Bridges
Leon Merian: The Man Behind the Horn (Lipka) Mar01/75
Book Reviews - June 2001


Berrett, Joshua, ed
The Louis Armstrong Companion: Eight Decades of Commentary (Molitierno) Jun01/59
Gourse, Leslie
Wynton Marsalis, Skain’s Domain: A Biography (Stowman) Jun01/59
Severson, Paul and Mark McDunn
Brass Wind Artistry: Master Your Mind, Master Your Instrument (Tomislav M. Spoljar, Zagreb, Croatia) Jun01/60

Book Reviews - October 2001

Fasman, Mark J.
Brass Bibliography: Sources on the History, Literature, Pedagogy, Performance, and Acoustics of Brass Instruments (Korak) Oct01/86
Holdom, Colin
Studio for Brass: Play along Beginners’ Course (Wurtz) Oct01/86
Windplayer Magazine, ed.
Selected Trumpet Masterclasses (Barnett) Oct01/86

Book Reviews - January 2002

Booth, Matthew
Sound the Trumpet: The John Wilbraham Method (Burt) Jan02/58
Carner, Gary
The Miles Davis Companion: Four Decades of Commentary (Shook) Jan02/58
McLaughlin, Clint
Trumpet FAQ’s (Libs) Jan02/59

Book Reviews - March 2002

Colley, Stephen C.
Tuneup: CD-Based Intonation Training System (Moore)Mar02/67
Mansfield, Richard
Studio Basics: What You Should Know Before Entering the Recording Studio (Bowman) Mar02/68
Stay, Flora Parsa
The Complete Book of Dental Remedies (Korak) Mar02/68

Book Reviews - June 2002

Brothers, Thomas, editor
Louis Armstrong: In His Own Words (La Torre) Jun02/78
Colson, John F. and Colson, David J.
Rhythm and Pulse: Reading Music for the Trumpet and French Horn Player (Reed) Jun02/78
Erdmann, Thomas R.
An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to the Published Music of Sigmund Hering (Korak) Jun02/79

Book Reviews - October 2002

Brown Michael
The Maintenance Book: A Systematic Approach to the Development and the Maintenance of Physical Attributes of Trumpet Performance (Spoljar) Oct02/85
Davis, John S.
Jazz Nuances for Trumpet (Sielert) Oct02/85
Pinksterboer, Hugp
The Rough Guide to Trumpet and Trombone: The Essential Tipbook (Wiemer) Oct02/85


Book Reviews - January 2003

Kennedy, Jim and Kathy Murter
The Patent History of Brasswinds (Wurtz) Jan03/71
Kernfeld, Barry, ed.
The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, Second Edition (Korak) Jan03/71
Mitchell, Billy
The Gigging Musician: How to Get, Play, and Keep the Gig (Morton) Jan03/72

Book Reviews - March 2003

Bridges, Glenn
Pioneers in Brass (Martincic) Mar03/78
Smiley, Jeff
The Balanced Embouchure: A Dynamic Development System That's Easy to Learn and Works for Every Trumpet Player (Molitierno) Mar03/78
Yanow, Scott
Trumpet Kings, The Players Who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet (Zemaitaitis) Mar03/79

Book Reviews - June 2003

Cassone, Gabriele
La Tromba (Crown) Jun03/84
Greene, Don
Performance Success: Performing Your Best Under Pressure (Barrow) Jun03/84
Johnson, Keith
Brass Performance and Pedagogy (Sievers) Jun03/85
Yanow, Scott
Classic Jazz: The Musicians and Recordings That Shaped Jazz, 1895-1933 (Lipka) Jun03/85

Book Reviews - October 2003

Horowitz, Tony
Warm-Up to Consistency: An Approach to Consistency Through Proper Warm-Up (Moorehead Libs) Oct03/81
Sanborn, Chase
Jazz Tactics: Jazz Explained (Wurtz) Oct03/81
Steele-Perkins, Crispian
The Trumpet (Burt) Oct03/82

Book Reviews - January 2004

Heikkinen, Esko
Brass Chops Manual (Dobrzelewski) Jan04/67
Steward, Michael
Courting the Upper Register: A Melodic Approach to High Trumpet Playing (La Torre) Jan04/67
Thompson, James
The Buzzing Book: Complete Method (Moorehead Libs) Jan04/67

Book Reviews - March 2004

Gavin, James
Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker (Molitierno) Mar04/80
Nevin, Jeff
Virtuoso Mariachi (Souza) Mar04/80
Sachs, Michael
Daily Fundmentals For The Trumpet (Beamon) Mar04/81
Windplayer Magazine ed.
Selected Breathing Masterclasses (Korak) Mar04/81

Book Reviews - June 2004

Bailey, Jeff and Steve Patrick
Trumpet (John Korak) Jun04/81
McLaughlin, Clint.
The Pros Talk Embouchure (Janel Reed) Jun04/81
Phelps, Joe F.
So You Want To Be a Trumpet Player (Bryan K. Appleby- Wineberg) Jun04/82
Troupe, Quincy
Miles and Me (Vern Sielert) Jun04/82

Book Reviews - October 2004

Barclay, Robert, and Richard Seraphinoff
Making a Natural Trumpet: An Illustrated Workshop Guide (Bryan Proksch) Oct04/83
Chesnut, Walter
The History of the Trumpet in Sight and Sound (James R. Martincic) Oct04/83
Jordan, James
The Musician’s Spirit: Connecting To Others Through Story (William Stowman) Oct04/83
Lewis, Roddy (a.k.a Roddy o-iii<O)
Embouchure Enhancement: A Self Analysis and Diagnostic Method for Trumpet Advancement (Paul Morton) Oct04/84

Book Reviews - January 2005

Cox, Richard H.
Managing Your Head and Body So You Can Become a Good Musician: A Student-Musician’s Field-Guide for Performance and Freedom from Performance Anxiety. (Lipka) Jan05/70
De Cosmo, Emile and Laura De Cosmo
The Path to Jazz Improvisation (Zemaitaitis) Jan05/70
Miller, John
Trumpet Basics: A Method for Individual and Group Learning (Weimer) Jan05/70
Ostleitner, Elena and Ursula Simek
Carole Dawn Reinhart (Molitierno) Jan05/71
Tarr, Edward
East Meets West: The Russian Trumpet Tradition from the Time of Peter the Great to the October Revolution (Dunnick) Jan05/72

Book Reviews - March 2005

Frisch, Roger
The Orchestral Audition: How to Prepare (Morton) Mar05/82

Goode, Michael
Stage Fright in Music Performance and its Relationship to the Unconscious (Korak) Mar05/82
Horvath, Janet
Playing (less) Hurt: An Injury Prevention Guide for Musicians (Shook) Mar05/97
Sanborn, Chase
Brass Tactics, revised edition (Spoljar) Mar05/97

Book Reviews - June 2005

Lewis, Lucinda
Broken Embouchures: An Embouchure Handbook and Repair Guide for Brass Players Suffering from Embouchure Problems Caused by Overuse, Injury, Medical/Cental Conditions, or Damaged Machanics (Wurtz) Jun05/91
Marsalis, Wynton and Carl Vigeland
Jazz in the Bittersweet Blues of Life (Sielert) Jun05/91
Mathie, Gordon
The Trumpet Teacher’s Guide: A Bibliography of Selected and Graded Etudes and Duets, Third Edition (Peterson) Jun05/92
Spaulding, Roger W.
Double High C in 37 Weeks, Fifth Edition (Molitierno) Jun05/92

Book Reviews - October 2005

Caens, Theirry
Basic Systems for Trumpet, vol. 1 – 2 (Wenger) Oct05/78
Holdom, Colin
Studio for Brass: Intermediate Course (Barrow) Oct05/78
Reyman, Randall G.
Ultimate Chops – 16 Steps to Total Musicianship for Contemporary Instruments (Spoljar) Oct05/79
Zika, Gene
Stop Shaking: Old Guy’s Guide to Better Trumpet Playing Using Visualization and Empowerment (Appleby-Wineberg) Oct05/79

Book Reviews - January 2006

Callet, Jerome and Bahb Civiletti
Trumpet Secrets, Vol. 1 (La Torre) Jan06/71
Dudgeon, Ralph and Franz X. Streitwieser
The Fluegelhorn: The History of the Fluegelhorn as Illustrated by the Streitwieser Collection in the Instrument Museum of Schloss Kremsegg (Korak) Jan06/71
Maniscalco, Leonardo
La Sonorita e la Tecnica (Sonority and Technique: Daily Exercises to Increase Sonority and Technique in the Study of Trumpet), Vols. 1-2 (Weimer) Jan06/72
Tomashefsky, Paul
Jazz Inspiration for Improvisation: A Comprehensive Book of Jazz Improvisational Techniques Designed to ‘Inspire and Enlighten’ Intermediate to Advanced Trumpet Players (Zemaitaitis) Jan06/82

Book Reviews - March 2006

Bush, Irving R.
Trumpet Players Blow with Good Vibrations: A Serious Book with a Humorous Title (Moorehead Libs) Mar06/80

Keim, Friedel
Das große Buch der Trompete: Instruments, Geshichte, Trompeterlexikon (Tarr) Mar06/80
Kelly, Bruce C. and Mark A. Snell eds.
Bugle Resounding: Music and Musicians of the Civil War Era (Korak) Mar06/81
Meckna, Michael
Satchmo: The Louis Armstrong Encyclopedia (Proksch) Mar06/8
Nowak, Jerry and Henry Nowak
The Art of Expressive Playing for Winds and Percussion: A Study in Individual Small Ensemble, and Large Group Performance (Appleby-Wineberg) Mar06/82

Book Reviews - June 2006

Greenblatt, Dan
The Blues Scales: Essential Tools for Jazz Improvision for all Instruments (Cheetham) Jun06/7
Patton, Julie
Maximizing Your Studio’s Potential: Instructor’s Manual: Brass (Peterson) Jun06/72
Price, Calvin
Breathing Your Way to Greater Aristry (Takacs) Jun06/73
Savard, Philip R.
Some Really, Really Cool Bach Transcriptions and Some Other Stuff for Trumpet (Spoljar) Jun06/73

Book Reviews - October 2006

Marks, Anthony ed.
All Together! Teaching Music in Groups (Martincic) Oct06/90

Pursell, John
What I’ve Learned: The Free Lance Trumpeter’s Guide to Professional Music (Wurtz) Oct06/90

Roach, Stephen W.
Bobby Shew: His Life, Performance Career, and Pedagogical Methodology (Lipka) Oct06/90


Book Reviews - January 2007

Campos, Frank
Trumpet Technique (Molitierno) Jan07/87

Dudgeon, Ralph
The Keyed Bugle, Second Edition. (Stock) Jan07/87
Spence, Greg
The Only No Mystery Guide to Trumpet Mastery: A Step-by-Step Guide to Excellence, Book 1 (Barrow) Jan07/88

Book Reviews - March 2007

Davis, Michael and Feder, Shari
Brass Buzz (La Torre) Mar07/85
Davis, Richard
Becoming an Orchestral Musician: A Guide for Aspiring Professionals (Morton) Mar07/85
Truax, Bert
Bert’s Basic Brass (Korak) Mar07/86

Book Reviews - June 2007

Davis, Michael and Shari Feder
Just Add Trumpet: Twenty Easy Mega-Fun Songs for Trumpet (Nemoyten) June07/91
Feder, Shari and Michael Davis
Just Add Trumpet: Twenty Easy Mega-Fun Songs for Trumpet (Nemoyten) June07/91
Gushee, Lawrence
Pioneers of Jazz: The Story of the Creole Band (Shook) June07/91
Hickman, David R.
Trumpet Pedagogy: A Compendium of Modern Teaching Techniques (Korak) June07/92
Tarr, John
The Dynamic Musician Series: Dynamic Stability and Breath, vol. 1 (Wenger) June07/92

Book Reviews - October 2007

Barnhart, Scotty
The World of Jazz Trumpet: A Comprehensive History & Practical Philosophy (Burt) Oct07/79

Harnum, Jonathan
Sound the Trumpet: How to Blow Your Own Horn (Beamon) Oct07/79
Haynie, John with Anne Hardin, ed.
Inside John Haynie’s Studio: A Master’s Teachers Lessons on Trumpet and Life (Libs) Oct07/80
Méndez, Rafael with Edward Gibney
Prelude to Brass Playing (Pepping) Oct07/80
Steenstrup, Kristian
Teaching Brass (Johnson) Oct07/81

Book Reviews - January 2008

Boren, Mark
Breathing for Performance: A Guide for Wind and Voice Musicians and Breathing for Performance: Exercises for Wind ad Voice Musicians (Stowman) Jan08/75

Giel, Lex
The Music of Miles Davis: A Study and Analysis of Compositios and Solo Transcriptio from the Great Jazz Composer ad improvisor (Peterson) Jan08/75
Shuldman, Ken
Jazz Survivor: The Story of Louis Bannet, Horn Play of Auschwitz (Barrow) Jan08/76

Book Reviews - March 2008

Bolvin, Eric
The Arban Manual: A 69 Lesson Course That Takes You Step-By-Step Through the Entire Arban Method (Reed) Mar08/6
Davis, Michael
20 Minute Warm-Up Routine (Libs) Mar08/62
Gordon, Stewart
Mastering the Art of Performance: A Primer for Musicians (Johnson) Mar08/63
Latchman, Michael, ed.
Music of the Past – Instruments and Imagination; Proceedings of the Harmoniques International Congress, Lausanne 2004 (Proksch) Mar08/63

Book Reviews - June 2008

Amis, Kenneth, ed.
The Brass Player’s Cookbook: Creative Recipes for a Successful Performance (Korak) Jun08/78
Lewis, Lucinda
Embochure Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Method of Overcoming Embocure Overuse Syndrome in Brass Players  (Belck) Jun08/78
Nelson, Bruce, ed.
Also Sprach Arnold Jacobs: A Developmental Guide for Brass Wind Musicians. (Johnson) Jun08/79

Book Reviews - October 2008

Davis, Gregory and Les Sussman
Dark Magus: The Jekyll and Hyde Life of Miles Davis (Sielert) Oct08/84

Kent, Timothy J.
Within the Sphere of the Master: My Recollection as a Student and Long Time Colleague of Adolph Herseth, Trumpeter Supreme of the Chicago Orchestra (Wurtz) Oct08/84

Sanborn, Chase
Tuning Tactics (Zemaitaitis) Oct08/85

U.S. Army Field Band
A Trumpeter's Resource (Place) Oct08/85


Book Reviews - January 2009

Bolvin, Eric
Tonque Level & Air: 26 Lessons to Efficient Trumpet Playing (Lipka) Jan09/76
Predl, Ron
Trumpet Naturally (Martincic) Jan09/76

Soglia, Renato, ed.
The New Gatti: Theoretical and Practical Method for Trumpet and Brass (Weimer) Jan09/81


Book Reviews - March 2009

Callet, Jerome
Master Superchops: Brass Instruction for the 21st Century (Reed) Mar09/95
Hesse, Mick
Perfecting Your Practice for Peek Performance (Morton) Mar09/95
Kurtz, Glenn
Practicing: A Musician’s Return to Music (Nemoyten) Mar09/96

Book Reviews - June 2009

Agrell, Jeffery
Improvisation Games for Classical Musicians (Spoljar) Jun09/97
Harbison, Pat
Trumpetology: Transforms Your Ears, Tone, Time and Technique (Belck) Jun09/9
Hession, Patrick E.
Trumpet Sessions (Peterson) Jun09/110

Book Reviews - October 2009

Jakobsen Barth, Verena
Die Trompete als Soloinstrument in der Kunstmusik Europa seit 1900 mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Entwicklung ab 1980 am Beispiel der Solisten Håkan Hardenberger, Ole Edvard Antonsen und Reinhold Friedrich (Rettelbach) Oct09/85
Mitchell, Ollie
Lost, But Making Good Time: A View From the Back Row of the Band (Molitierno) Oct09/86
Rossett i Llobet, Jaume and George Odam.
The Musician's Body: A Maintenance Manual for Peak Performance (Takacs) Oct09/86
Tarr, Edward H. and Bruce Dickey
Articulation in Early Wind Music: A Source Book with Commentary (Nussbaum) Oct09/87

Book Reviews - January 2010

Arban, Jean-Baptiste, Allen Vizzutti and Wesley Jacobs, ed.
Complete Method for Trumpet (Proksch) Jan10/88
Heinonen, Ari, ed.
Lessons with Olavi Koskela 
(Reynolds) Jan10/88
Sanborn, Chase
Music Business Tactics (Shook) Jan10/89

Book Reviews - March 2010

LaPlace, Michel
Trompette, Cuivres … et XXème siècle (Tarr) Mar10/81
Locke, Justin
Real Men Don't Rehearse: Adventures in the Secret World of Professional Orchestras (La Torre) Mar10/82
Mühlbacher, Rainer
Trumpet Method for Kids and Teens, Book 1 (Carrillo) Mar10/83

Book Reviews - June 2010

Cassone, Gabriele
The Trumpet Book (Tarr) Jun10/94
Gabbard, Krin
 Than That: The Trumpet, Jazz, and American Culture
(Lipka) Jun10/95
Rees, Jasper
A Devil to Play: One Man's Quest to Master the Orchestra's Most Difficult Instrument (Wehrman) Jun10/95

Tarr, Edward
The Trumpet, Third Revised and Enlarged Edition (Wurtz) Jun10/100


Book Reviews - October 2010

Black, Scott
Bebop Scales: How to Understand, Practice and Use (Beamon) Oct10/92
Guggenberger, Wolfgang
Basics Plus: Studies for 1 or 2 Trumpets (Pepping) Oct10/92
Hammer, Rusty
P.S. Gilmore: The Authorized Biography of America’s First Superstar (Appleby-Wineberg) Oct10/93

Book Reviews - January 2011

Bolvin, Eric
The Modern Jazz Trumpet Method (Zemaitaitis) Jan11/95
Cutler, David
The Savvy Musician: Building a Career, Earning a Living, and Making a Difference (Martincic) Jan11/95
DeCarlis, Nick
Pocket Cornets: Actual Size. A Pictorial Overview of the Smallest Antiques and Vintage Cornets Ever Made (Korad) Jan11/89

Book Reviews - March 2011

Eby, Mark C. and Amy E. Van Deuren
Wind Talk for Brass: A Practical Guide in Understanding and Teaching Brass Instruments (Weiner) Mar11/83
O'Rourke, Steve
The Herb Alpert File (Proksh) Mar11/83
Savard, Philip R.
BDrass Choir - Intermediate Level Bach Chorales (Korak) Jan11/89

Book Reviews - June 2011

Gorrie, Jon
Performing in the Zone (Johnson) Jun11/102
Jungheim, Ralph
Maynard! (Tiller) Jun11/103
Stevens, Roy
Embouchure Trouble Self Analysis - and -
The Stevens-Costello Embouchure Technique (Belck) Jun11/103
Geller, Alan
The Stevens-Costello Fabulous Embouchure Technique (Belck) Jun11/103

Book Reviews - October 2011

Dunnick, D. Kim and Jane F.
Teaching Brass to Beginners, Third Edition (Peterson) Oct11/97
Erdmann, Thomas
How Jazz Trumpeters Understand Their Music: Twenty-Seven Interviews (Morton Oct11/97
Klickstein, Gerald
The Musician's Way: A Guide to Practice, Performance, and Wellness (Reed) Oct11/98

Book Reviews - January 2012

Agrell, Jeffrey
Improv Games for One Player: A Very Concise
Collection of Musical Games for One Classical Musician. (Nemoyten) Oct11/93
Foster, John
The Natural Trumpet and Other Related Instruments. (Johnson) Oct11/99
Lyman, Zachary
Practical Daily Warm-Ups for Trumpet. (Korak) Oct11/99

Book Reviews - March 2012

Beeching, Angela Myles
Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music (Shook) Mar12/83
Lewis, Eddie
Chops Express: Daily Routines Light for Trumpet. (Takacs) Mar12/84
Pierce, Alexandra
Deepening Musical Performance through Movement. (Tiller) Mar12/84

Book Reviews - June 2012

McGill, David
Sound in Motion: A Performer's Guide to Greater Expression (Stock) Jun12/102
Reynolds, Jeffrey
Trumpet for Dummies. (Libs) Jun12/102
Sacks, Oliver
Tales of Muisc and the Brain. (Militierno) Jun12/103

Book Reviews - October 2012

Banks, Ansyn
Trumpet Synthesis-Blending Jazz Styles with Classical Technique (Sielert) Oct12/93
Klobnak, Jason
Tergeting: Improvisation with a Purpose. (Wurtz) Oct12/106
Shook, Brian
Last Stop, Carnegie Hall: New York Philharmonic Trumpeter William Vacchiano. (Johnson) Oct12/106

Book Reviews - January 2013

Agrell, Jeffrey
Improv Games for One Player: A Very Concise Collection of Musical Games for One Classical Musician (Nemoyten) Jan13/93
Foster, John
The Natural Trumpet and Other Related Instruments (Johnson) Jan13/93
Lyman, Zachary
Practical Daily Warm-Ups for Trumpet (Korak) Jan13/93

Book Reviews - March 2013

Alcantara, Pedro
Integrated Practice: (Coordination, Rhythm, & Sound (Vieker) Mar13/89
FBennett, Sam
Memoirs of a Trumpet Teacher (Bianco) Mar13/89
Lautzenheiser, Tim
Everyday Wisdom for Inspired Teaching (Korak) Mar13/96

Book Reviews - June 2013
Marsalis, Wynton and Carl Vigeland
Jazz in the Bittersweet Blues of Life (Martincic) Jun13/86
Peterson, Ben
Trumpet Science: Understanding Performance Through Physics, Physiology and Psychology (Heldt) Jun13/86
Schwiebert, Jerald with Candace Platt
Physical Expression and the Performing Artist: Moving Beyond the Plateau(Korak) Jun13/93
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