Jazz Piano Pieces Grade 4

A musical revolution that should make every jazz lover leap for joy.

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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.

Zusammenfassung
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. Contains all the pieces for ABRSM's new jazz piano exam.

Inhalt

• Blue Monk [Theolonius Monk]

• Three-Four Blues [Bill Kinghorn]

• Oscar's Boogaloo [Charles Beale]

• Freddie Freeloader [Miles Davis]

• Footprints [Wayne Shorter]

• I'm Beginning to see the Light [Duke Ellington / Harry James / Johnny Hodges / Don George]

• Lazy River [Hoagy Carmichael / Sidney Arodin]

• Nobody knows the Trouble I've seen [Trad.]

• Undecided [Charlie Shavers]

• Original Rags [Scott Joplin]

• Shh! [Charles Beale]

• In a different Light [Phil Peskett]

• Heading Home [Chris Batchelor]

• Blues for Pete Johnson [Liam Noble]

• IKON (Memories of Ike) [John Myhill]