More Giants of Jazz Piano [Paperback] Review

Note-for-note written out jazz arragements from the all time greatest players - perfect for anyone (like me) who wants to study and learn jazz. But I had only heard of a few of the songs - to me - it would have been much more enjoyable to study more "main stream" standards. That said, you take the selections for their study value: find the complex chords substitions (b9/#5s, 11s and 13s) in actual context - transpose - try your tri-tone substitions for each - etc... There are also many RH runs/fills over I-VI-II-V-I patterns - excellent practice.
For me - it's not a great "learn/play/sound like a pro" book - but rather an excellent in-context study of chords and style. This is very advanced and somewhat difficult stuff that might be discouraging for beginning players. But go for it - dig in!

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This collection of jazz tunes features the music and arrangements of Count Basie, David Benoit, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Matt Dennis, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, Benny Green, James P. Johnson, Marian McPartland, Marcus Roberts, Art Tatum, and ""Fats"" Waller. The 27 titles include: The Birth of the Blues
* Carnegie Hall Bounce
* A Foggy Day
* Gang o' Nothin'
* Make Someone Happy
* King Cockroach
* Serenade to Sweden
* Trance Dance
* Willow Weep for Me.

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