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Alice in Wonderland
Hal Leonard announced the latest addition to the Omnibook series with the release of the “Bill Evans Omnibook.” Featuring exact note-for-note transcriptions of his recorded solos for piano, the book contains a variety of helpful features throughout the book, including chord symbols, easyto-read notation, rehearsal letters, metronome marks and more. The book is also bound in the signature Omnibook series’ spiral-comb binding for easy usability. The book features 40 transcriptions highlighting many of the works played by Evans over the course of his career, including: “Alice in Wonderland,” “Blue in Green,” “My Foolish Heart,” “My Romance,” “Nardis,” “Peace Piece,” “RE: Person I Know,” “Skating in Central Park,” “Some Other Time,” “Waltz for Debby” and more. MSRP: $29.99 Ship Date: Now Contact: Hal Leonard, halleonard.com
Tip of the Cap
When a saxophone case is dropped or bumped, it can cause costly damage to the expensive instrument inside. Seattle music products company Key Leaves created a way to protect saxophones from this damage with its GapCap, which replaces traditional saxophone end plugs or end caps and features a coilspring wall to provide the perfect fit inside the saxophone neck socket, no matter what make or model you play, stated the company. If a saxophone case is loose-fitting, the GapCap screw expands to fill the gap inside the case and hold the sax in a safe, secure position. This reduces risk of bent keys or a bent sax body that results from the sax bouncing around inside a loose-fitting case. The flexible spring-wall design of GapCap also provides shock absorption, decreasing impact force that can damage the sax. MSRP: Contact company Ship Date: Contact company Contact: Key Leaves, keyleaves.com
STAR of the Show
TAMA’s STAR Reserve Hand Hammered Brass Snare Drum features a 5.5-inch-by-14-inch, 1.5-millimeter hand-hammered brass shell. The hammering on the shell is achieved by using two different-sized ball-peen hammers. The middle portion of the shell is hammered with the larger size, while the smaller hammer is used toward the edge of the shell. This creates more flexibility along the middle of the shell and more rigidity at the edges, stated the company. Overall, the hammering pattern diffuses sonic reflections, leading to a dry, airier tone. The 1.5-millimeter custom Brass Mighty Hoops support a focused sound, control overtones, impart just the right amount of bite, and complement the inherent musicality of this artisan-crafted snare drum, added the company. MSRP: $1,812 Ship Date: Now Contact: Hoshino, hoshinousa.com
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Before I Forget …
Fender released the Jim Root Jazzmaster V4, the latest iteration of the company’s collaboration with the Slipknot guitarist. The newest model in Fender’s Artist Signature Series captures the eclectic, fast and aggressive, yet fluid playing style Root is known for, stated the company. New features include new Jim Root signature active EMG pickups, a hardtail bridge, single-knob volume control, three-way switch for simple access to crushing tones, and white neck binding with white pearloid block inlays that reflect in dark light so players never have to be worried about losing their place, stated the company. MSRP: $1,399.99 Ship Date: Now Contact: Fender, fender.com JUNE 2020
