Amanti, Lucio A - Jazz Duets for Cellos

Why a book with jazz duets for cello beginners? This book of duets by the Italian jazz cellist and teacher Lucio Amanti wants to give cellists a first introduction into the jazz styles. All 25 pieces are written for the first cello in the first position, with the pieces becoming gradually more demanding with regard to fingering, bowing and harmony. Many of the pieces contain harmonic symbols in order to give the pupil (and the teacher) the chance to try their first improvisations. They can first play the piece as notated in the book and then repeat the section notated with chords as if it were a jazz standard. A new and fresh impetus for cello lessons!

CONTENTS

Warming up
Valse for two
Feeling blue
Show me what you got
Ashia
School day
Milonga de La
Ada
Rainer's delight
Try to keep this one
Fandango
Doubles doubles
Swing
German trains
Ika
Just like little bells
Robin
A mildly positive afternoon
Clave's Schlussel
Dona Lei
A little harder now
In a shifting mood
My first bop
Borrow seven
Miles and miles away