Joel Harrison Books

A guide to exploring the burgeoning world of craft spirits.

Beautiful, rich, and vibrant illustrations accompany these classic tales and make them treasures for all to read

"Guitar Talk offers interviews with many of the most creative guitarists of our time. This new book presents these conversations, between Joel Harrison and Nels Cline, Pat Metheny, Fred Frith, Bill Frisell, Julian Lage, Elliott Sharp, Michael Gregory Jackson, Ben Monder, Anthony Pirog, Henry Kaiser, Mike and Leni Stern, Vernon Reid, Mary Halvorson, Nguyên Le, Rez Abbasi, Ava Mendoza, Liberty Ellman, Brandon Ross, Wayne Krantz, Dave Fiuczynski, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Miles Okazaki, Sheryl Bailey, Rafiq Bhatia, and Ralph Towner--twenty-seven great guitarists in all. An enormous range of approaches and sounds exist in the modern guitar. The instrument can howl, scrape, scratch, scream, sing, pluck, and soothe. What stands out in this book is not so much the instrument itself, rather the wonderful and idiosyncratic personalities of these bold souls, their sometimes wild, often zigzagging, and ultimately profound journeys toward beauty, meaning, and excellence in their work. We find out that jazz icon Bill Frisell won a high school band contest playing R&B tunes, beating out future members of Earth Wind and Fire. We learn which of Nels Cline's compositions he wishes to have played at his funeral. Michael Gregory Jackson recounts painful episodes of racism as he stretched between the chasm of avant jazz, rock, and blues in the 1980s. Many more revelations, amusements, and philosophies abound."-- Provided by publisher

Today's world of spirits is experiencing an explosive increase in craft distillers and pioneers of new distillates. It's about men and women tearing up rule books and creating new spirits with extraordinary personality and passion. This book uncovers the best spirits the world has to offer. These are not necessarily the best-known examples on the planet - though if they are good, they have a place here - but the best crafted and most interesting. Spirit by spirit Joel Harrison and Neil Ridley explain what you need to know to appreciate a spirit - its ingredients, its classic forms, the choices a distiller makes in creating it - and offer their picks to 'Drink Before You Expire' - the world's best examples of their type, from gin and rum to shochu and tequila

Eleven-year-old Josh never expected to be a hero. Having previously defeated the brutal Viking, Harald Greycloak, Josh and his friend Rainbow must travel once more to the mythological Viking Mistworld with the fate of Whitby resting on their shoulders.

For everyone and anyone who wants to understand more about gin, this is the definitive guide - covering the best gins the world has to offer, history and production methods, and the countries that have helped make gin a global success story. Never has there been a more striking revolution in the world of distilled spirits than the current renaissance of gin. With small craft distilleries popping up all over the world, from Texas to Tasmania, more varieties and techniques being used than ever before, and a tapestry of tastes from light and citrusy to big bold savoury notes, gin's appeal is extraordinarily wide and varied. From gin made in small batches from local botanicals, through to large facilities which make some of the world's most recognized gin brands, World Atlas of Gin looks at everything from the botanical to the bottle: how and where botanicals are grown and harvested and their role within the flavour of gin; producers and the stories behind their brands; exactly where, and how, gins are made; and, country by country, the best examples to try. Global cocktails are covered too, including the history and country of origin of some of the best-known mixed gin drinks.

60 great cocktails that you can put together in the time it takes to open and pour a bottle of wine.

For years, jazz musicians have relied on real books as a source of repertoire, and as a way of learning the classic, must-know tunes that are a rite of passage for any developing musician. There is no doubt that real books document a vital part of jazz history – but what about the history being made right now ?For over a decade, Fundamental Changes has served a growing audience of guitar players with the best music educational material available, and has now partnered with award-winning New York composer/educator Joel Harrison to produce a new, one-of-a-kind real book for modern jazz music.Modern Jazz Standards for Guitar brings together over 60 original compositions from a roster of incredible contemporary jazz guitarists. Included are contributions from numerous legends of modern jazz guitar, as well as exciting, innovative new artists who are breaking new sonic ground. The 38 contributors include...Sheryl Bailey, Nels Cline, Nir Felder, Bill Frisell, Mick Goodrick, Pat Martino, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Oz Noy, Adam Rogers, Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Scofield and Mike SternPlay the contemporary tunes that are fast becoming modern standards, all in one easy volume, and push the boundaries of your harmonic thinking as you learn.

Es ist die Zeit der Pioniere, der kleinen Destillerien und Manufakturen! Ihnen ist dieses Buch gewidmet: Es handelt von Männern und Frauen, die alte Zöpfe abschneiden und Überkommenes auf den Kopf stellen, um mit ungewöhnlichen Ideen und unbeirrbarer Leidenschaft ihren eigenen Stil umzusetzen. Joel Harrison und Neil Ridley decken in ihrem Buch die besten Spirituosen auf, die die Welt zu bieten hat! Das sind nicht zwingend die bekanntesten Produzenten des Planeten (es sei denn sie sind gut) - aber in jedem Fall die handwerklich besten und interessantesten. Spirit by Spirit erklären die Autoren alles Wissenswerte, um Rum, Gin, Wodka, Whisky Absinth und Co. genießen und ihnen etwas abgewinnen zu können: von den Zutaten bis zur Arbeit der Destillateure. Sie stellen nicht nur die jeweils zehn besten vor, die man einmal probiert haben sollte, und geben jede Menge Insider-Tipps, sondern machen zahlreiche Vorschläge für innovative und klassische Cocktails, die man einfach nachmixen muss.