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Jazz for Piano by David Sharp
Whether you're a pianist, guitarist, saxophonist, bassist, or drummer, this comprehensive resource offers deep insights into the harmonic structures, rhythmic concepts, and chord progressions that define jazz. While many examples include piano voicings, the analytical approach applies to any instrument and any musician seeking to understand the language of jazz at a deeper level.
Explore detailed analyses of compositions and solos by masters including Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Bill Evans, Horace Silver, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Andrew Hill, Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Nichols, McCoy Tyner, and many others who shaped the evolution of jazz from the 1940s through the 1970s and beyond.
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Lester Young
admin November 13, 2013
Born on August 27th 1909, Lester Young ( “Prez” )was one of the giants of the tenor saxophone. In the swing era […]
Jimmy Smith
admin November 13, 2013
Jazz organ never received the seismic shift it did before Jimmy Smith entered the scene. Born on December 8, 1925 […]
Benny Goodman
admin November 13, 2013
Benny Goodman is one of swing’s most famous exponents. The rise to mass popularity, and his racially integrated bands are […]
Tony Williams
admin November 12, 2013
Very seldom in Jazz history have come musicians that singlehandedly change the course of the way their instruments are approached […]
Roy Eldridge
admin November 12, 2013
Explosive, boisterous, competitive, words that describe trumpeter Roy Eldridge. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Eldridge was one of the most important […]
Count Basie
admin November 12, 2013
Through a six and half decade career William “Count” Basie exemplified the swing style in a powerful manner. His bands […]
Harry James
admin November 12, 2013
Trumpeter Harry James was very popular with his mainstream sound. James was born in Albany, Georgia and began his career […]
Art Tatum
admin November 12, 2013
“God is in the house tonight” were the famous words uttered by pianist/composer extraordinaire Fats Waller on Art Tatum. In […]
Minority Arrangement
admin November 11, 2013
Marc Mommaas arrangement of Gigi Gryce’s Minority, written for the students of the theory and improvisation workshop. The arrangement includes […]
John Coltrane
admin November 11, 2013
John William Coltrane spent a career of searching and scaling new heights, with thrilling highs, and some things that leave […]
Coleman Hawkins
admin November 11, 2013
When discussing artists at the forefront of their fields and then embracing change, naturally adapting with their own voices names […]
Louis Armstrong
admin October 30, 2013
Throughout the history of Jazz, perhaps it can be said there is no more influential figure than Louis Armstrong. From […]