Blues to Jazz

Par COROZINE VINCE. Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 of the 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, and bass.Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass piano parts,making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues and pentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swing eighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, 'filler' chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context of accompanying a soloist (comping): in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazz soloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book.If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time you complete it! Includes access to online audio. Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 ofthe 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, andbass. Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass pianoparts, making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues andpentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swingeighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, 'filler' chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context ofaccompanying a soloist (comping) - in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazzsoloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book. If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time youcomplete it! Includes access to online audio. / Jazz / Etude / Piano

Le maître de la guitare Duke Robillard vous livre ici 30 leçons pour enrichir et élargir vos possibilités de solo et d'accompagnement blues, grâce à ce livret agrémenté d'un CD. Conçues pour les aspirants bluesmen comme pour les guitaristes plus expérimentés, ces leçons sont truffés de concepts inédits, entremêlant le jazz et le blues, pour enrichir massivement votre jeu.Duke Robillard est une légende de la musique blues, jazz et roots. Il a gagné quatre Blues Music Awards et a été nominé aux Grammy Awards. Au cours de sa carrière, il a partagé la scène ou enregistré avec quelques-uns des plus grands musiciens de tous les temps, parmi lesquels Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jimmy Witherspoon, et bien d'autres. Découvrez son dernier album, Independently Blues, disponible sur www.dukerobillard.com / Guitare

This old style blues tune features a nice combination of horn riffs bluesy melody and a medium swing feel. An excellent chart to encourage your aspiring soloists this will go together quickly and sound great. (Includes full performance CD)

Jazz is an important and distinctive American contribution to 20th Century music. Jazz Rags And Blues - Book 2 contains 8 original solos by Martha Mier that reflect the various styles of the jazz idiom including lyrical sophisticated blues-jazz and happy bouncing rags. Suitable for the early-intermediate to intermediate Pianist.

Jennifer and Michael Watts are a husband-and-wife team active in the music industry in Southern California. Jennifer is a classically trained jazz pianist and maintains a full piano studio. Mike is a multi-talented studio musician arranger composer and orchestrator working mainly in the motion picture and television industries. Some of the more recent films he has been involved with include Tangled Toy Story 3 and The Princess and the Frog. Blues Jazz Rock & Rags is comprised of original compositions Jennifer uses in her studio to keep piano students motivated. The original solos in Book 1 (HL00296849) are at the Late Elementary level. Titles are: The Baby Rhino •Blues News • The Broken Clock • Frog Hoppin' • Get Down • Lazy Daisy • Raggin' Around • Rockin' the Blues Away • Sneakin' Cake • The Tangled Tango • Whenever • and Wishing for Summertime.

Discovery Jazz - Grade 1.5 This is really not just another blues but rather an excellent medium swing chart perfect for inexperienced bands. The blues format makes it comfortable for beginning soloists and sample solos are provided for alto or tenor sax.

From master arranger Michael Abene here is a slow cooking blues chart that features the piano and some wonderfully outrageous ensemble scoring. This is the authentic version originally recorded by the GRP All-Star Band on theirGrammy Award winning CD ?ALL BLUES? and rescored for standard jazz ensemble instrumentation. Requires woodwind doubling and a mature rhythm section.

Here is a must-have jazz classic that has been performed by virtually every jazz artist from composer W.C. Handy and Glenn Miller to Herbie Hancock. That's because it is a clever and interesting tune - going from major to minor then back to major all the while keeping the blues form. Arranger John Denton creatively sets the groove as a swing shuffle right from the first note and it continues to build. Solo space for tenor sax along with the flexibility of optional parts makes this a winner.

This new swing original from Mark Taylor has all the ingredients for a winning chart. Featuring a bluesy sax riff effective ensemble sections and a flexible solo section this is an excellent festival or concert number for younger groups.

Recorded in the mid-1950s and also known as ?Tranes Blues ? this jazz classic is credited to Miles Davis but reportedly penned by John Coltrane. Regardless Michael Mossmans refreshing version crafted in a moderate cha-cha groove puts this standardtune in a completely new light. The solo section can be handled by any sax.

Etudes and Familiar Chord Progressions for Two Guitars. Par FISCHER TIM / FLYNN WILLIAM. Jazz Guitar Duets takes you on an exploration of the entire range of the fretboard through 10 duets over standard jazz progressions. Each duet is written in standard notation and is accompanied by audio recordings and in-depth analysis. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Recueil / Guitare Jazz ou 2 Guitares