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 last work by one of the most authoritative experts on jazz composition and arranging is a must for the serious pianist who wishes to expand his technical and creative powers. Deals with all aspects including a survey of piano styles from 1900 to today. Learn the seventh chord system, the sixty chord system, altered triads, modal improvisation, left hand voicings. Analyzes and explains forms, harmony, intervals, inversions, modes and more. Also contains many musical examples and lots of study notes.