The Joy Of Jazz

Download or read book The Joy Of... Jazz written by Yorktown Music Press and published by Yorktown Music Press. This book was released on 1979-10-21 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hot and funky selection of Piano solos tracing the changing face of Jazz through a wide range of styles and sounds, all suitable for the early-intermediate performer. From the Ragtime two-step of Scott Joplin to the Bebop innovations of Monk and Charlie Parker, this unique set of pieces provides a valuable early taste of the rigours and joys of playing great Jazz! Song list: • 52nd Street Theme [Monk, Thelonious] • Anthropology [Gillespie, Dizzy] [Parker, Charlie] • Blue Petals [Dorough, Robert] • Easy Does It [Martin, Dave] • Ev'ry Night [Agay, Denes] • Get Out Of Here [Ory, Kid] [Scott, Bud] • J.D's Boogie Woogie [Dorsey, Jimmy] [Wright, Marvin] • Kicking The Blues [Wilkins, Ernest] • Lady Bird [Dameron, Tadd] • Lop-Pow [Brown, Babs] • Love Somebody [Martin, Gerald] • Maple Leaf Rag [Joplin, Scott] • Oop Bop Sh-Bam [Gillespie, Dizzy] • Opus One [Oliver, Sy] • Palm Garden [Waller, Fats] • Rollin' Rocks [Dorough, Robert] • Sneakin' Home [Waller, Fats] • Stomping Down Broadway [Wilkins, Ernest] • The Happy Organ [Wood, Ken] [Clowney, David] [Kriegsmann, James] • Things To Come [Gillespie, Dizzy] • Three Jazz Flavors [Butterfield, Erskine] • Well Groomed [Shavers, Charlie] • Willy The Weeper [Agay, Denes] • Won't Ya Come Out Tonight [Martin, Gerald] • Yes Indeed [Oliver, Sy]