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Five superb albums of graded pieces provide a wealth of jazz repertoire for you to play. Throughout, there is a huge range of styles, from bebop blues to calypsos, boogie-woogie to ballads, jazz waltzes to free jazz. There are classic tunes by the jazz greats, including Duke Ellington, Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk. And there are brand-new pieces specially commissioned from professional British jazz musicians and educators. Each album presents 15 pieces in three lists: blues, standards and contemporary jazz. The head of each piece is set out with all the characteristic voicings, phrasing and rhythmic patterns you need for a stylish performance. The improvised section gives guideline pitches and left-hand voicings as a practical starting-point. Accessible, student-centred and of the highest musical standards, these pieces will get you playing jazz confidently and creatively.

Zusammenfassung
Five albums of graded pieces providing a wealth of jazz repertoire. Each presents 15 pieces in three lists: blues, standards and contemporary jazz. The head of each piece is set out with characteristic voicings, phrasing and rhythmic patterns. The improvised section gives guideline pitches and left-hand voicings as a practical starting-point.

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• Barrelhouse Blues [Tim Richards]

• Walking Blues [John Myhill]

• Birk's Works [Dizzy Gillespie]

• Blues for Tom [Charles Beale]

• Allfarthing Blues [Julian Joseph]

• I wish I knew how it would feel to be free [Billy Taylor]

• Fly me to the Moon (In other words) [Bart Howard]

• Sombrero Sam [Charles Harford Lloyd]

• A Smooth One [Benny Goodman]

• Swing Fun [Huw Warren]

• Neat Feet [Michael Garrick]

• Spanish Sketch [Terry Seabrook]

• Sails [Nikki Iles]

• Saturday [Roland Perrin]

• The Peanut Vendor (El Manisero) [Moises Simons]