E-Z Play Today #156. Best Of Rodgers and Hart

E-Z Play Today Volume 86-15 of Cohen's best songs presented in our easy to read and play E-Z Play® Today notation including the ever-popular ?Hallelujah? plus: Anthem ? Bird on the Wire (Bird on a Wire) ? Chelsea Hotel #2 ? Dance Me to the End of Love ? Everybody Knows ? Famous Blue Raincoat ? First We Take Manhattan ? The Future ? Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye ? I'm Your Man ? So Long Marianne ? Suzanne ? A Thousand Kisses Deep ? Waiting for the Miracle.

A Quick and Easy Introduction for Beginners-This best-selling title is now available with a demonstration audio tracks available online for download or streaming! Teach Yourself to Play Guitar was created specifically for the student with no music-reading background. With lesson examples presented in today's most popular tab format which also incorporates simple beat notation for accurate rhythm execution Teach Yourself to Play Guitar offers the beginning guitarist not only a comprehensive introduction to essential guitar-playing fundamentals but a quick effective uncomplicated and practical alternative to the multitude of traditional self-instructional method books. It also: covers power chords barre chords open position scales and chords (major and minor) and single-note patterns and fills; includes lesson examples and song excerpts in a variety of musical styles rock folk classical country and more; familiarizes the student with fretboard organization chord patterns hand and finger positions and guitar anatomy by way of easy-to-interpret diagrams photos and illustrations; provides complete concise explanations while keeping text to a minimum; and prepares the student for the option of further guitar instruction.

Featuring songs from award-winning Finnish pianist and composer Iiro Rantala's three most acclaimed albums this Piano Songbook includes 20 selections expertly arranged for Piano. One of the most famous pianists in Finland as well as being renowned internationally Iiro Rantala?has played with the band 'Trio Töykeät' and composed many songs as a solo musician. He has won numerous awards including the prestigious German ECHO Jazz award in 2012 for 'Best International Pianist'. This Piano Songbook?features selections from three of the best albums he has worked on: 'Anyone With A Heart' withthe 'Iiro Rantala String Trio'; and his solo compositions 'Lost Heroes' and 'My History Of Jazz'.? Rantala?is known for his playing style that is at once playful then serious. Many fans see his style as combining a virtuosic technical proficiency with a sense of humour making him a favourite within the jazz Piano world. His two solo albums are both a musical exposition of?Rantala's talent and an exploration of his inspirations and personal view of the history of jazz. This makes the songbook a truly original compilation with works that will expand your repertoire with exciting and innovative compositions while also giving an insight into the personal mind of one of today's most striking jazz pianists.? If you're a fan of the man?himself or just big on contemporary jazz Piano Iiro Mantala is a big figure to keep an eye on. This Piano Songbook?contains a diverse selection of his best works giving you an excellent introduction to the genius of the Scandinavian superstar.

Joachim Andersen (1847-1909) was a Danish virtuoso flautist and composer who travelled widely throughout Europe becoming one of the best concert flautists of his generation. He is best known today for his eight volumesof Etudes for Flute which he wrote throughout his career. They are still used by top professionals all over the world to improve their technique and musicianship. Twenty-Four Short Studies Op.33 is anessential volume for any aspiring Flute player.

Do you wonder why lots of practice on scales and arpeggios hasn't made you feel fluent and creative when soloing? If so, then this book is the missing link for you! Line Games is an organized series of practical studies for the development of single-note guitar technique and jazz vocabulary simultaneously. Many examples are transcribed from the recorded solos of great jazz guitarists (Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Joe Pass, etc.) and then the book gives you the tools to develop complete fluency in creating similar lines on your own! Randy Vincent's Line Games is a serious, well-conceived book on jazz guitar. It has a tremendous amount of useful information which can be truly helpful to guitarists seeking thorough knowledge and training in jazz music.? ? Kenny Burrell Topics Covered Include: Basic six-note scales commonly used by the jazz greats. How to use all of the chromatic notes to make playing inside the chord changes sound more interesting and melodic. Triad pairs for modern-sounding lines, as used by all the great players from Coltrane on. Exercises that will give you the tools to create many interesting chord extensions from a few simple arpeggios. How to build long lines across many chord changes. How to use thematic development for more cohesive solos. Fingerings often given to aid in getting these lines under your fingers. Plus much more! 156 pages. More Endorsements: This book is probably the most complete explanation of linear improvisation as applied to the guitar that I have come across. Randy Vincent goes into his subjects, which include a novel take on hexatonic applications, chromatic neighbor tones, and various scale forms and arpeggios, with unprecedented thoroughness. It is also refreshing to see the emphasis on thematic development, and I like how some of the great recorded guitar solos are often used as illustrative examples. I highly recommend it.? ? Ben Monder Randy has come up with another Winner. This is one of the most comprehensive studies I have ever encountered concerning single line improvisation!? ? Vic Juris With all the books on jazz improvisation available I didn't think it was possible to find one that offers a new perspective but Randy Vincent's Line Games does just that. It's a great book! There are many real- world examples of players using the archetypal bebop hexatonic sound and many examples of ways to practice and utilize the sound. In suggesting ways of practicing and using the scale Randy gets you started, but it's up to the reader to strike out on their own ? in my opinion the best way to really grasp a sound or concept. There is a whole lot of material here and I'm looking forward to working with it for a long time. Thanks, Randy!!? ? Bruce Saunders With the plethora jazz guitar books on the market today, one must sort through dozens to find one that yields the results of a tried and true method for learning to play jazz as applied to the guitar. I was pleasantly surprised to find a new book that I feel to have such qualities. This being the jazz guitar book written by Randy Vincent called Line Games for Sher Music Co. Inside, you'll find dozens of examples, explanations, techniques, and the application of the jazz language employed by all the great jazz guitarists we know and love. Great job, Randy!? ? Henry Johnson