Celebrated Jazzy Solos, Bk 3: 9 Solos in Jazz Styles for Early Intermediate to Intermediate Pianists [Paperback] Review

Strengths:
see "highlights" below; grab bag containing some good and fun pieces

Weaknesses:
hard to make pieces in Jazz, Blues, Rags, etc. styles sound authentic at these levels; many tonalities sound new and interesting and might work with a thicker texture, but end up often sounding wrong; many pieces still fail to impress compositionally

Pedagogical Value:
see 'highlights' below; each piece offers something pedagogically

Highlights:
Chordality - Yes - fun, sounds more like Broadway, meter changes 4/4, 7/8, 6/8, accents, syncopation;
Exotica - Yes -works pretty well, video game/Broadway-ish, newer jazz harmonies, not too thin a texture; not lending itself to more popular jazz styles but Vandall's style beginning to shine through;
House of Shadows is fun: staccato v. legato, position changes in both hands;
Stay Cool - YesYes - good style, optional teacher duet which really adds to it w' Walking Bass Line; begins to sound like some genuine jazz solos & improv, well-executed

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Product Description:
Boogie, blues, ragtime, swing and other jazz styles are irresistible to most pianists, but not always accessible to student pianists. Composer Robert Vandall has removed all barriers to successful student performances, by making sure that each ""jazzy solo"" in this Celebrated series cleverly introduces students to a specific jazz scale, harmony, rhythm or form. Book 3 contains favorite Vandall jazz solos, as well as some newly composed pieces. Titles: Chordality
* Exotica
* House of Shadows
* Latin Moves
* New Friends
* Razzamatazz
* Stay Cool
* Time Twister
* Walnut Creek Rag.

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