The Jazz Piano Book 0961470151, 9780961470159
Endorsed by Kenny Barron, Jamey Aebersold, Richie Beirach, and more, this book presents all the information a student of
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English Pages 306 [321] Year 2005
Table of contents :
Table of Contents......Page 5
About the Author......Page 4
Acknowledgements......Page 6
Photography Directory......Page 7
Introduction and a Note on Terminology and Chord Symbols......Page 8
Chapter One: Intervals and Triads—Review......Page 11
Chapter Two: The Major Modes and II-V-I......Page 23
Chapter Three: Three-Note Voicings......Page 27
Chapter Four: Sus and Phrygian Chords......Page 33
Chapter Five: Adding Notes to Three-Note Voicings......Page 37
Chapter Six: Tritone Substitution......Page 47
Chapter Seven: Left-Hand Voicings......Page 51
Chapter Eight: Altering Notes in Left-Hand Voicings......Page 59
Introduction: why scales?......Page 69
Major scale harmony......Page 70
Melodic minor scale harmony......Page 78
Diminished scale harmony......Page 86
Whole-tone scale harmony......Page 92
Chapter Ten: Putting Scales To Work......Page 95
Chapter Eleven: Practicing Scales......Page 101
Chapter Twelve: So What Chords......Page 107
Chapter Thirteen: Fourth Chords......Page 115
Chapter Fourteen: Upper Structures......Page 119
Chapter Fifteen: Pentatonic Scales......Page 135
Chapter Sixteen: Voicings, Voicings, Voicings......Page 147
Chapter Seventeen: Stride and Bud Powell Voicings......Page 165
Chapter Eighteen: Four-Note Scales......Page 177
Chapter Nineteen: Block Chords......Page 189
Chapter Twenty: Salsa and Latin Jazz......Page 217
Chapter Twenty-One: 'Comping......Page 233
Chapter Twenty-Two: Loose Ends......Page 245
Chapter Twenty-Three: Practice, Practice, Practice......Page 261
Listen......Page 285
Appendix......Page 309
Table of Contents......Page 5
About the Author......Page 4
Acknowledgements......Page 6
Photography Directory......Page 7
Introduction and a Note on Terminology and Chord Symbols......Page 8
Chapter One: Intervals and Triads—Review......Page 11
Chapter Two: The Major Modes and II-V-I......Page 23
Chapter Three: Three-Note Voicings......Page 27
Chapter Four: Sus and Phrygian Chords......Page 33
Chapter Five: Adding Notes to Three-Note Voicings......Page 37
Chapter Six: Tritone Substitution......Page 47
Chapter Seven: Left-Hand Voicings......Page 51
Chapter Eight: Altering Notes in Left-Hand Voicings......Page 59
Introduction: why scales?......Page 69
Major scale harmony......Page 70
Melodic minor scale harmony......Page 78
Diminished scale harmony......Page 86
Whole-tone scale harmony......Page 92
Chapter Ten: Putting Scales To Work......Page 95
Chapter Eleven: Practicing Scales......Page 101
Chapter Twelve: So What Chords......Page 107
Chapter Thirteen: Fourth Chords......Page 115
Chapter Fourteen: Upper Structures......Page 119
Chapter Fifteen: Pentatonic Scales......Page 135
Chapter Sixteen: Voicings, Voicings, Voicings......Page 147
Chapter Seventeen: Stride and Bud Powell Voicings......Page 165
Chapter Eighteen: Four-Note Scales......Page 177
Chapter Nineteen: Block Chords......Page 189
Chapter Twenty: Salsa and Latin Jazz......Page 217
Chapter Twenty-One: 'Comping......Page 233
Chapter Twenty-Two: Loose Ends......Page 245
Chapter Twenty-Three: Practice, Practice, Practice......Page 261
Listen......Page 285
Appendix......Page 309
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