How to Voice Standards at the Piano - Softcover

Mark Levine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1883217806 ISBN 13: 9781883217808

Publisher: Sher Music Co, 2014

Synopsis

At last! A simple, easy-to-learn method for playing the melodies of your favorite tunes, using hip voicings as played by Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Kenny Barron, etc. Famed jazz pianist and author of The Jazz Piano Book, Mark Levine has created The Menu, a succinct guide to learning a multitude of voicings so you can harmonize melodies on the spot. Using two standards and a bebop melody as examples, Mark breaks each tune up into four-bar sections, then shows the best voicings to use on each chord and why those choices were made. These voicings are all drawn from a one-page 'Menu' that, once internalized, will allow you to spontaneously create your own style of playing jazz piano, based on the masters of the art form. An invaluable resource!

About this title

About the Author:

Mark Levine is a veteran jazz pianist, having recorded and/or toured with Joe Henderson, Cal Tjader, Blue Mitchell and countless others. His three previous books published by Sher Music Co. are the best-selling books ever written on their respective subjects, are required textbooks in universities around the world and have been translated into half a dozen languages.

Review:

Mark Levine is a wellspring of knowledge on modern jazz piano playing... his brilliant playing is proof that he knows what he's talking about. MULGREW MILLER --Personal correspondence

Mark combines soul and intellect in an easily understandable manner. JAMEY AEBERSOLD --Personal correspondence

You have done it again with a most valuable learning tool for all of us. RUFUS REID --Personal correspondence

About this edition

• Publisher: Sher Music Co
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1883217806
• ISBN 13: 9781883217808
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 63