The Jazz Cookbook

The Jazz Cookbook is the second in a series of Piano Cookbooks by Laura A. Hoffman, a veteran Jazz pianist, composer, and teacher. It starts out with basic Jazz chords, and then presents beginner level songs like "Mack the Knife". The book is divided into five chapters: !) Seventh Chords, 2) The II-V-I Progression, 3) Voicing the Chords, 4) Jazz Modes, and 5) Using Modes in a Song. There are some standard songs included such as "Over the Rainbow" and "Dearly Beloved".