Bill Chase
The Music of Bill Chase: Bill Chase Remembered. The official music of our 2003-2004 Poly Marching Unit field shows.
Bill Chase Tribute Homepage.

The Coastline Craze!
The Unofficial Beach Boys site.. This site could keep you busy for days!
The Beach Boys Fan Club Home Page. Huge site, with a wealth of information on the Boys. Many Links (bottom of home page) to other BB info.
Capitol Records Beach Boy site. Includes Album Cover Photos, and many other delights.
Carol Kaye on bass, Brian and the Beach Boys. Recollections by Carol on her days as session bassist for the Beach Boys. (see below under "Guitar/Bass" for more on Carol Kaye.)
Cowabunga! The comprehensive world-wide instrumental surf music links collection.
Dick Dale, the King of Surf Guitar!. Fun site.
History-of-Rock: Surf Music. "A Southern Californian genre of the early Sixties, surf rock celebrated not just catching the perfect wave, but such carefree adolescent phenomena as the sun, beach, parties, girls and hot rods." Site divided into two sections: Surf Groups, and Hot Rod Groups.
Jan and Dean. The Official Site of the Duo.
The Sunrays. Beach Boys connected, in several ways.
Surfline: Surf Music. Links to all facets of the popular sport, starting with surf music.
surfmusic.com. The Site for Surf Music.

Concert Halls/Jazz Clubs
catalinajazzclub.com. Catalina Bar and Grill in Hollywood
Charley O's Bar and Grill..
Hollywood Bowl. The world-famous music venue.
Jazz Bakery.com. Located in nearby Culver City.
The Music Center; Disney Hall. Construction photos and more on the new home of the L A Philharmonic.
planetmullins. Kikuya restaurant and jazz spot - Beach Blvd. and Adams in Huntington Beach
Steamer's Cafe.. Orange County's premier Jazz venue.

For the Audiophiles
EnjoytheMusic.com. Comprehensive audio site.
The Audiocircle.com. Discussion board.
AudioReview.com. Reviews of high-end audio gear.
Audiogon.com. The place to buy/sell high-end audio gear.
Rega, USA. Home of the classic British high-end audio manufacturer, specializing in audiophile turntables.
VPI, Industries, USA. Manufacturers of American-made high-end audio turntables.

Glossary of String Terms
Glossary of String Terms. Reprinted from Fundamentals for Strings Appendix in Masters Thesis by Albert Jeung (Poly, Class of '84)

Guitar/Bass
Buffalo Bros. Located in Carlsbad, CA, this store is a must visit for guitar afficianodos. Well worth the drive.
justjazzguitar.com. The World Wide Web home of the print magazine that features the greatest players, educators and writers in the field of jazz guitar.
Carol Kaye Online. A guitarist early in her career, Carol became the number one call session bassist in Hollywood, and eventually the "most recorded bassist in history". She's played with everybody, and I do mean everybody! Extensive site.
Fender Guitars. Leo Fender's "Broadcaster" started it all in 1947.
Gibson Guitars. Orville Gibson, working in his Kalamazoo, Michigan shop on a hot summer afternoon in 1894, launched the instrument that would change the guitar landscape forever.
Dave Gould's Guitar Page. Nice site, with links to all the great Jazz Guitarists. Make sure to check out the Barney Kessel Discography!
Howard Roberts Page. The great studio session Guitarist.
Chord Finder. Guitar chords displayed.

Guitar Lessons On-line
Jazz Guitar Lessons. Jazz Guitar lessons, both written (available in Adobe format for printing) and audio lessons.
JazzGuitar.com. Includes excellent article on Improvisation.

General Jazz Information/History
allaboutjazz.com.
charlestonswing.com - Interesting history of swing/bop music and the dancing that went with it.
Harlem.org - The famous photograph, click on individual people for info!
Jazzhouse.org.
jazzonline.com.
monkinstitute.org - Thelonius Monk Jazz Institute.
nationaljazzmuseum.org.
tulane.edu - Tulane University Center for Jazz Research.
redhotjazz.com. The Red Hot Jazz Archive: A History of Jazz before 1930. Must reading for any Jazz fan.
Jazz Times. America's Jazz Magazine.
All That Jazz. Early Jazz History. Includes links to New Orleans, and Chicago style Jazz websites.
rec.music.makers.jazz. Jazz Internet newsgroup.
Jazz with Bob Parlocha.com. Jazz expert, Radio D.J, Musician. You could spend days digging deep into all this site offers.
Jazz Roots. Early Jazz website, loaded with great info. You could spend weeks digging through the "links" page alone! And make sure to take the various "Early Jazz Quizes".
The Jazz Corner.com. Have your computer speakers turned on for this site as well. Site includes current info (and site links) to hundreds of Jazz Musicians.
A Jazz Improvisation Primer. Neat site.
Club Jaycee. The Sights and Sounds (Jazz) from Kansas City. Have your computer speakers on for this one also.

Jazz Musicians and Legends
Jazzcorner.com - Links to tons of players on all instruments
BobMcChesney.com - L.A. trombonist pare excellence
chickcorea.com - Mr. Steven's favorite pianist of all time
patrickwilliams.net - L.A. composer arranger
waynebergeron.com - trumpet like no other
Chet Baker.net. Dedicated to Chesney Henry Baker. Tons of Links to other Jazz greats found here as well.
Lionel Hampton: His Life and Legacy
The Lionel Hampton Story, 1908-2002. A very comprehensive site (w/audio clips)
Barney Kessel Stories. Quips from those that experienced Barney Kessel.

Jazz Organizations
iaje.org - International Association for Jazz Education - watch video of Jazz Masters, and much more!
friendsofjazz.org - Friends of Jazz - Orange County, Ca - they have been VERY generous to us in past years - Steamer's Cafe gig, $500 scholarship presented to Ryan Dennis last year, etc.
The Jazz Foundation of America. Make sure to have your computer speakers turned on. Check out the "Improvise with a Piano" section within.

Jazz Record Labels
vervemusicgroup.com. The home of Getz, Gilberto, Fitzgerald, and other legends.
bluenote.com. Also see "Bluenote Jazz Labelography" above, under "Records and Collecting"
mosaicrecords.com

Let's get Serious
Chord and Discord. Analysis of the music of Gustav Mahler and Anton Bruckner. Includes Volume One (numbers 1-4) of Chord and Discord, and a Biography of Bruckner.
Mahler WWW Pages, maintained and assembled by Jason Greshes. Outstanding comprehensive site. A wealth of information.
The Music of Gustav Mahler on Record. Deryck Barker's guide to Mahler recordings.
A Complete Mahler Discography, maintained by Vincent Mouret.
Welcome to Alex Zhang's Immortal Bruckner Page. Includes discography.
The Bud Herseth Appreciation Page. The long-time (over fifty years!) Principal Trumpet of the Chicago Symphony, considered by many to have been the finest orchestral trumpeter ever.
OJ's Trumpet Page. Another Bud Herseth Site, complete with his warmup and practice routines! Excellent info for all horn players.
The Chicago Symphony. From Stock, to Kubelik, to Reiner, to Solti, to Barenboim.....
The Cincinnatti Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi, Music Director.
The Cleveland Orchestra. Franz Welser-Most's band.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. L.A.'s world-class symphony orchestra.
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam. First-class band, indeed!
The Vienna Philharmonic. Long considered one of the world's finest orchestras.

Musical Instrument Repair
Sawday and Holmes.
moreysmusic.com. See "Sheet Music" below.

Music Theory Online
Theory (A Journal of Criticism, Commentary, Research, and Scholarship)
Dr. Pellman's QUITE CURRENT and QUIESCENTLY COURAGEOUS CURRICULUM for MUSIC THEORY SKILLS. (Geez, with a website name like this, it had better be good!)
Chord Wizard Music Theory: "Seriously Amazing." Includes excellent section on Improvising.
MiBAC Music Software. Music instruction from a computer. Includes separate Jazz section.
Ricki Adams' Music Theory.net. On-line music theory.

Phonograph Records and Collecting
The Vinyl Asylum (Q & A message board)
Recording Technology History (Excellent site, with a wealth of associated information)
Bluenote Records (Jazz) Labelograhy
Deutsche Grammophon Records. The famous "yellow" Classical label. Artists such as Von Karajan, Abbado, Boulez, and many, many more.
Record Collectors Anonymous Favorite Links
Nitty Gritty Record Cleaning Machines (Ask for owner Gayle, and tell her I sent you!)
The Record Collectors Guild (the name says it all)
Vintage Audio Trader's RCA Living Stereo Page (Classical Heaven!)
proaxis.com. Photographs of old Record Labels.
Amoeba Music. With locations in Berkeley, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, Amoeba stores are the largest indepedent record stores in the West. Both new and used. You name it, they have it!
Aron's Records. A fun place to shop. Both new and used.
The Record Surplus. (No website.) Visit them at 11610 Pico Blvd, L.A. Outstanding shop, full of new and used LP's and CD's.
Capitol Records. Official site of the record label originally formed in 1942 by Johnny Mercer, Clyde Wallichs, and George Gard "Buddy" DeSylva (Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole would eventually become limited partners as well.) The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, Nat Cole, Stan Kenton, George Shearing, and many others have recorded for Capitol records.
bagsunlimited.com. "Collection Protection, Since 1975. No. 1 internet resource for display, shipping, and storage products. Polyethylene Sleeves, Mylar Sleeves, Polypropylene Sleeves, Archival Storage, Corrugated Backing Boards, Archival Supplies, Collector Storage Boxes, Mat Board, Shrink Film Machines, Archival Shrink Film, and much more."

Popular Artists
blue-eyes.com. Sinatra (duh!)
Songs by Sinatra. The Internet's most complete Sinatra site, full of info. Recording dates, lyrics, much more.
Doris Day Tribute. Discography page, with album cover thumbnails. Fun site!

Private lessons
Bass:
John Gaspar. Email, John Gaspar, or phone (562) 425-0501. Former Poly Jazz "A" bassist (Class of 2004) John is now giving lessons to beginners of the bass.
Drums:
Matt Johnson. Phone (562) 243-4222.
Greg Paxton. Phone (562) 421-1083.
Flute/Piano:
Renee Baldridge (Poly grad). E-mail: rbaldridge@hotmail.com, or phone (562) 400-1284
Trumpet:
Joan LaRue. Email, Ms2oot@aol.com. Long-time Long Beach trumpet teaching icon, Joan knows everyone!
Darren Mulder. Email, dmulder622@aol.com. Currently a member of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.
Adam Bhatia (Poly grad). Phone (562) 544-3670, or email, anbtoots@aol.com. Winner of numerous National and International competitions, including the National Trumpet Competition and International Trumpet Guild Competition. Principal Trumpet in the UCLA Symphony Orchestra!
Nic Chaffee (Poly Grad.) Nic teaches "straight up, legit" trumpet, as well as Jazz. Phone him at (562) 522-9095
Evan Meier. Beginning and intermediate Trumpet tutor, as well as tutoring for music theory. He is presently tutoring at Chapman University in Orange, where is a Music Composition Major. Evan can be reached at the following: Email "EMNeodyium@aol.com"; Cell 562-234-4796

Recommended Radio and Related Info
KLAC 570 AM . For the best in Popular music, try "The Fabulous 570"
KKJZ 88.1 FM. For the best in Jazz.
KUSC, and KMZT. So Cal's premier Classical stations.
KSPN 710 AM. Local outlet for ESPN Sports Radio (includes seating diagrams for all So Cal sports venues.) Radio Home of our Anaheim Angels.
reelradio.com. Huge site, with links to almost every conceivable area of radio, past and present, one would wish to find.
440.com: Those Were The Days. Historical recollections of "this day in history".
The Museum of Radio and Television. One in New York, one in LA.
BBCi. BBC Radio.
MPR.org.. Minnesota Public Radio.
PRI.org. Public Radio International. Home to Classical 24, From the Top, The Minnesota Orchestra, The Music from Chautauqua, Pipedreams, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, The Record Shelf, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Saint Paul Sunday, Schickele Mix, and The Spoleto Chamber Music Series.
St. Paul Sunday. Host, Bill McLaughlin. Weekly show, featuring interviews and live performances of the best in Classical Music.

Restaurants
555 East/Kings Seafood. Caterer for our June, 2003, and June, 2004 Poly Instrumental Music Banquets. Outstanding food, with service second to none! Please patronize both 555 East and Kings Seafood, as they have been very generous to Poly Music the last two years.
Sheet Music Online
musicianssupplyshop.com. With a retail store located here in LA. An outstanding source for ALL printed music/scores, etc.
Sheetmusicplus.com
Music-scores.com
Marshall Music and Instruments. (no website) 503 Van Ness Ave Torrance, California, 90501. Phone: (310) 320-0246, Fax: (310) 782-9488 e-mail marshlmusc@aol.com. Located just off of the Harbor Freeway. Huge store, with lots of sheet music!
moreysmusic.com. Local landmark, originally located on Pine Ave, now at 4834 Woodruff, Lakewood.

Sports (Sports/Music? Hey, they play the National Anthem, don't they?)
Anaheim Angels. The Official site of the 2002 World Champions of Professional Baseball.
Ballparks.com Munsey and Suppes compilation site. A plethora of info (tons of pix!) on ballparks, both old and new. If you are a sports fan, don't miss this site!
ballparkreviews.com. A zillion photos!
baseball1.com. The Baseball Archive.
baseballcrank.com. Their motto: "Give Victory A Chance - Baseball, War, Politics, Law, and More!" Huge site.
Baseball News Blog. A trillion links within! (Scroll down the left side menu window on their home page.)
baseball-reference.com. Self explanatory.
The Sabermetric Manifesto, By David Grabiner. "What is Sabermetrics"? Grabiner's take on the term coined by baseball historian Bill James.
Yahoo's Directory of Sports Parks. Includes links to both Major and Minor League Ballparks. Photos galore!
Classic Radio: The Voices of Baseball. From A-Z, every broadcaster that every Major League Baseball team has ever had.

Traffic and Weather
Sigalert.com. The Internet's ultimate freeway traffic site. Live visibility to So Cal's freeway activity. You wouldn't want to be late to a Poly Music event, now would you?
The Weather Channel.

Miscellaneous
eBay.com. Looking for a musical instrument?
Long Beach Poly High. The official school website (not affilitated with LBPolyMusic.com)
Press-Telegram. Long Beach's daily newspaper.
Roger Peterson Design. (No website) For silkscreening T-shirts, Sweatshirts, and other "logo" merchandise. (Suppliers of Poly Music logo clothing.) Located here in Signal Hill, call Paulette or Roger at (562) 431-2400, and tell them I sent you!
superpages.com. "Better Pages for Better Decisions". Internet Yellow-Pages.
ups.com. For when you need to "track" that sheet music or musical instrument that's been shipped to you!

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