This selection of twelve pieces draws on a variety of jazz styles associated with famous artists including Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald. The pieces are simple yet delightful, and this volume presents a refreshing approach to exploring jazz while improving your piano technique. This volume is perfect for intermediate standard players (approximately Grades 4-5) of any age. Audio tracks are available on major streaming platforms or to download from a companion website: www.oup.com/portraitsinjazz
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Höhe: 293 mm
Breite: 224 mm
Dicke: 2 mm
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978-0-19-338562-7 (9780193385627)
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Dr Valerie Capers received her early schooling at the New York Institute for the Education of the Blind and is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music. She is equally at home in jazz and classical idioms and as a performer appeared with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Wynton Marsalis, and Paquita D'Rivera. She is probably best known as an innovative educator.
Ella Scats the Little Lamb ; Waltz for Miles ; Sweet Mister Jelly Roll ; The Monk ; Blues for 'The Duke' ; A Taste of Bass ; Billie's Song ; Mr 'Satchmo' ; Cancion de la Havana ; Bossa Brasilia ; Blue-Bird ; Cool-Trane
