Eight arrangements
of jazz standards from 1928 for serious jazz pianists. These arrangements incorporate the styles of pianists like
Bill Evans, Erroll Garner, Hank Jones, Oscar Peterson, Robert Glasper, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Tigran Hamasayan
,
Brad Mehldau
, and more. The arrangements feature
ballads
swing tunes
up-tempo swing
modern jazz
block chords
, and
stride piano
. The book also includes
access to a webpage
with extra features
include versions of the arrangements with
chord symbols, high-quality videos
of performances by the arranger, and videos of the arranger describing the pianistic techniques used in the arrangements. The book can be used for performance and for study.
The tunes include:
- Embraceable You
- Mack the Knife
- If I Had You
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love
- Softly As in the Morning Sunrise
- Lover, Come Back to Me
- Love Me or Leave Me
- Sweet Lorraine