J.W. Pepper Music Catalog
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4Editors' Choice (Best of 2014 Publications) lNew for 2014 HPepper Basic Library Available via ePrint All Prices in U.S. Dollars & Subject To Publisher Revision 122 Resources Go to cart Rhythm Section Resources Rhythm Section Resources For Piano: l An Approach to Comping: The Essentials (A Guide to Jazz Accompanying)—Jeb Patton. This book with two CDs focuses on how pianists play (or comp) behind jazz soloists. It's a step-by-step guide to basic comping of rhythms, voicings, and progressions as played by the masters. Numerous transcriptions from jazz masters (including Horace Silver, Barry Harris, Bud Powell, Tadd Dameron and more) are used to dig deeply into how jazz pianists help make the rhythm section swing and provide a background for soloists. More than 80 comping exercises help pianists secure the concepts while the two CDs contain demonstrations and play-along tracks. A "must-have" for jazz pianists! 10451853 Book/2 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.00 H Berklee Jazz Piano—Ray Santisi/ed. Mallikarjuna. Play jazz piano with new facility and expression as Ray Santisi, one of the most revered educators at the Berklee College of Music, reveals the pedagogy at the core of Berklee's jazz piano curriculum. From beginning through advanced levels, Berklee Jazz Piano maps the school's curriculum: a unique blend of theory and application that gives you a deep, practical understanding of how to play jazz. Concepts are illustrated by the accompanying practice CD, where you'll hear how one of the great jazz pianists and educators of our time applies these concepts to both jazz standards and original compositions, and how you can do the same. 10065573 Book/CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.99 H Chord Voicing Handbook—Matt Harris and Jeff Jarvis. How many times have you heard a jazz ensemble that sounds great, except - the chords played by the pianist do not "agree" with the ensemble voicings? This handbook is intended to be a reference guide, allowing the struggling pianist to take a "non-notated" piano part and come up with a sophisticated, accurate rendering of the music in minutes. Almost immediately, your jazz ensemble will sound better, and your aspiring pianist will get a boost in self-esteem. This handbook is also great for composers and arrangers. 2314870 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 l The Easy Groove Piano Book—Philipp Moehrke. This book contains over 250 practice grooves in a variety of popular styles as well as play-along songs in every style. The DVD provides audio examples, practice tracks and video tutorials to inspire pianists, teachers and arrangers. Text is provided in English, French and German. 10387781 Book/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.00 l Jazz Piano Technique (Exercises, Etudes and Ideas for Building Chops)—John Valerio. This one-of-a-kind book and CD applies traditional exercises to specific jazz piano needs. Along with warm-ups, etudes isolate each technical problem within a jazz context. This allows for improvisation, directly addressing the needs of the jazz player. Practicing is not only pragmatic, it's fun! Topics include: scales (major, minor, chromatic, pentatonic, etc.); arpeggios (triads, seventh chords, upper structures); finger independence exercises (static position, held notes, Hanon exercises); parallel interval scales and exercises (thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, octaves), and more! The CD includes 45 recorded examples. 10354568 Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.99 l Latin Jazz Piano Improvisation (Clave, Comping and Soloing)— Rebecca Cline. Improvise on the piano in Latin music settings. This book breaks down the harmonic, rhythmic and melodic techniques used by the greatest artists of Cuban piano music, such as Ruben Gonzales (Buena Vista Social Club), Pedro "Peruchin" Justiz, and Lili Martinez Grinan. The exercises and play-along CD will help aspiring improvisers orient themselves to Afro-Cuban grooves, and develop a sense of how to hear and use the clave as the central grounding force behind their solos and accompaniments. 10378416 Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.99 l Playing for Singers (The Art of Accompaniment for the Jazz Pianist)— Mike Greensill. Playing for Singers explores, in depth, the art of accompaniment for the jazz and cabaret pianist. It covers all the fundamentals of playing for vocalists, as it applies to the performance of the Great American Songbook. Topics covered include: how to accompany singers as a solo pianist, what changes when bass and drums are added, the art of out of tempo accompaniment, and the accompanist as arranger, composer, copyist and musical director. Also included are numerous musical examples demonstrating the ideas presented and nuggets of wisdom from great accompanists. This is a useful book for singers, as well as pianists, since an intimate relationship between the two is essential. 10451854 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 l Solo Jazz Piano (The Linear Approach - 2nd Edition)—Neil Olmstead. Learn to improvise using the techniques pioneered by jazz piano greats Lenny Tristano and Dave McKenna. This method begins with a review of chord symbol interpretation, walks through bass line development, and ends with how to play several melodic lines simultaneously in stimulating musical conversation. Aspiring improvisors will learn how to develop solos that embellish and support the melody, and use lead sheets to help generate their own musical ideas. 21 lessons present techniques, practice exercises, and tunes based on jazz standards. Notated transcriptions of sample improvisations illustrate each lesson's technique, and the accompanying CD lets the student hear a master improviser put these ideas to work. Packed with hundreds of ideas that will teach the art of jazz piano improvisation! 10371147 Book/CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.99 H Voicings for Jazz Keyboard—Frank Mantooth. Respected soloist, clinician and composer, Frank Mantooth, has written this book for any keyboard player interested in developing better jazz chord voicings. Written more as a "how-to" book than a textbook, it will make a valuable addition to the library of any performer, arranger or teacher. 4928586 Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99 For Guitar: Beginning Jazz Guitar—Jody Fisher. Anyone with knowledge of basic chords and guitar scale fingerings can dig in and start learning to play jazz right away with this best-selling book and CD by renowned jazz guitarist and educator Jody Fisher, now in a standard-notation-only edition. Spanning topics like the major scale and basic triad theory to extended chords and the modes, this book features a full-length etude or song to go with every new concept introduced. Beginning Jazz Guitar breaks the age-old tradition of dry, intimidating, and confusing jazz books to provide a step-by-step, enjoyable method for learning to play jazz. Clearly organized in easy-to-master segments, each chapter is divided into separate lessons on harmony and improvisation. This is the ideal method for any guitarist who is ready to go beyond the basics and explore jazz. 10353542 Book/CD-no tab Standard Notation Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.99 Easy Jazz Guitar: Voicings and Comping—Mike DiLiddo. Easy Jazz Guitar: Voicings and Comping is a book and 2-CD set with super simple comping over the standards on Jamey Aebersold's New Approach to Jazz Improvisation Volume 54 (Maiden Voyage). Chords and voicings are explained in a manner that even the most novice guitarist will understand. The accompanying CDs include both demonstration and play-along tracks. The book has both standard notation and guitar frames for every voicing. 10297461 Book/2 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95 l The Jazz Guitar Handbook (A Complete Course in All Styles of Jazz)— Rod Fogg. The Jazz Guitar Handbook is a step-by-step guide to jazz guitar playing. It takes players from the basics through to advanced harmony and soloing concepts, and teaches them the music theory a jazz guitarist needs to know. Along the way it covers a wide range of styles, including jazzy blues, swing, bebop, modal, jazz- funk, Gypsy, and more. The handbook features over 120 exercises in notation and tab and includes a 96-track CD of examples, play-alongs, and backing tracks. It also presents the history of the jazz guitar and its great players. Easy to use and useful for players at various levels, this volume is a must-have reference for players looking to expand their jazz skillset. 10424052 Book/CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99 H Jazz Guitar Method Complete—Various Authors. Guitarists with a knowledge of basic guitar chords and scales can dig right in and learn to play jazz right away. This well-paced, comprehensive method covers everything from basic to advanced techniques. The clearly organized lessons add up to a step-by-step, enjoyable method supplemented by full-length etudes or songs with every new concept. Beginning concepts span from major scale and basic triad theory all the way to extended chords and modes. For the intermediate player, this book can help with the ii-V-I progression, creating solo lines, altered chord formulas, and comping in such jazz styles as Latin, swing, ballad and funk. You will then master the art of playing harmony, melody, rhythm, and bass parts of a song simultaneously, making your guitar the ultimate jazz solo instrument. The book concludes with advanced techniques for improvisation. Whether you are starting to learn jazz guitar or are an advanced player looking to give your playing more nuance, Jazz Guitar Method Complete is for you. An Mp3 CD demonstrating examples in the book is included. 10089720 Book/CD with tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99 H Playing Guitar in Jazz Band (A Practical Guide for Students and Teachers)—David Sinclair. This book and CD package is for beginning to intermediate guitarists interested in playing in a jazz big band. It breaks down the process by substituting difficult chord shapes with more flexible voicings that are designed to sound good on the guitar. Learn a wide variety of rhythmic patterns and work with authentic chord charts that are exactly like the ones encountered in real life situations. This is the perfect crash course for students who have just joined their first jazz band and the ideal companion for music teachers who want to better understand the role of the guitar in their ensemble. A CD demonstrating the examples in the book is included. 10162743 Book/CD-no tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.99