Gershwin Greats

The Boosey and Hawkes Solo Piano Collection provides the intermediate pianist with exciting repertoire in accessible yet authentic arrangements.This collection contains 33 American classics arranged for the intermediate pianist, including well-known themes from the stage, screen and concert hall by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim and many more. / Piano

Series: Stefan Grossman’s Early Masters of American Blues Guitar Category: Guitar Method or Supplement Format: Book & CD Instrument: Guitar The Early Masters of American Blues series provides the unique opportunity to study the true roots of modern blues. Stefan Grossman, noted roots-blues guitarist and musicologist, has compiled this fascinating collection of 16 songs, transcribed exactly as performed by legendary blues master Lonnie Johnson. In addition to Stefan's expert transcriptions, the book includes a CD containing the original recordings of Lonnie Johnson so you can hear the music as he performed it. One of the most influential blues artists of the 20th century, Lonnie Johnson began his 50-year music career in the early 1920s, and continued to perform and record until his passing in 1970. Recording both as a soloist and with legends like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Eddie Lang, Lonnie Johnson's influence can still be heard today, from the work of blues guitar greats like T-Bone Walker and B.B. King, to a whole new generation of blues players.

Ernie Hawkins provides an in-depth examination of the guitar style of one of the most distinctive Blues originals, Blind Willie McTell.McTell made his name recording blues records from 1927, scoring a lasting 'hit' with the now-standard Statesboro Blues. His swift and clean fingerpicking technique, played on a Stella 12-string Guitar, inspired countless greats including Bob Dylan and Keith Richards. McTell was also a master slide player, able to melt hearts with both blues and gospel gems.In this DVD tutorial, Ernie Hawkins teaches Blind Willie's greatest songs, including Come Around To My House Mama and Broke Down Engine / Guitare

Blues And Ragtime Guitar-For many years Ernie Hawkins has been playing concerts clubs festivals colleges and museums in the United States Canada Europe and Japan. He has played with blues greats such as Son House Mance Lipscomb Fred McDowell Jim Brewer and Rev. Gary Davis. In this DVD Ernie talks about his influences and performs a wide range of blues ragtime and gospel tunes. Titles include: What You Gonna Do Railroad Blues Chump Man Blues Rev. Davis Medley Police Dog Blues Slow Drag Fast Fox Trot Twelve Sticks Florida Blues Penitentiary Blues Potato Head Blues Hawkins Rag If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down That Road Call Up China Lightnin's Hideaway Elm Street Blues Masanga Riding On A Moonbeam and Blue Belle.

Fred Sokolow introduces six timeless standards that demonstrate the self-accompanying art of chord solos. Sokolow introduces the melodies and chords for familiar tunes including Fly Me To The Moon and Georgia On MyMind detailing a variety of ways that the tune and harmony can combine in one full solo a sound popularised by many Jazz greats including Jim Hall Martin Taylor and Joe Pass.The melodies and chords are themselvesarranged for beginners and Sokolow expertly guides you through any tricky spots and awkward chords. Soon you will have six complete solo guitar arrangements under you fingertips complete with a few extra ideas to expand thepieces as you vocabulary develops. Furthermore you'll find yourself able to apply these simple ideas to create self-accompanying arrangements of other standards and even your own songs. The disc includes a booklet featuiring allexamples in Tab and notation. The booklet is on the DVD disc in a PDF format.

Variationen über die Caprice Nr. 24 im Stil des Modern Jazz. Par SAY FAZIL. The concert piece Paganini Jazz by Fazil Say, which was inspired by classical, modern and jazz styles, is reminiscent of the music of such greats as Scott Joplin, Art Tatum, Gershwin and Bernstein, and was originally designed as a charming encore work (1988); following the appreciative response of music lovers and, in particular, that of music critics, it was transformed over a perion of time into a more substantial work for piano. Briefly, the piece was rewritten and expanded a number of times between 1988 and 1995. We can evaluate the work as having taken its inspiration from Paganini's renowned '24th Capriccio', transforming it into 'variations on jazz' requiring virtuoso rendition as well as being a creation open to the addition of improvisations and a variety of arrangements. Throughout music history a number of composers have written various works inspired by the '24th Capriccio'. We can count among them Liszt, Brahms, Rachmaninov and Lutoslavski. In Say's work, however, a different aspect must be noted: the composer is prepared to add various 'developmental passages' and 'transitional improvisations' while interpreting this work in concert. Furthermore, when the work is considered as a short encore piece, it is abbreviated in a manner deemed suitable by Say. / Niveau : 5 / Répertoire / Violon, Piano, Guitare Basse et Percussion

The 1960's and 70's Bk/3 Cds-Electric Blues and Rock Guitar - The 1960s and 70s covers all the great post-war blues and early rock musicians with examples from B.B. King Albert King Freddie King T. Bone Walker Eric Clapton Van Halen Ted Nugent Jimmy Page Charlie Christian Wes Montgomery and George Benson. Taught by Fred Sokolow. This series of lessons presents the music from a wide variety of blues greats and is an excellent series to acquaint yourselfwith various blues styles and techniques. For intermediate to advanced students. As part of Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop Audio Series not only does this book contain valuable lessons but as an added bonus the three accompanying CDs also contain three full hours of instruction featuring note-by-note phrase-by-phrase instruction. The 56-page booklet is written in both standard notation and tablature.