Author : COREY CHRISTIANSEN
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1610658159
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Essential Jazz Lines: In the Style of Bill Evans - Piano by : COREY CHRISTIANSEN
Download or read book Essential Jazz Lines: In the Style of Bill Evans - Piano written by COREY CHRISTIANSEN and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-12-06 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill Evans (1929-1980) is one of the highest regarded jazz pianists in the history ofjazz. His harmonic and rhythmic language in combination with superb taste and technical perfection places him in a category by himself. His style of harmonization and improvisation has been an inspiration to countless pianists as well as otherinstrumentalists in the field of jazz. This book of original musical studies and analyses by Corey Christiansen and Per Danielsson is designed to help you develop your own personal improvising style. It presents numerous musical lines with chord symbols in the style of Bill Evans, grouped by the harmony they can be used against. The audio play-along provides a rhythm section backup for each of the exercises. To help the player master all keys, each section also has a play-along on the audio that modulates around the circle of fourths. Some of the techniques used in the style of Bill Evans are discussed and examples shown, helping musicians analyze each of the ideas presented, further insuring mastery of these ideas. When assimilated into the student's musical vocabulary, these ideas will help students create their own original jazz solos. Includes access to online audio.Also available in Japanese from ATN, Inc