88: The Giants of Jazz Piano Review

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(More customer reviews)A bonus 11-track cd comes with this portrait of eighty-eight pioneers and players of jazz piano, from Jelly Roll Morton to Benny Green. Here are insights on lives, techniques, and changing perspectives on jazz piano styles and artistry, enhanced by the author's personal experience as a jazz pianist and his original interviews with many of the players. Avid fans of the genre will find The Giants Of Jazz Piano positively absorbing.

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This handsome, insightful hardcover volume delves deep into the music of 88 visionaries who have made an indelible mark on the world of jazz through their mastery of the pianoÃ-s 88 keys. This engaging collection describes the intriguing personality and performance characteristics of each pianist. Seven major figures are covered in depth: Jelly Roll Morton, Earl Hines, Art Tatum, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Keith Jarrett and Cecil Taylor. Other featured artists include: James P. Johnson, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Nat "King" Cole, Oscar Peterson, Les McCann, Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Billy Taylor, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea and 70 others, in styles ranging from stride to swing, bebop to post-bop, funk to avant garde, and more. Includes a bonus CD with 11 great jazz tracks, 100 photos, and a foreword by Keith Jarrett.
"Like great solos, these essays have grace, wit, and a sense of personal involvement ... Immensely valuable stuff!"
- Dick Hyman

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The Art Tatum Collection (Artist Transcriptions) Review

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(More customer reviews)For the most part these transcriptions of Art Tatum's improvisations/arrangements are done very well. Chords are listed for each corresponding measure so you harmonically can follow what's going on easily enough. It's very fun to follow Art Tatum recordings on the sheet to have a better idea of what he's doing. My only gripe would be that there is no fingering listed in this book and it's just a transcription of the notes. Yes, I do realize by running through Riccardo Scivales' book "The Right Hand According To Art Tatum" solves a lot of these problems, but it would've been nice to have the fingering laid out in this book. It would save a lot of time in figuring out what the legendary Art Tatum was actually doing with his hands. Overall, I would give the transcriptions a 5/5 but due to the lack of fingering I have to give it a 4/5.

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This fabulous songbook features note-for-note transcriptions of pianist supreme Art Tatum's interpretations of 15 jazz standards: After You've Gone * Ain't Misbehavin' * Aunt Hagar's Blues * Blue Skies * Body and Soul * Cocktails for Two * Honeysuckle Rose * How High the Moon * Jitterbug Waltz * The Man I Love * St. Louis Blues * Sweet Lorraine * Tea for Two * Tiger Rag (Hold That Tiger) * Willow Weep for Me.

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Oscar Peterson - Jazz Exercises, Minuets, Etudes and Pieces for Piano (keyboard instruction) Review

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(More customer reviews)This Jazz Exercise Book is great for jazz pianist of all levels: beginning, intermediate, and advance. The book has lots variations in the left and right hand. Compared to Hanon 60 exercise, Oscar Peterson's exercises were more enjoyable because the pieces offer a more complex and rich sound. Hanon is super repetitive, but Peterson's exercises are not. The Peterson's exercises getter harder as you go along the book. Each exercise is followed by a minuet. Each etude is followed by a piece. This book is smart in the pieces that are arranged. You can pull some riffs out of the scores/pieces for your jazz impoverishment as well. Overall, this jazz exercise book is one of the best I've encountered.

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Legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson has long been devoted to the education of piano students. In this book he offers dozens of pieces designed to empower the student, whether novice or classically trained, with the technique needed to become an accomplished jazz pianist.

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