SKU: SP.TS236

ISBN 9781585609871. UPC: 649571002367.

Creative Jazz Piano Arranging for Real Fake Book Tunes is a method and songbook written by Michael Tarro. This new title for Jazz Piano is a culmination of more than thirty years of experience in teaching piano. It contains musical concepts and explains many techniques for any jazz pianist to develop their own interpretive style. This instructional collection teaches how to create variations of simple melodies of many well-known standards as written in every Fake-Book which includes: A phenomenal collection of the most popular jazz standards ever written. Complete original jazz piano arrangements clearly notated with precision. Improvised solos are transcribed in their entirety with strict adherence to detail offering incredibly valuable jazz piano techniques for developing interpretive skills. A recording of every arrangement performed by the author, Michael Tarro with A bonus track of Tarro's award winning Big Band single, Traveling Theme. Creative Jazz Piano Arranging provides a logical approach towards creating arrangements of simple well-known melodies. This powerful tool in developing performance excellence is one of the first steps toward becoming an incredible jazz pianist. Gentle Rain by Louis Bonfa, Don t Blame Me by Jimmy McHugh, Sharp Nine Blues and Traveling Theme by Mike Tarro, My Romance and Hello Young Lovers by Rodgers and Hammerstein, When Sunny Gets Blue by Marvin Fischer, Days Of Wine and Roses by Mancini and Johnny Mercer, Nearness Of You and Georgia On My Mind by Hoagy Carmichael, Sweet Georgia Brown written by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard and Kenneth Casey, When I Fall In Love by Victor Young, and Don't Get Around Much Anymore and I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good by Sir Duke Ellington.

SKU: HL.8552509

ISBN 9781540014221. UPC: 888680793227. 5.0x5.0x0.169 inches.

Here is a medley from Rodgers and Hammerstein's first Broadway hit, Oklahoma! John Leavitt expertly arranged these classic American songs so that every vocal ensemble will sound their best. Outstanding programming! The 8-minute medley includes Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'; Oklahoma; The Surrey with the Fringe on Top; Kansas City; I Cain't Say No; Many a New Day; People Will Say We're in Love.