[PDF] 88 The Giants Of Jazz Piano eBook

Author : Robert L. Doerschuk
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 40,91 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780879306564

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Presents profiles of eighty-eight jazz pianists, from Jelly Roll Morton, born in New Orleans in 1890, to Wisconsin's Geoff Keezer, born in 1970, with interviews and critiques, photographs, and a sampler CD.

Author : Robert L. Doerschuk
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Page : 341 pages
File Size : 38,96 MB
Release : 2008-12-01
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ISBN : 9781437963656

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With its title inspired by the number of keys on the piano, this book portrays 88 tastemakers of jazz piano -- from visionary pioneer Jelly Roll Morton to the vital players who evolve this art form today. Weaving firsthand reflections with historical insight and musical analysis, this book brings you closer to some of the most colorful personalities and compelling music that jazz has to offer. Each lively profile defines the player¿s creative hallmarks in the world of jazz piano, whether achieved through a passion for expression, impeccable technique, stylistic flair, or penchant for invention. Doerschuk enhances his research with original interviews, plus incisive critiques of each player¿s style and technique, pointing to exemplary recordings. Photos.

Author : Gene Rizzo
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 34,5 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780634074165

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Handy resource for jazz listeners and hardcore fans. Spanning players from eighty years of history, this bold book steps forward and claims who are the greatest. Compiled from an extensive survey conducted with the best jazz minds in the education, publishing and entertainment worlds, noted jazz journalist Gene Rizzo summarized the chosen and presents a concise bio on the essence of these jazz giants. Choices were made on the basis of chops, originality, creativity, and degree of influence. This book will either confirm some readers' opinions or open debate with others, but ultimately the book provides an impressive summary of the greatest jazz piano players of all time. A photo accompanies each listing * Landmark recordings are listed * Extra lists include the next twenty to be selected, the top women players and an alphabetical list of all the other players considered

Author : Earl Hines
Publisher : A-R Editions, Inc.
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,22 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 0895795809

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l + 133 pp.

Author : Arnie Fox
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,66 MB
Release : 2007-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 1425118488

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You will be amazed at how many jazz pianists have never been heard on the radio or even mentioned in any jazz book!

Author : Carl Humphries
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,20 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780879307271

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Enhanced by an audio CD of selected examples and pieces, a course in playing all major styles of piano covers a history of the instrument and offers progressive instruction in all areas of technique, including posture, fingering, pedalling, scales, and exercises.

Author : John S. Davis
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 50,57 MB
Release : 2012-08-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 0810867575

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Includes entries on jazz artists, record labels, and musical concepts in addition to providing a 20-page chronology of jazz and extensive bibliographies for different jazz styles and jazz artists.

Author : Paul de Barros
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 50,56 MB
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0312558031

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Born in the UK as Margaret Marian Turner, she was trained in classical piano, yet was passionately attracted to jazz. During World War II she met jazz trumpeter Jimmy McPartland, protege of Biederbecke, married him, and together they made jazz history.