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
Barrelhouse Blues [Tim Richards]
Walking Blues [John Myhill]
Birk's Works [Dizzy Gillespie]
Blues for Tom [Charles Beale]
Allfarthing Blues [Julian Joseph]
I wish I knew how it would feel to be free [Billy Taylor]