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 book examines the structure of over 50 major performances from the great age of the jazz piano, 1936 to 1950, when ragtime gave way to bop. It includes improvisations by Wilson, Tatum, Powell, Shearing, and Silver