8 original pieces for the early intermediate to intermediate pianist

MARTHA MIER

2BOOK

FOREWORDJazz is an important and distinctive American contribution to 20th-century music. Jazz, Rags and Blues, Book Two, contains eight original solos that reflect the various styles of the jazz idiom. From the lyrical, sophisticated sound of “Misty Night Blues,” to the bouncy, happy beat of "Jelly Bean Rag," students will love the challenge of playing in the jazz style.Jazz is fun to play! Students will be inspired and motivated by the syncopated rhythms and the colorful, rich harmonies of jazz—a style which has captured the imagination of performer and listener alike!

CONTENTS Beach Buggy Boogie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Clarinet Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Jelly Bean Rag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Lazy Days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Misty Night Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Red Rose Rendezvous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Slippin’ Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Wild Honeysuckle Rag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

A General MIDI disk is available (14424), which includes a full piano recording and background accompaniment.

ISBN-10: 0-7390-7529-2 (Book & CD) ISBN-13: 978-0-7390-7529-6 (Book & CD)

ISBN-10: 0-7390-0850-1 (Book) ISBN-13: 978-0-7390-0850-8 (Book)

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