The Joy of Jazz

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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!

Contents

• 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]

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