Reviews of new musical instruments and equipment from D'Addario, Hal Leonard, D'Angelico, and MXL
Stan Getz Omnibook
Fifty-four solos by one of the coolest tenor players in history get the comb-bound Omnibook treatment here: note-for-note transcriptions with chord symbols, rehearsal letters, rhythmic styles, and metronome markings. Selections include “Desafinado,” “I Remember You,” “One Note Samba,” “Corcovado,” and an oddly familiar tune about some place called Ipanema. Editions are available for B-flat and C instruments. $24.99 MSRP. halleonard.com
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