Jazz Piano Pieces, Grade 4
Arranger: Charles Beale
Price: £5.95
Instrumentation: Jazz Piano
Format: Sheet Music
Extent: 40 pages
ISBN: 9781860960062
- wealth of jazz repertoire in a carefully graded book
- huge range of styles, from up-tempo swing tunes to funky rock grooves
- pieces presented in three categories: blues, standards and contemporary jazz
- contemporary jazz pieces specially commissioned for the syllabus from professional jazz musicians
- heads of pieces fully notated for idiomatic performance
- structured help given in solo sections
- contains all the pieces for the Associated Board’s new jazz piano exam
Series: Jazz Piano
Contents
- Theolonius Monk arr. Richard Michael Blue Monk
- Liam Noble Blues for Pete Johnson
- Wayne Shorter arr. Eddie Harvey Footprints
- Miles Davis arr. Richard Michael Freddie Freeloader
- Chris Batchelor Heading Home
- Duke Ellington, Harry James, Johnny Hodges, Don George arr. Michael Garrick I’m Beginning to see the Light
- John Myhill IKON (Memories of Ike)
- Phil Peskett In a different Light
- Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin arr. John Myhill Lazy River
- arr. Liam Noble Nobody knows the Trouble I’ve seen
- Scott Joplin arr. Brian Priestley Original Rags
- Charles Beale Oscar’s Boogaloo
- Charles Beale Shh!
- Bill Kinghorn Three-Four Blues
- Charlie Shavers arr. Simon Woolf Undecided
Publication Date: 27th March 1998
Reviews
Press reviews
‘a comprehensive, intelligent, beautifully packaged presentation.’ Piano (UK 1998) ‘awe-inspiring in its thoroughness. ... Especially impressive in this series are the specific scales, aural skills and piano pieces - a pedagogical marvel that Americans would do well to emulate.’ Piano & Keyboard May/June 1999 (USA) ‘The new Associated Board jazz syllabus is not only timely for young and not so young Australian musicians now clamouring to know more about jazz - it is an attractive , well-thought through compilation of ‘real’ jazz knowledge that will get authentic results. Well done the Associated Board!’ Associate Professor Patrick Crichton, Head of Jazz Studies, Western Australian Conservatorium of Music ‘The arrival of the Associated Board’s jazz syllabus marks a vital step towards recognition that jazz requires study and discipline like any other art form.’ Stuart Nicholson, Author ‘Jazz Rock: a History’ and ‘Billie Holiday’ ‘The ABRSM’s syllabus is a very positive thing and I endorse it completely.’ Julian Joseph, British jazz pianist ‘A musical revolution that should make every jazz lover leap for joy.’ Peter Kingston, The Guardian



