Jazz and Blues Piano Books

pclancy

Im a fairly experianced keyboard player, been playing with rock, blues and soul bands for years but self taught for most of that time and want to brush up on theory and blues technique as well as starting to play jazz scales, chops and runs etc. Can anyone recommend a couple of good books of the above? Need to knuckle down and get into some jazz :cool:

crosstownk

I play piano and keyboards - mainly rock and classical. Never really been into the jazz end of things - yet

But this seems like a good place to start...........

shatners basoon

Mark Levine's jazz piano book is pretty damn comprehensive if you can get it. The most important thing is to just listen to lots of jazz piano though. Make sure not to get too caught up on the theory side of it and develop a good ear for the music. Best of luck.

pclancy

Cool thanks!

Respect to the brasseye inspired name also! Its nice to have that part of the brain stimulated by Cake!

leninbenjamin

shatners basoon wrote:

Mark Levine's jazz piano book is pretty damn comprehensive if you can get it. The most important thing is to just listen to lots of jazz piano though. Make sure not to get too caught up on the theory side of it and develop a good ear for the music. Best of luck.

Levine's book is solid, best i've come across (not that i've really looked for any more since i've got it). don't listen too shatner though, he couldn't tell me before whether he was playing a major or a minor seventh

although he is right on the ear part.

shatners basoon

hey i know my sevenths damn it!
Oh and for jazz pianists to listen to i recommend the following players
Keith Jarrett
Herbie Hancock
Bill Evans
Oscar Peterson
McCoy Tyner
and eh... many more!

and kudos for seeing the Chris Morris reference. Good luck!

leninbenjamin

i love a bit of Art Tatum myself.