Weir M. - Jazz Piano Handbook - + CD

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If you’re a jazz singer or instrumentalist and don’t already have basic skills in jazz piano: now is the time.Piano skills are the gateway to understanding chords and progressions, checking lead sheets for accuracy, learning new tunes, arranging, writing your own tunes, becoming a better improviser and so on.This book outlines an easy step-by-step process that makes learning basic jazz piano easy and fun!A Foggy Day (In London Town) George Gershwin (composer); Ira Gershwin (lyricist)A Time for Love (from "An American Dream") Paul Francis Webster (lyricist); Johnny Mandel (composer)Ain't Misbehavin' (from "Ain't Misbehavin'") Fats Waller (composer); Andy Razaf (lyricist); Harry Brooks (composer)Alone Together Arthur Schwartz (composer); Howard Dietz (lyricist)Blues in the Night Harold Arlen (composer); Johnny Mercer (lyricist)East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Brooks Bowman (composer)Embraceable You (from "Girl Crazy") George Gershwin (composer); Ira Gershwin (lyricist)Emily Johnny Mandel (composer); Johnny Mercer (lyricist)Gentle Rain Luiz Bonfa (composer); Matt Dubey (lyricist)I Got Rhythm George Gershwin (composer); Ira Gershwin (lyricist)It Never Entered My Mind (from "Higher and Higher") Lorenz Hart (lyricist); Richard Rodgers (composer)My Funny Valentine (from "Babes in Arms") Lorenz Hart (lyricist); Richard Rodgers (composer)Prelude to a Kiss Irving Gordon (lyricist); Duke Ellington (composer); Irving Mills (lyricist)Secret Love (from "Calamity Jane") Paul Francis Webster (lyricist); Sammy Fain (composer)Since I Fell for You Buddy Johnson (composer)The Lady Is a Tramp (from "Babes in Arms") Lorenz Hart (lyricist); Richard Rodgers (composer)The Shadow of Your Smile (from "The Sandpiper") Paul Francis Webster (lyricist); Johnny Mandel (composer)What Is This Thing Called Love? (from "Wake Up and Dream") Cole Porter (composer)You Go to My Head Haven Gillespie (lyricist); J.Fred Coots (composer)You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To (from "Something to Shout About") Cole Porter (composer)