Exploring Jazz Piano Vol.1 by Tim Richards PDF MP3
English | 2005 | ISBN-10: 190245524X | 256 pages | PDF/MP3 | 135.88 MB
Volume 1 introduces the intermediate pianist to the basic chord-types used in jazz, from major and minor triads to seventh and ninth chords.
Other topics include:
chord/scale relationships
modes
broken chord and scale patterns
pentatonic and blues scales
walking bass lines
'Latin' rhythms and bass lines
horizontal & vertical improvisation
tritone substitution
two-handed voicings
II V I sequences
rootless voicings
technical exercises and fingering
accompaniment styles
ear-training
28 pieces by the author appear alongside Autumn Leaves, Fly Me to the Moon, In a Sentimental Mood, Mannenberg, On Green Dolphin Street (part 1), Ornithology, Song for My Father, Straight No Chaser and Take the 'A' Train. Also included are transcribed solos by Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver, an invaluable source of authentic jazz techniques.