More By John Mehegan Improvising Jazz Piano Bk & CD Jazz Improvisation 1: Tonal And Rhythmic Principles Jazz Improvisation 2: Jazz Rhythm and The Improvised Line Jazz Improvisation 3: Swing And Early Progressive Piano Styles Jazz Improvisation 4: Contemporary Piano Styles

This is a brilliant and schematic history of two important aspects of jazz. Contents include fingered bass lines and solos for dozens of well-known tunes from every period. Twenty-nine pieces, from Bessie Smith to Miles Davis.