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Awarded the prestigious Music Industries Association Award in 2006 for Best Pop Publication Tim Richards' Exploring Jazz Piano was the long-awaited follow-up to his acclaimed Improvising Blues Piano also published by Schott. The overall level is somewhat higher and would suit pianists of Grade 4 standard and above. The book comes in two volumes comprising no less than 56 original pieces by the author together with special arrangements of 24 standards ranging from Autumn Leaves and Summertime to Straight No Chaser and Coltrane's Impressions.The two volumes also contain over 800 musical examples a veritable treasury of styles and techniques for the aspiring jazzpianist and refers to the work of Erroll Garner Art Tatum Duke Ellington Thelonious Monk Bud Powell Horace Silver Hampton Hawes Red Garland Wynton Kelly Bill Evans George Shearing Oscar Peterson Chick Corea McCoy Tyner and many others. Each volume has its own CD containing between them performances of all 80 pieces played by Tim alone or with his current trio of Dominic Howles (bass) and Matt Home (drums). Play-along tracks are also included in which the piano is panned to one speaker providing rhythm section accompaniment if desired by turning the amplifier's balance control. Copious examples of improvisation are accompanied by numerous assignments with guidance to hand on every page. The package is beautifully illustrated with many full-page photographs of piano masters past and present informative mini biographies and a comprehensive suggested listening section. The practical covered spiral binding protects the books as well as enabling them to lie flat on the music stand.Exploring Jazz Piano fills a vacuum in jazz piano instruction its comprehensive syllabus taking the reader from first principles in Vol. 1 to professional level in Vol. 2. Any student of jazz piano piano teacher or performing musician dipping into either volume will be rewarded with a wealth of ideas and practical information to keep them occupied for many

Book and CD. The Drop 2 Book is the first publication to explore the 4-note block chord approach to jazz Piano playing- as used by Piano masters like Kenny Barron, MyCoy Tyner, Barry Harris, Cedar Walton and Bill Evans. World renowned educator and pianist Mark Levine gives the reader a comprehensive, step-by-step, beginner to advanced Masterclass on this approach to voicing chords. This book includes chapters on: The basic Drop 2 approach Advanced techniques soloing and 'comping in Drop 2 Practice techniques Plus a CD of Levine demonstrating all the exercises This is an invaluable insight into the harmonic minds of some of the world's greatest Piano players.

This unique collection comes from original magazine sheet music from the heyday of the big bands. Bill Irwin shares his collection of music from legends of the genre (Art Tatum, Nat 'King? Cole, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Error Garner, Fats Waller, Alec Templeton, etc.) as well as other lesser-known but influential pianists such as Milt Buckner, Buddy Cole, Pete Johnson, Mel Powell, Gohnny Guarnieri, and more. Irwin includes an analysis of each piece, with musical insights to the style and techniques used. Anyone interested in playing big band styles and following the development of popular piano playing will be fascinated by this look back in time. / Piano

Secrets of the Great Contemporary Players-Learn to play the Piano styles of today's top rock pop and jazz artists with Piano Styles Of 23 Pop Masters: Secrets Of The Great Contemporary Players. Great for beginner to intermediate Piano players and including the melodic and harmonic techniques of 23 iconic performers including Ray Charles Herbie Hancock Norah Jones Alicia Keys Elton John and Stevie Wonder to name just a few. The accompanying audio tracks are designed to allow maximum flexibility when practicing: you can highlight the Piano part the rhythm section or both ? according to your needs. A must for players who really want to getinside the styles of their favorite artists.

Par IRIZARRY NEFF. The most comprehensive book ever written on Latin jazz guitar playing ? from its roots in Afro-Cuban music to the great contemporary masters! Traditional lines from the Tres, cuatro and requinto adapted to the guitar in the style of Arsenio Rodriguez, Yomo Toro, El Güero Gil, etc. Piano adaptations and solutions for the guitar patterned after Bebo Valdes, Clare Fischer, Eddie Palmieri, etc. Step-by-step instruction on how to play guajeos, montunos and other Afro-Cuban styles on guitar Transcription and analysis of key guitarists, composers and arrangers such as George Benson, Chico O?Farrill, Clare Fischer, Stan Appelbaum, Cal Tjader and La Playa sextet Stylistic analysis of highly infl uential guitarists such as Juanito Marquez, Paul Alicea, Sonny Henry, Edgardo Miranda, Carlos Emilio Morales, Bobby Redfield, Carlos Santana and Steve Khan. Transcriptions and analysis of jazz guitar greats playing Latin music, like Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Attila Zoller, Danny Embrey and Steve Khan. And much more! Over 250 audio files of the author playing each exercise! / Date parution : 2022-02-10/ Etude / Guitare

A step-by-step guide to basic comping rhythms, voicings, and progressions ? as played by the masters ? that focuses on how to play (or ?comp?) behind a jazz soloist. Topics covered include: Basic rhythms and voicings for comping; 11 note-for-note transcriptions of Bud Powell, Horace Silver, Tadd Dameron, and Barry Harris comping behind the soloist; 3 modified transcriptions in the style of Red Garland, Sonny Clark, and Bobby Timmons comping behind the soloist; comping guides, rhythms, and progressions derived from the transcriptions; over 80 comping exercises aimed at getting the concepts under your fingers; plus interviews about the art of comping by Harold Mabern and Renee Rosnes. 272 pages, plus 2 CDs containing demonstrations and play-along tracks. / Methods

Bill Evans the pianist is a towering figure acknowledged by the Jazz world fans musicians and critics.However Bill Evans the composer has yet to take his place alongside the great Masters of composition. Therein liesthe sole purpose of writing this treatise.Evans's compositions must be studied and played. They are rich and full of wondrous invention and genius. I get much pleasure from playing Chopin Brahms et. al. From Evans I geta great deal more. His music is a synthesis of all western classical music plus the many years of Jazz.He is America's Chopin.Jack Reilly.