Jamey Aebersold: Jazz Piano Voicings From Volume 50: Piano: Instrumental Album

Complete Piano transcription book from Vol. 1 'How To Play and Improvise' - featuring Jamey Aebersold from the World???s most popular improv method. Every note is written exactly as played by Jamey Aebersold with chord symbols passing chords pedal markings etc. Total of 40 minutes of efficient musical piano accompaniment written for two hands.

Note-for-note Piano transcription book from Vol. 41 'Body And Soul' - featuring Dan Haerle. A rich sampling of Dan’s marvelous comping over selected choruses of 10 timeless standards. Includes: Misty What’s New Teach Me Tonight Body And Soul Alone Together That’s All Time After Time and more!Why you should consider this and other Aebersold Piano voicing transcription books: Ever listen to a great jazz pianist and wonder 'what's he doing there?' Now you'll know! Here as never before is an opportunity to see real jazz Piano voicings and comping over real songs in real live musical settings. These historic books contain note-for-note transcriptions exactly as recorded of the exciting piano accompaniment from the World Famous Aebersold Play-A-Long series. Not just for pianists there are many ways for all musicians to use these wonderful musical tools: Pianists: First listen closely to the pianist on the respective Play-A-Long recording (sold separately). Next reading from the book play along with him imitating his style. Finally turn him off (using the special stereo separation on all of our CDs) and play along by yourself with the bass and drums. With the techniques learned you'll soon be improvising your own accompaniment!Non-Pianists: Horn players arrangers and vocalists can use these books like dictionaries to look up favorite voicings they've heard on a particular Play-A-Long track. Written clearly for two hands even the most novice pianist can play many sections of these books.Teachers/Educators: Give your combo piano students instant jazz voicings and harmonies over a variety of Standards and styles. As personal tools they will enhance your own understanding of voicings and voice movement and provide you with better skills for accompanying your students.

Jazz Piano Essentials includes a collection of riffs patterns and exercises as well as explanations of stylistic piano idioms such as stride walking bass rootless voicings rhythm changes blues swing bebop and others supported with transcriptions arrangements and solos based on standards. It also contains many intros and endings along with standard runs and fills. A unique compendium full of personal tips and secrets of jazz piano collected over a lifetime of study and performance. Classical musicians starting to investigate jazz or intermediate to advanced players wanting to enhance their skill set will find this book to be full of promise and absolutelyessential.

Complete Piano transcription book from Vol. 64 'Salsa/Latin Jazz' - featuring Mark Levine. See how to play authentic Salsa/Latin voicings and figures from a widely recognized authority over the changes of: Sabor Linda Chicana Mambo Inn Afro Blue Manteca Piccadillo Curacao and more. Why you should consider this and other Aebersold Piano voicing transcription books: Ever listen to a great jazz pianist and wonder ?what?s he doing there?? Now you?ll know! Here as never before is an opportunity to see real jazz Piano voicings and comping over real songs in real live musical settings.

Noted jazz pianist, composer, recording artist and educator Andy LaVerne has drawn from his decades of experience playing with master musicians from Getz to Lovano to create this comprehensive compendium of contemporary moving voicings. Quartal, quintal, drop 2, dominant 7b9/diminished, triadic, whole tone and chromatic performance proven voicings pioneered by McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Andy himself are presented and fleshed out in all twelve keys. This book picks up where others leave off, enabling you to replace static chords with voicings that move melodically, dramatically, and gracefully over the entire range of the keyboard. Firmly rooted in contemporary jazz theory, the emphasis is on practical performance applications. Andy ties it all together with illustrations of comping choruses for five standard jazz tunes. Chords in Motion satisfies a long awaited need in actual comping situations, and shows you how to move chords through varying harmonic rhythms. FINALLY ? a book that gives you moving voicings, and sets them in motion in all twelve keys. Chords in Motion is a valuable resource for all keyboardists, arrangers, and instrumentalists. Activate, animate, and energize your comping with this encyclopedic volume. 156 pages, spiral bound for easy opening. Andy carries the flame of jazz piano tradition and just great music. He always inspires me. Chick Corea This is a great book! I am going to sit down and play through this!! I am always telling my non-piano playing students how important it is to work with (and internalize) the sounds that we live with all our lives as Jazz musicians. Coltrane spent years sitting at the piano and so should all of us!!! John Patitucci Berklee College of Music One thing about Andy?he is complete as can be and has been consistently so for years in both his teaching materials and playing. He is completely knowledgeable in such a way that when I play with him, I know he KNOWS!! Plus he is one of the smoothest and polished of players around. Great book?encyclopedic in content. Dave Liebman Founder, Artistic Director, International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) I've played and recorded with Andy LaVerne many times over the years and in many different settings and he's always come up with the hippest, most interesting chords in the most musical way! His way of playing and looking at chords inspires me as a drummer and his rhythm section partner to play things that are in turn inspiring to the rest of the band. This book, helps musicians, understand, in a clear thoughtful presentation, how to go about getting this together. Billy Drummond Jazz Drummer, Educator, Juilliard, NYU Chords in Motion is an outstanding and comprehensive guide by Andy LaVerne, whose encyclopedic knowledge, decades of experience and brilliance as a performer and educator make this an invaluable handbook of modern jazz piano harmony. Its user-friendly, intelligent design enables musicians to expand their harmonic palette and potentially transform their playing, writing and arranging. Chords in Motion is an invaluable contribution to jazz musicians! Lynne Arriale Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, Associate Professor of Jazz Piano, Director of Small Ensembles, University of North Florida Chords in Motion is exactly the book I'd expect from Andy LaVerne. It's clear, openhearted and inspiring, as has been every conversation I've had with Andy over the years. Long a fan of his playing, I have enjoyed this look behind the curtain at how Andy LaVerne formulated his signature style. One other thing -- any pianist, no matter his/her approach, will gain insight into what will surely be new and exciting musical directions. Pete Malinverni Jazz Pianist, Educator, Director of Jazz Studies, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Music What a great resource for expanding the harmonic palette! Chords in Motion is a must have for the aspiring young jazz pianist as well as the seasoned veteran. Another winner from Andy! Paul Schmeling Jazz Pianist, Educator, Chair Emeritus, Piano Department, Berklee College of Music In Chords in Motion, I recognize chords and sounds that have inspired me to compose and play: harmony from the music of Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner. This book is well organized, and from the beginning gets you playing. Each chord structure is explained and developed. There is plenty to practice. I especially like the exercises using contrary motion, arpeggiation

Transcribed Comping. Par AEBERSOLD JAMEY. Features Dan Haerle & Mark Levine's comping. This is the only book in the series that offers a sampling of TWO great jazz pianists! Includes Birdlike, Little Sunflower, Coral Keys, Pensativa, Crisis, Red Clay, Dear John, Sky Dive, Gibraltar, Up Jumped Spring, Lament For Booker. / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Piano ou Clavier

Par AEBERSOLD JAMEY. Complete piano transcription book from Vol. 55 'Jerome Kern - Yesterdays' - featuring Hal Galper. Hal’s melodic approach and rhythmic accompaniment have made him one of the most “in demand” pianists today. 135 pages of inspiring comping to 12 favorites. INCLUDES: The Song Is You _ Yesterdays _ I’m Old Fashioned _ Why Do I Love You _ Dearly B / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Piano ou Clavier

Every musician should have a basic understanding of how and why pianists voice chords in certain ways. This book designed by a Horn player addresses and explains the basics of authentic hip sounding chord voicings in simple non-pianistic language.You’ll be comping on your own over Standards in a short period of time. Includes written voicings over many of the most popular Aebersold play-a-long tracks (including 11 tracks from Volume 54 'Maiden Voyage') so you can comp with bass and drums backing you up! No Piano skills are required to use this book effectively. Play great jazz voicings today!