Celebrated Jazzy Solos, Bk 4: 8 Solos in Jazz Styles for Intermediate Pianists [Paperback] Review

For Whom?:

someone looking for different tonalities / more modern jazz; jazz player looking to open mind and be exposed to some new idiomsStrengths:

many of the pieces are good/ok filler, not bad filler; perhaps unfamiliar tonality becomes acquired taste; all educational; Weaknesses:

same but less so; Rags still not well-executed at this level; unfamiliar inaccessibletonalities for many; perhaps this reviewer is less familiar with wide breadth of jazz to relate to this material, but thenmost students would also likely be unfamiliarPedagogical Value:

same + polychords; jumping chord positions; requires reader to have sound technique and reading ability as notes hop all over the keyboardHighlights:

Rock Zone - Y - Rock style;
Illini Romp - Y -athletic team theme song, offers low register LH w' bit of syncopated RH motives that reappear; jumps around keyboard

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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. Titles: Illini Romp
* Movin
* New Philly Blues
* North Broadway Blues
* Riff Frenzy
* Rock Zone
* Shooting Stars
* Strawberry Patch Rag.

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