Piano
A Complete Guide to Jazz Theory and Improvisation. Musicians Institute Press. Play Along. Softcover with CD. Published by Musicians Institute Press (HL.695773).
Item Number: HL.695773. ISBN 0634061941. 9x12 inches.
Learn the essential concepts of jazz harmony and melody with Jazz Piano. This book and CD package contains a wealth of knowledge for any aspiring jazz musician. The accompanying CD holds 57 tracks for you to play along with and hone your improvising skills. It covers all aspects of jazz piano, including: seventh, altered and extended chords; progressions; rootless voicings; octave voicings; tritone substitution; functional harmony; chromatic harmony; scales and modes; what to play over various chord types; building melodies; soloing; and more!
Piano - Level 1
Composed by Larry Minsky. Jazz Piano. Neil A. Kjos Piano Library. Jazz. Music book. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.WP541).
Item Number: KJ.WP541. ISBN 849796725.
Your elementary students will be attracted to the jazzy sounds in the "showstopper" collection by Larry Minsky. Colonel Bogey March, Twinkle Twinkle Little Jazz Star, Ja Da, The Darktown Stutter's Ball, and Back Home in Indiana feature hand position changes for students and creative duet parts for teachers.
Piano/Keyboard
An In-Depth Look at the Styles of the Masters. Keyboard Instruction. Softcover with CD. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.311050).
Item Number: HL.311050. ISBN 0634067052. 9x12 inches.
Featuring lessons, music, historical analysis and rare photos, this book/CD pack provides a complete overview of the techniques and styles popularized by 15 of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. All the best are here: from the early ragtime stylings of Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, to the modal escapades of Bill Evans, through the '70s jazz funk of Herbie Hancock. CD contains 15 full-band tracks.
Piano/Keyboard
Jazz Piano Solos Series Volume 31. Composed by Various. Jazz Piano Solos. Softcover. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.123366).
Item Number: HL.123366. ISBN 1480362379. 9x12 inches.
Cool, jazzy arrangements of 23 most-requested standards at the piano lounge, including: Blue Moon - Cocktails for Two - Dream a Little Dream of Me - Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) - Georgia on My Mind - Hey There - I Left My Heart in San Francisco - I'm in the Mood for Love - The Lady Is a Tramp - Lullaby of Birdland - Mack the Knife - More (Ti Guardero Nel Cuore) - Over the Rainbow - Puttin' on the Ritz - Speak Low - The Very Thought of You - and more.