James Booker III was born in New Orleans in December, 17 1939. He was classically trained on piano from the age of six, at which time his astounding talents were already evident, and he was considered a child prodigy. He found his way into the local music scene as a young teenager recording his first single, Doin' the Hambone, at fourteen. Although it failed commercially, Booker got extensive studio work as a result, including uncredited 'ghost' piano tracks for Fats Domino. Throughout high school, booker played regularly with many local and regional bands, while still maintaining an excellent academic record. After graduating, Booker hit the road with Joe Tex, and spent the next several years gigging with various bands including Earl King, Dee Clark and Huey 'Piano' Smith and the Clowns (actually replacing Huey who preferred not to tour). In 1960, Booker recorded what would be his most commercially successful song, the organ-driven instrumental 'Gonzo'. Despite reaching number 10 on the Billboard RandB charts, the single failed to spawn a successful solo career for Booker, who spent the rest of the decade backing up many obscure acts and several better-known ones, including Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin. In 1970, Booker was arrested on drug charges, and went to prison for several years. Upon his release, he spent some moderately successful years in New York and los Angeles. He performed and recorded with such diverse artists as Ringo Starr, T-Bone Walker, Jerry Garcia, Lionel Hampton and even Dr. John, who'd been an informal student of Booker's several years earlier. At some point during this period, he lost his left eye. There are varied stories as to how this happened: a street fight over a financial dispute, a prison brawl, or the use of a dirty syringe. Ultimately no one knows for sure. Booker retuned to New Orleans in 1975, and played a highly successful solo set at the Jazz and Heritage Festival that same year. That performance proved to be a turning point in his career, leading to a

Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack. Eight songs from the soundtrack to the 2018 Disney film adaptation of the story depicted in the popular holiday dance production. Our collection features arrangements for piano solo of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, plus music by James Newton Howard: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms - Mouserinks - Just a Few Questions - Sugar Plum and Clara - Clara Finds the Key - The Machine Room Fight - and Fall on Me.

For the Beginning Pianist-With these easy-to-play renditions beginning pianists of all ages can enjoy one of America's most celebrated art forms. Sixteen popular blues melodies include traditional songs such as St. James Infirmary and Careless Love as well as several numbers by blues giants Jelly Roll Morton and W. C. Handy including St. Louis Blues Joe Turner Blues and The Hesitating Blues.Students teachers and other pianists will find these arrangements much simpler and more melodic than other versions. The selections include suggestions for fingering and are arranged in order of increasing difficulty. Introductory material by editor DavidDutkanicz offers helpful explanations of the melodic and rhythmic theory behind the blues.

For the Beginning Pianist-Accessible to novices of all ages these 21 easy-to-play melodies for the piano include George Gershwin's 'I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise ' 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' by Irving Berlin Jerome Kern's 'They Didn't Believe Me ' and 'Bethena' by Scott Joplin. Additional selections include 'Frankie and Johnny ' 'Hello! Ma Baby ' 'Ja-Da ' 'Indiana ' ''Taint Nobody's Business If I Do ' and other jazz standards.Suitable for the true beginner these arrangements are simpler and more melodic than other versions. They include suggestions for fingering and are arranged in order of increasing difficulty.Dover Original.

A collection of celebrated song hits and showstoppers for solo piano. Here you will find over 75 legendary jazz and blues standards, showtunes, rags, novelty numbers, and encores. Turn these pages to enjoy great musical moments of the cabaret, stage, and concert hall - or bring to life the jazz and blues clubs of days gone by. Explore the musical genius of Jermone Kern, Irving Berlin and George Gershwin - the dramatic power of George M. Cohan, W.C. Handy, Jelly Roll Morton, and John Philip Sousa - the elegant styles of Scott Joplin, Zez Confrey, James Scott, and Eubie Blake - and much, much more. / Rép International / Recueil / Piano

Compiled by noted music historian Rudi Blesh this collection of the best Piano rags recaptures the lively mood of the ragtime era.All the greats are here including Scott Joplin James Scott and Joseph Francis Lamb as are such popular pieces as Maple Leaf Rag The Entertainer Elite Syncopations Swipesy Cake Walk and American Beauty Rag.

This collection contains More Grade 4 Piano Solos that offer plenty of variety for pianists at a Grade 4 standard. From pop songs to classical pieces and evergreen standards these Piano solos have allbeen carefully selected with the specifications of the major exam board grades in mind. Together the 16 pieces form an enjoyable Piano songbook that offers valuable supplementary repertoire to Grade 4 pianists of anyage. Pieces include The Blue Danube (Strauss) Rolling In The Deep (Adele) To A Wild Rose (MacDowell) Over The Rainbow The James Bond Theme and more. 'Each volumecontains a good selection of music which should motivate practice in most students: surely a cause for celebration'. Pianist Magazine February-March 2018

11 songs arranged for piano from the score penned by James Newton Howard for Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the second in this popular trilogy of films, released in 2013. Includes: Arena Crumbles · Daffodil Waltz · Horn of Plenty · I Need You · Just Friends · Let's Start · A Quarter Quell · There's Always a Flaw · The Tour · Waltz in a (Op. 39, #15) · We're a Team. / Piano

100 beautiful arrangements of standards from the cinema including: An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair) ' As Time Goes By ' Baby Elephant Walk ' Beauty and the Beast ' Bella's Lullaby ' Born Free ' Brian's Song ' Endless Love ' Theme from E.T. (The Extra-Terrestrial) ' The Godfather (Love Theme) ' Goldfinger ' James Bond Theme ' Live and Let Die ' The Magnificent Seven ' My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from 'Titanic') ' Theme from 'New York New York' ' Over the Rainbow ' The Pink Panther ' Raiders March ' The Rainbow Connection ' The Rose ' Singin' in the Rain ' Star Wars (Main Theme) ' Song from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) ' The Trolley Song ' The Way We Were ' TheWind Beneath My Wings and more.

A travers cette méthode d'apprentissage Piano vous aurez tous les éléments pour pouvoir maitriser votre instrument. Cet ouvrage Bastien Piano Basics Performance Lev.3 a été écrit par Bastien James et éditée par les éditions ID Music sous la référence WP213. / Piano / niveau : Intermédiaire / Partition

A travers cette méthode d'apprentissage Piano vous aurez tous les éléments pour pouvoir maitriser votre instrument. Cet ouvrage Bastien Piano Basics Technic Lev.2 a été écrit par Bastien James et éditée par les éditions ID Music sous la référence WP217. / Piano / niveau : Débutant/Intermédiaire / Partition

Jazz Piano Solos Series Volume 57. 24 songs from this legendary guitarist and composer beautifully arranged for jazz piano solos! Includes: Always and Forever ? Antonia ? Are You Going with Me' ? Better Days Ahead ? First Circle ? Have You Heard ? In Her Family ? (It's Just) Talk ? James ? Last Train Home ? Letter from Home ? The Longest Summer ? Make Peace ? A Map of the World ? Mas Alla ? Minuano (Six-Eight) ? New Year ? Phase Dance ? Question and Answer ? The Road to You ? Sirabhorn ? So May It Secretly Begin ? Sometimes I See ? Unity Village. Includes chord names.

A collection of piano classics for the early advanced grades. Compiled and edited by James Bastien.

Von Rihanna bis Fifty Shades of Grey - Spiralbindung-The bestselling series Piano Gefällt Mir! continues with Book 5 featuring 50 more hits from the charts and blockbuster movies arranged brilliantly for Piano by Hans-Günter Heumann. This edition is spiral-bound so will sit perfectly on a music stand.   Including a huge number of hits from some of today's top performers this is the ideal songbook for beginners to learn some popular songs straight from the charts and movies. Featuring FourFiveSeconds by Rihanna Kanye West and Paul McCartney All About That Bass from Meghan Trainor and the instant pop-classicPhotograph by Ed Sheeran Heumann's arrangements are perfect for beginners those re-learning the Piano or even advanced players looking to expand their repertoire or practise sight-reading.   The sheer range of songs in Piano Gefällt Mir! means that there really is something for everyone. Well-known songs from new and recent films are also included in this songbook such as See You Again from 'Fast And Furious 7' Love Me Like You Do from 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' and Yann Tiersen's wonderful theme Watching Lara from 'Goodbye Lenin!' Each song in this fantastic volume features chord symbols lyrics and useful fingering suggestions ensuring you can learn to play these songs as quickly as possible.   With Hans-Günter Heumann's Piano Gefällt Mir! pianists of all ages and abilities can benefit from the diversity of popular songs and the expert arrangements on offer.

Selections of James Horner's stirring music from the award-winning blockbuster Titanic are arranged here as a set of superb Piano solos.