Best of Jazz Standards - Volume 3

A collection of the world's best loved Jazz Standards.The esteemed group of singers chronicled in this volume were able to make a song their own just by singing it. The piano parts vary in difficulty from the most simple arrangements to more complicated piano solos, hence catering for players of all standards. Complete lyrics and guitar chord symbols included.

One of the foremost personalities in the world of Jazz Guitar Larry Coryell has played against the best and here presents an insight into his distinctive and fluid approach.From bebop heroes Sonny Rollins and CharlesMingus to fusion superstars Chick Corea and John McLaughlin Coryell's guitar playing has graced the recordings of the hottest stars in Jazz making him a guitarist of huge reputation and respect. In this three-part DVD seriesCoryell analyses his own Jazz perspective providing an empirical method of solo and chord improvisation.Volume two includes:Creating the improvised lineChord substitutionsImportance of the major/minorseventh soundThe 'Jazz' minor and its related chordsApplying scales to standardsRepositioning chords to fit a single-note lineVocabulary of improvisationBlues phrasing and Bebop sophisticationsGuitaristdevices and techniquesApproaching a solo and small-group performance of the same songDetailed discussion of Autumn Leaves and Coltrane's Moment Of Notice

transcribed by Greg Lui. Finally! Piano Comping transcribed from our best-selling Volume 42 - Blues in All Keys! See how soulful jazz master James Williams negotiates the blues in all twelve keys, and you'll be ready for anything! Of course, the blues and ii-V7 voicings presented here are applicable to all other standards, as well. Those of you who already have the Vol. 42 Blues in All Keys CD will enjoy playing along with the bass and drums by turning off the right channel.

This book is designed to help saxophonists develop fluency in the jazz language by providing mainstream jazz vocabulary (swing/bop/post-bop) that nails the changes and lays great on the horn. Think of Hip Licks for Saxophone Volume 2 as a musical reference book, like a dictionary of great licks in all twelve keys, available when you need it. You can open the book to any page and just start playing. Hip Licks for Saxophone Volume 2 is an indispensable resource that shows you how a professional player would deal with many of the complex chord progressions found in popular standards and jazz compositions. Special Features of Hip Licks for Saxophone Volume 2 by Greg Fishman: • 120 Hip Licks – Each lick is unique and customized for each key, based on the best timbre, register and playability on the horn. • Idiomatic Construction – Alto and Tenor read the same written part, while the rhythm section is recorded in two different keys, ensuring that each lick lays perfectly on all saxophones. • Slow Tempo and Fast Tempo Play-Along CDs are included for both Alto and Tenor – 4 CDs included: 2 Alto CDs and 2 Tenor CDs, providing over four hours of play-along tracks. All licks at 208 BPM (and above) are recorded at both slow and fast tempos. • Hip Licks for Saxophone Volume 2 features great licks over the following chord progressions: • V7#11 chords [C7#11] x 12 keys • ii mi7 / V7 [C mi7 / F7 ] x 12 keys • ii mi7b5 / V7b9 [C mi7b5 / F7b9] x 12 keys • iv mi7 / bVII7 / I Maj7 ( 2 bar and 4 bar phrases) [F mi7 / Bb7 / C Maj7] x 12 keys • b vi mi7 / bII7 / I Maj7 [Ab mi7 / Db7 / C Maj7] x 12 keys • #iv mi7 / VII7 / I Maj7 [F#mi7 / B7 / CMaj7 x 12 keys • Turnaround Licks (4 beats per chord – 4 bar phrases [C Maj7 / A7b9 / Dmi7 / G7] x 12 keys • V7#9#5 / i mi [C7#9#5 / F mi ] x 12 keys • Turnaround Licks (2 beats per chord – 8 bar phrases] [C Maj7 Ami7 / Dmi7 G7 ] x 12 keys • Modular Design – The licks are self-contained, easily taken out of the book to be used in a wide variety of songs. • Interactive Call and Response Format, perfect for ear training and developing your musical memory. Each lick is played twice in a row on the Play-Along CDs, so you can hear the lick and then immediately play along. • Twelve Key Approach – Each CD track takes you through all twelve keys. • Rhythm-Section-Only Tracks let you experiment with your own variations on the licks and improvise over a wide variety of harmonic settings. These tracks are also excellent backgrounds for practicing all of your chords and scales. • Technique Builder – Use Hip Licks for Saxophone as part of your daily practice routine to dramatically increase your technical command of the saxophone. Hip Licks for Saxophone Volumes 1 & 2 were designed to work well together. The lick numbers in volume two start where volume one left off, beginning with lick number 169. This will help you easily keep track of your favorite licks, with no confusion from duplicate lick numbers. Using Volume 1 and 2 together will you have 288 hip licks, many of which can be mixed and matched, creating even more licks. 36 pages, 4 Play-Along CDs included

Jazz on a Summer's Day is a unique collection of stylish jazz arrangements and original compositions for solo piano. It conveys the many sides of summer through swing blues samba calypso and folk and draws inspiration from jazz artists including Oscar Peterson Bill Evans Grover Washington Jr and Sonny Rollins. The author's credentials as a celebrated jazz pianist and composer guarantee a perfect introduction to jazz and to sounding like the best.Nine arrangements and original pieces at intermediate level (Grades 5-8)Notated jazz solos accessible yet idiomaticWide range of styles from swing standards tocontemporaryIncludes a piano duet-a sizzling jazz-sambaCD of full performances to help with interpretation and backing tracks for the duetA companion volume to Jazz on a Winter's Night (9780193365902)

Over 160 of the best-loved piano pieces together in one comprehensive volume! This is a celebration of easy and rewarding solos for the American pianist. Nowhere else will you find gathered together in one piano treasuryso many of America’s favorite folk songs patriotic solos ragtime gems blues instrumentals and jazz standards — along with the beloved classical masterpieces of Bach Beethoven Brahms Chopin Debussy Handel Mendelssohn Mozart Schubert Schumann Strauss and Tchaikovsky.

30 Popular Songs From The Piano Lounge Instrument : piano Type : songbook Nombre de Pages : 120 Finally, the most popular arrangements by Carsten Gerlitz are available in an anthology for bar piano! Best Of Piano Lounge contains the 30 most beautiful titles of the previous twelve volumes, offering wonderful pieces to suit everyone's taste - from jazz and swing standards via musical and film melodies to pop and rock ballads. Each one of them in easily playable and fresh arrangements for the piano. The perfect first step for pianists into the world of the bar piano. Content : Georgia On My Mind - Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Somethin' Stupid - Petite Fleur - Summertime - Those Were The Days - Fly Me To The Moon - Without You - For Your Eyes Only - Sally Gardens - Aquarius - Loch Lomond - Jessie - Misty - The Shadow Of Your Smile - You'll Never Walk Alone - Mandy - As Time Goes By - Plaisir d'amour - Mack The Knife - The Entertainer - Angels - Just The Way You Are - Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Easy - Leningrad - Au clair de la lune - Angie - New York, New York - Over The Rainbow

The second volume of a thousand and one all-time hit songs ranging from essential standards to the latest pop hits - a must for all singers and musicians. / Chant Et Guitare