The Essential Jazz Editions

The Must Have Series for all School Jazz Programs The Essential Jazz Editions (EJE) are a comprehensive series of accurately-transcribed compositions and arrangements representing the breadth of the jazz canon. Conceived jointly by jazz at Lincoln Center, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, and the Music Division, Library of Congress. EJE 2000 was made possible by the generous support from the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park and the New Orleans Jazz Commission.

EJE provides an unprecedented educational and historical review of the greatest jazz music of the 20th century for performance and study by students, educators, musicians, and scholars. Beginning in 2000, five editions will be produced each year for the next ten years, creating a comprehensive library of seminal jazz compositions and arrangements - a necessity for every school's jazz program and every serious jazz musician.

Cost: $25.00/score and parts $6.00/conductor's score only Published by Warner Bros. Publications, Inc. Transcriptions are available at the park's visitor center.

Essential Jazz Editions 2000

Set #1: New Orleans Jazz, 1918-1927
Black Bottom Stomp (Jelly Roll Morton) As recorded by Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers (EJE9901)

The Chant (Mel Stitzel)
As recorded by Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers (EJE 9902)

Grandpa's Spells (Jelly Roll Morton)
As recorded by Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers (EJE 9903)

Tiger Rag (Hold That Tiger)
(D. J. LaRocca) As recorded by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band (EJE 9904)

Potato Head Blues (Louis Armstrong)
As recorded hy Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven (EJE 9905)