Jazz Intros and Endings


Book Description

"Jazz Intros and Endings offers 60 intros and endings for songs in many keys and styles. Ron is a well known and admired guitar player having played with Ray Brown, Gene Harris, Ella Fitzgerald, among many others. These harmonically rich phrases offer many great ideas and insight into creating your own intros and endings. Book is in standard notation with chord diagrams and has CD featuring all the examples."




Jazz Intros and Endings


Book Description

azz Intros and Endings offers 60 intros and endings for songs in many keys and styles. Ron is a well known and admired guitar player having played with Ray Brown, Gene Harris, Ella Fitzgerald, among many others. These harmonically rich phrases offer many great ideas and insight into creating your own intros and endings. Book is in standard notation with chord diagrams and has audio featuring all the examples. Access to audio available online




First 50 Jazz Standards You Should Play on Guitar


Book Description

(Guitar Collection). If you're new to jazz guitar, you are probably eager to learn some songs. This book provides chord-melody style arrangements in standard notation and tab for the most popular songs jazz guitarists like to play. This accessible collection of must-know jazz hits include: All the Things You Are * Body and Soul * Don't Get Around Much Anymore * Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) * The Girl from Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) * I Got Rhythm * Laura * Misty * Night and Day * Satin Doll * Summertime * When I Fall in Love * and more.




Play Piano in a Flash


Book Description

As seen on public television stations nationwide, a revolutionary new approach to playing non-classical music on the piano. Have you ever wished you could play the piano Well, now you can! Scott "The Piano Guy" Houston teaches you to play the way the pros play, in a style enormously simpler than traditional classical piano and with an absolute minimum of note-reading. By focusing on playing the melody with the right hand (one note at a time) and simple chords with the left hand, Houston gives you the tools you need for a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Best of all, your tour guide to this adventure forces you to have fun along the way!




Joe Pass Chord Solos


Book Description

The art of improvising chord-style solos is an important part of any musician's resources. This book has been written to improve that art for guitar, vibes and all keyboard instruments. A careful study of these solos will give you a thorough understanding of chordal playing and substitutions. It is great for voicing as well as improvisation.




Hal Leonard Guitar Method - Jazz Guitar


Book Description

(Guitar Method). Featuring in-depth lessons and 40 great jazz classics, the Hal Leonard Jazz Guitar Method is your complete guide to learning jazz guitar. This book uses real jazz songs to teach you the basics of accompanying and improvising jazz guitar in the style of Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Tal Farlow, Charlie Christian, Jim Hall and many others. Lesson topics include: chords and progressions; scales and licks; comping and soloing styles; chord-melody; intros and endings; technique; equipment and sound; and more! Songs include: Satin Doll * Take the "A" Train * Billie's Bounce * Impressions * Bluesette * My One and Only Love * Desafinado * Autumn Leaves * Watch What Happens * Misty * Song for My Father * and more. The CD contains 99 tracks for demonstration and play-along. "Highly Recommended." Just Jazz Guitar "Filled with well-written examples ... bask in the glory of having a lot of great material at your fingertips." Downbeat




Intros, Endings & Turnarounds for Ukulele


Book Description

(Ukulele). Great songs have four things in common: a strong intro, a powerful ending, a melodic hook or catchy riff, and memorable lyrics. If you'd like to learn how you can spice up your repertoire, let Lil' Rev show you how a simple intro or ending can really lift a tune up. In this book and video pack, you'll explore early jazz, blues, rock, folk and old time traditions. Open to anyone who already knows some basic chords and is willing to venture up the neck a little! Includes nearly an hour of video lessons available for download or streaming online, featuring performances by Lil' Rev.




Mickey Baker's Complete Course in Jazz Guitar


Book Description

Provides exercises for jazz guitar techniques, including jazz riffs, breaks, fill-ins, and solos.




Jazz Piano


Book Description

(Piano Method). This book provides a step-by-step approach to learning basic piano realizations of jazz and pop tunes from lead sheets. Systems for voicing chords are presented from the most elementary to the advanced along with methods for practicing each system. Both the non-jazz and the advanced jazz player will benefit from the focus on: chords, chord voicings, harmony, melody and accompaniment, and styles.




Jazz Lead Sheets


Book Description

(Lead Sheets: Melody line, lyrics and chord symbols). More than 125 must-know jazz classics as arranged by Champ Champagne. Each tune is presented in melody line/lyrics/chord format, along with chord substitutions above the original chord changes, plus intros and endings making for a great way to explore these classic songs and all their possibilities! The book also provides practical instructions and playing tips so you can get the most out of playing each song. Includes: Alexander's Ragtime Band * All of You * Alright, Okay, You Win * Autumn in New York * Bein' Green * Beyond the Sea * Blame It on My Youth * C'est Si Bon * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White * Everything's Coming Up Roses * Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue * (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons * The Girl from Ipanema * Heat Wave * Here, There and Everywhere * I Could Have Danced All Night * I Love Paris * I'm Beginning to See the Light * I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm * I've Got the World on a String * It Was a Very Good Year * It's De-Lovely * Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella * Lost in the Stars * Makin' Whoopee! * People Will Say We're in Love * Say It Isn't So * September Song * Slightly Out of Tune (Desafinado) * So Nice (Summer Samba) * Someone to Watch Over Me * Trains and Boats and Planes * What a Wonderful World * What the World Needs Now Is Love * Willow Weep for Me * Yesterday * Younger Than Springtime * and more. For all C instruments.