Music Minus One (MMO)

Accompaniment: John Wustman, piano - This is the first of a two-volume set of the best Italian Songs of the 17th and 18th centuries. Really wonderful songs of truly lasting merit, from such masters as...

Accompaniment: Wayne Sanders, piano - This far-ranging collection of beginning contest solos features the choicest repertoire for tenor as performed by George Shirley, and then by you, the soloist. A...

Accompaniment: Orchestra of the Sofia National Opera - More Verdi classics for Soprano and Orchestra, including great classics from Il Trovatore, La Forza del Destino, Don Carlo, and Un Ballo in Masch...

Accompaniment: Orchestra of the Sofia National Opera - A gorgeous collection of soprano arias from the master of romantic opera, Giacomo Puccini. Includes Butterfly's famous entrance ('Spira sul mare'...

Accompaniment: Harriet Wingreen, piano; New Art Wind Quintet - This luscious quintet is scored for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. Mozart's magnificent orchestration of the winds with piano c...

Pacific Coast Horns returns in this third volume of greats, performed to perfection in a scintillating reference version; then you pick up your instrument and take soloist's duties with the ensemble!

Most of the great songwriters either wrote music or lyrics, specializing in one of those two areas. Cole Porter (1891-1964) was, like Irving Berlin, one of the few songwriters who was brilliant at bot...

If Harold Arlen (1905-86) had only composed 'Over The Rainbow, ' the world would be in his debt. But Arlen had a wide-ranging and very productive career, writing over 500 songs. While never quite as w...

8 favorites from the Duke for male vocalists are presented in this package which is designed to provide the at-home singer with an actual professional setting. The CD features orchestral interludes an...

Thomas 'Fats' Waller (1904-43) was quite a remarkable musician. In the 1920s he became one of jazz's greatest stride pianists, learning from the style's master James P. Johnson and then developing a r...

Accompaniment: various orchestras - Ever wonder what songs identified with Frank Sinatra would sound

Piano master Jim Odrich has compiled a great collection of classic jazz standards by the 20th century's greatest composers. Join the group here as Odrich performs his arrangements with the trio, then...

This brand new edition from Music Minus One features eleven swinging standards performed by a septet of jazz legends and you. Listen to renowned pianist Jim Odrich as soloist, then step into the spotl...

Accompaniment: Smith's Rhythmakers: Bobby Gordonclarinet; Chris Tyletrumpet; Clint Bakertrombone; Anita Thomastenor saxophone; Ray Skjelbredpiano; Katie Caveraguitar; Marty Eggersbass; Hal Smithdrums...

Accompaniment: Evan Christopher, clarinet and leader; Jon-Erik Kellso, trumpet; Mike Pittsley, trombone; Jeff Barnhart, piano; Bill Huntington, guitar; Jim Singleton, bass; Hal Smith, drums This excit...

Accompaniment: The Maurice Gainen Band - Jazz master Maurice Gainen has assembled a stellar assortment of jazz standards with a quality all their own. Listen to Mr. Gainen's interpretations, then you...

For Saxes Only is designed to give the jazz saxophonist (or clarinet or trumpet player) an opportunity to play with a top-flight sax section. Due to the comparative scarcity of big bands today, this i...

Accompaniment: Bob Blank Orchestra & Chorus - In the 20th Century, the year 1998 to be exact, a new swing sound came to our music. Derived in part from the Big Bands of the Forties, and tempered by th...

Accompaniment: Kenny Smith Trio; Mike Abene Quartet; Mauricio Smith Quintet - Jam with these groups. Superb standards designed for you. - Includes a high-quality printed music book with drum charts an...

Accompaniment: Greg Burrows Quintet: Sean Smith, bass; Kevin Hays, piano; Todd Anderson, tenor saxophone; Jamie Finegan, trumpet - This album contains a full range of styles which should be familiar t...

Accompaniment: Tim Laughlin's New Orleans All-Stars - Many people consider New Orleans the birthplace of jazz. After all Louis Armstrong was born and played there, as well as Joseph 'King' Oliver, the...

These historic recordings of standards were made at Judson Hall in Manhattan in 1951 and feature-- literally-- jazz legends. Beautiful renditions of some of the finest songs of the 20th century. These...

This second album of historic recordings continues with a fabulous collection of standards, including Jeepers Creepers, Just One of Those Things, and many more. Your backgrounds for these classics are...

These brand new book/CD packs are great examples of the famous Music Minus One quality! Each book contains ten classic ballads in new arrangements by Bob Wilbur. The accompanying CD features a complet...

Accompaniment: Stuttgart Festival Orchestra - No composer likes to write music without feeling that an artist exists both capable of, and willing to, play it to good advantage. When Carl Maria von Web...