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.
Contents
Bedford Square Blues [Richard Michael]
Oh Lord, Don't let them Drop that Atomic Bomb on me [Charles Mingus]
Bags' Groove [Milt Jackson]
Slinky Thing [Simon Whiteside]
Prove you Groove [Phil Peskett]
Perdido [Ervin Drake / Harry Lenk / Juan Tizol]
Inchworm [Frank Loesser]
Jean Pierre [Miles Davis]
(Old Man from) The old Country [Nat Adderley / Curtis Lewis]
Is you is, or Is you ain't (ma' Baby)? [Billy Austin / Louis Jordan]