Foreword / by Stephany Tiernan -- Preface -- Master chords -- Bass parts -- Harmonizing the melody -- Tension substitutions -- Syncopation -- Comping in rhythm -- Walking bass lines -- Open voicings -- 5-part fourth voicings -- Upper-structure triads -- Larger voicings -- Approach-note harmonization -- Introduction to improvisation -- Rhythmic displacement -- Pentatonic scales and chords -- Modal melody and harmony -- Jazz counterpoint -- Additional harmonizations -- Appendix A: Lead sheets -- Appendix B: Etudes -- Appendix C: Berklee College of Music piano requirements -- Glossary.
Summary:
"Play jazz piano with tremendous facility and expression. Ray Santisi, one of Berklee's most revered educators, mentor to Keith Jarret, Diana Krall, Joe Zawinul, Makoto Ozone, and thousands of others - reveals the pedagogy that has become core to Berklee's jazz piano curriculum, This unique blend of theory and application gives you a deep, practical understanding of how to play jazz, applying its concepts to jazz standards and Ray's own compositions. The accompanying practice CD illustrates the concepts and shows how they are used by one of the great jazz pianists and educators of our time. It maps to Berklee College curriculum, supporting beginning through advanced levels."--Jacket.
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