4-part Block harmonization - coming soon
5 standard jazz chords - defines major 7th, dominant 7th, minor 7th, half-diminished 7th, and diminished chords
Chords, scales, extensions - Shows which scales are connected with which chords and which chord extensions.
Handouts for F blues, Pent-up House, Autumn Leaves - for concert, Bb, Eb, and bass clef instruments
o Patterns - numerous short phrases applied to the chord progression.
Separate - patterns shown separately
Combined -
the same patterns seamlessly woven into each other to produce 4 different
sample improvisations
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One page, 264 voicings, all keys!
The basic left hand 3- and 4-note voicing that all jazz pianists use.
Two pages, all keys!
The basic 2-hand 5-, 6-, and 7-note voicing that all jazz pianists use.
Sample pages from the book (.jpgs)
o Tags (p. 19) - examples of common tags, including tags for Joyspring and Well You Needn't
o Time and tempo changes (p. 57) - shows Tito Puente's version of Take Five in eight (!)
o Cross-index of tunes and arranging techniques (p. 158) - 325 citations for 147 jazz tunes of various combo arranging techniques
Go to publisher's home page (Scarecrow Press) - now in paperback!
Table of Contents
o Beginnings (intros)
o Endings
o Accents, Breaks, Dynamics
o Style Changes
o Time and Tempo Changes
o Form Changes
o Rhythm Section Procedure
o Jazz Harmony
o Harmonization and Orchestration
o Appendix A: Notation
o Appendix B: Instrumentation
o Appendix C: The Rhythm Section
o Appendix D: Annotated Arrangement
Sample pages from the book (.pdfs) - available soon
o Overview (p. 8) - quick definition of the different voicings and sections of the book
o Quickest voicings (p. 10) - one page of five with the best voicings [image slightly blurred]
o Selected voicings (p. 40) - one page of fifty with a wider selection of voicings than Quickest voicings
o All voicings (p. 66) - one page of 8 with every conceivable quartal voicing
Go to publisher's home page (Hal Leonard)
Table of Contents
o Introduction
o General Principles
o Overview
o Quickest Voicings
o Selected Voicings
o All Voicings
o Voicings for a Jazz Standard
o Deriving the Voicings
o Appendix: Chord symbols
o Index of voicings
