The Soul of Blues, Stride & Swing Piano

This book contains 23 note-for-note piano transcriptions of recorded solos by James P. Johnson, Bud Powell, Teddy Wilson, Willie The Lion" Smith, Thomas "Fats" Waller, Art Hodes, Herman Chittison, George Gershwin, Art Tatum, Nat "King" Cole, Johnny Guarnieri, Dick Wellstood, and Claude Hopkins. It includes a terrific essay on the history of early jazz piano styles from 1893 to 1945 with fascinating insights about the music and the artists."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0757980503
• ISBN13: 9780757980503
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Alfred Music
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.0" x 12.0"