Corozine, Vince - Jazzin' The Blues
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Corozine, Vince - Jazzin' The Blues

Catalogue No: MB30640M
ArrangementPiano
ComposerVince Corozine
Product FormatSheet Music/Online Audio
£18.99
Typically dispatched in 2-3 working days
LanguageEnglish
Publication Date2018
ISBN9780786699940 (0786699949)

Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 of the 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, and bass.Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass piano parts,making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues and pentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swing eighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, "filler" chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context of accompanying a soloist (comping): in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazz soloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book.If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time you complete it! Includes access to online audio.

Contents

  1. HISTORY OF THE BLUES
  2. Example 1: Blues Melody
  3. Example 2: Major Scales and Blues Scales
  4. Example 3: Pentatonic and Blues Scales
  5. II. THE SOUND THE OF BLUES
  6. Example 4: Groovy Camel Blues
  7. A. Blue Notes and Grace Notes
  8. Example5: Tired Elephant Blues
  9. Example 6: Grace Notes
  10. Example 7: Resolving Blue Notes
  11. Example 8: Resolving Grace Notes
  12. B. Drone Notes
  13. Example 9: Drone Notes with Moving Notes
  14. C. Pedal-Points
  15. Example 10: Pedal-Point
  16. D. Tremolos and Trills
  17. Example 11: Tremolos and Trills
  18. Example 12: Trill Time Blues
  19. E. Syncopation
  20. Example 13: Playful Puppy Blues
  21. Example 14: Syncopation: Anticipation
  22. Example 15: Syncopation: Delay of the Beat
  23. Example 16: Strutting Horse Blues
  24. III. BLUES MELODIES
  25. Example 17: A Simple Blues
  26. Example 18: Blues Melody 2
  27. Riffs
  28. Example 19: Blues Riffs
  29. Example 20: Shuffle Blues
  30. Example 21: Call and Response
  31. IV. BASIC BLUES CHORDS
  32. Example 22: Basic Chords Used in the Blues
  33. Example 23: Four Types of Triads
  34. Example 24: Five Types of Seventh Chords
  35. V. CHORD INVERSIONS
  36. Example 25: Chord Inversions
  37. Example 26: Nervous Monkey Blues
  38. Example 27: Sneaky Cat Blues
  39. Example 28: Slash Chords
  40. VI. LEFT-HAND PATTERNS
  41. A. Boogie Woogie
  42. Example 29: Boogie Woogie Single-Note Pattern
  43. Example 30: Oogie Boogie Woogie
  44. Example 31: Boogie Woogie Two-Note Pattern
  45. Example 32: Another Boogie Woogie
  46. B. Walking Bass
  47. Example 34: Running Rabbit Blues
  48. C. Shell Voicings
  49. Example 35: Shell (Guide-Tone) Voicings
  50. Example 36: Barrel Boogie Blues
  51. D. Stride Piano
  52. Example 37: Stride Piano Playing
  53. VII. RHYTHMIC INTERPRETATION
  54. Example 38: Straight Eighths and Swing Eighths
  55. Example 39: Petrified Parrot Blues
  56. VIII. IMPROVISING THE BLUES
  57. Example 40: Improvising: Outlining Chords
  58. Example 41: Improvising: Blues Scale
  59. Example 42: Improvising: Rhythmic Approach
  60. Example 43: I Can Do It Blues
  61. IX. NEW CHORD PROGRESSIONS
  62. A. Added Chords
  63. Example 44: Added Chords
  64. B. Added Filler Chords
  65. Example 45: Added Filler Chords
  66. Example 46: Walk-Up Connecting Pattern
  67. Example 47: Walk-Down Connecting Pattern
  68. Example 48: Bouncing Baby Blues
  69. X. BLUES IN A MINOR KEY
  70. Example 49: Minor Blues Scale
  71. Example 50: Funky Frog Blues
  72. APPENDIX A - Blues and Country Fills
  73. APPENDIX B - Four Blues Choruses
  74. APPENDIX C - Comping
  75. APPENDIX D - Practice Tips
  76. APPENDIX E - Chord Symbols Used in this Book
  77. APPENDIX F - What Makes a Good Jazz Solo?
  78. APPENDIX G - Jazz Pianists Every Student Should Hear
  79. APPENDIX H - Glossary of Jazz Terms Used in this Book
  80. APPENDIX I - Blues Songs to Learn
  81. APPENDIX J - Select Bibliography of Blues Books
  82. APPENDIX K - Select Bibliography of Jazz Improvisation Books
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