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About DOUG MUNRO : RECORDING ARTIST, COMPOSER, ARRANGER, Master musician and guitar virtuoso Doug Munro is an established veteran of the New York music scene. Since 1987 he has released eleven albums as a leader and has appeared on over 50 recordings as a sideman, producer, and arranger working with a diverse array of artists including Dr. John, Michael Brecker, and Dr. Lonnie Smith. Doug has over 75 original published compositions and over 300 recorded arrangements performed by some of the finest players in the world. His current CD “A Very Gypsy Christmas” is a swinging “Django” style interpretation of 15 of your all time favorite Christmas songs. In the performance arena Doug covers a lot of ground. He has released recordings in many jazz styles including: Soul-Jazz, Organ Trio, Latin and Gypsy Jazz. In the recording field Doug has received two Grammy nominations and two NAIRD awards. Amazon.com picked Boogaloo to Beck , on which Doug performed, arranged, and co-produced, as one of its Top Ten Jazz CD’s of 2003. Doug also did orchestration work on the Oscar winning documentary When We Were Kings. Doug has written 4 books on jazz improvisation for Alfred Music Publications, including one entitled, From Swing to Bebop, that won the Music and Sound Retailers instructional book of the year award in 2000. As an educator Doug created and was Director of the Jazz Studies Program at The Conservatory of Music at Purchase College from 1993-2002. He continues to teach there as Director Emeritus. This esteemed jazz program boasts a faculty that includes John Abercrombie, Todd Coolman, Jon Faddis, Eric Alexander, John Riley and many other top jazz performers. Having worked with a veritable Who’s Who of Jazz and Soul artists Doug has garnered high praise from both his fellow artists and the press. “Doug Munro…well he can flat out play!” Dr. Lonnie Smith "Doug Munro is a tremendously talented guitarist and composer who deserves the ears of a larger audience" Steve Khan “Doug Munro is one of the finest Guitarist I've heard perform. His music is great to listen to, very entertaining, funky, danceable, not to mention his straight ahead groove. Doug is just GREAT!!!” Melvin Sparks "Doug Munro plays in the tradition, but he has his own voice, combining elements of mainstream jazz guitar, Brazilian bossa nova and classical music. He has a great sound and swings with authority. I always enjoy playing with him John Stowell " In sum, Munro displays a hip musicality where discipline, audacity and an ebullient sense of joie de vivre co-mingle with devilish glee. Great Stuff!" Chuck Berg Jazz Times |
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DISCOGRAPHY
As Leader When Dolphins Fly (Optimism Records) Autumn In Blue (CMG Records) The Blue Lady (CMG Records) Shootin’ Pool At Leo’s (CMG Records) Blueness (CMG Records) Guitars (Purchase College Recordings) Up Against It (CMG Records) Big Boss Bossa Nova (CMG Records) Boogaloo To Beck (Scufflin' Records) Boogaloo To The Beastie Boys (Scufflin' Records) Big Boss Bossa Nova2.0 (CMG Records) Alone But Not Alone (GotMusic Records)
As Arranger and/or Orchestrator, Producer, Performer We Remember Pastorius (EMI Records) The Soul Of R&B Vol.1 Billy Vera and Nona Hendryx (Shanachie Records) The Soul Of R&B Vol.2 Chuck Jackson and Cissy Houston (Shanachie Records) The Soul Of R&B Vol.3 Darlene Love and Lani Groves (Shanachie Records) People Get Ready : A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield (Shanachie Records) The Soul Of R&B Revue : Live at the Lonestar Roadhouse (Shanachie Records) Back to the Streets : Celebrating the Music of Don Covay (Shanachie Records) Bluesiana Hot Sauce (Shanachie Records) Hi-Bop Ska The Skatilites ( Shanachie Records) Bluesiana Hurricane (Shanachie Records) Greetings From Skamania : The Skatilites (Shanachie Records) When We Were Kings : Sound Track Recording (Polygram Records) Skandalous Alstars : Hit Me (Shanachie Records) Skallelujah- various artists (Big Music) Love Fun and Grief- Various Artists (Big Music) SQT Pink Floyd- Angry String Orchestra ( Vitamin Records) SQT Neil Young- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT To Weezer- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Marilyn Manson- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT The Dixie Chicks- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Jimi Hendrix- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT John Mellencamp- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Enya- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Celine Dion- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Metallica- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT REM- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT U2- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Celine Dion- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Guns and Roses- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT The Beach Boys- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT The Darkness- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT The Roots- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Puddle Of Mudd- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Dr. Dre- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Duran Duran- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT To Fall Out Boy- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Kirk Franklin- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Papa Roach- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Marilyn Manson- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Queens Of The Stoneage- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Trapt- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Shinedown- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Dashboard Confessional- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT To H.I.M.- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT To Coldplay.- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT To Stone Temple Pilots- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT To Finger Eleven- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT 1275 Strung Out Vol. 4- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Broadway- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) SQT Star Wars- Angry String Orchestra (Vitamin Records) Come Away with Me- single for Vitamin Records Put Your Records On- single for Vitamin Records Like a Star- single for Vitamin Records 1234 Fiest- single for Vitamin Records paper Planes M.I.A.- single for Vitamin Records Boogaloo To Beck (Scufflin Records) Boogaloo To Beastie Boys (Scufflin Records) Boogaloo to Eminem (Scufflin Records) Boogaloo to Kanye West(Scufflin Records)
Video The Soul Of R&B Revue : Live at the Lonestar Roadhouse (Shanachie Records) executive producer and musical director Jazz/Blues Improvisation (Homespun Tapes) featured artist, instructional video The Art Of The Electric Bass : David C. Gross (Homespun Tapes) Performer and Technical Advisor Mike Byrnes Guitar Show
Books Pro Method, Jazz Guitar : Swing to Bebop (Warner Brothers Publishing) Pro Method, Jazz Guitar : Bebop and Beyond (Warner Brothers Publishing) Pro Method, Jazz Guitar : Organ Trio Blues (Alfred Music Publishing) Just Classic Jazz Guitar Vol. I Ultimate Play-A-Long (Warner Brothers Publishing) Just Classic Jazz Guitar Vol. II Ultimate Play-A-Long (Warner Brothers Publishing) Just Classic Jazz Guitar Vol. III Ultimate Play-A-Long (Warner Brothers Publishing)
Publications Columnist for Just Jazz Guitar Magazine
Some Artisits Doug has worked with
Dr. John George Mraz Muzz Skillings Harvie S Will Lee Adam Nussbaum Will Calhoun B.B.King Clifford Carter Alex Foster Eddie Gomez Hiram Bullock Ursula Dudziak Nona Hendryx David "Fat Head"Newman Joey Calderazzo Michael Urbaniak Billy Vera Jeff Andrews Randy Brecker Bob Berg Bernard Purdie Michael Brecker Cissy Houston Chuck Jackson Richard Tee Wilbur Bascomb T Lavit Darlene Love Lani Groves Dave Weckle Danny Gottlieb The Skatilites Steve Cropper Uptown Horns Cornell Dupree Gerry Butler Paul Griffin Vernon Reid Peter Wolf David Sanborn Johnny Kemp Noel Redding Todd Rundgren Robert Cray Ron Wood Jimmy Witherspoon Bobby Womack Paul Schaffer Huey Lewis Billy Squire Corey Glover Anton Fig Sid McGinnis Arlene Smith Toots Thielemans Ray Anderson Allen Toussaint Lester Bowie David Murry Monty Alexander Ray Vega Dr. Lonnie Smith Javon Jackson Melvin Sparks Jon Faddis Todd Coolman Ralph Lalama John Riley |
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