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C jam blues big band soprano sax 1, soprano sax 2, tenor sax 1, tenor sax 2, baritone sax, trumpet 14, trombone 12, bass trombone 3, trombone 4 opt. Online shop, sheet music, music scores and play along for download, books. Jonathon wilson collected these 30 blues licks, and by putting them on musescore you can transpose them into any key you want. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus.
Its important for every jazz musician to know a good handful of blues heads, and even variations on the typical 12 bar form. This category is for musical compositions other than songs by duke ellington. Duke ellington cjam blues sheet music notes, chords. Print and download c jam blues sheet music by oscar peterson arranged for piano. Heres a couple of workbooks to help you get some things under your fingers.
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C jam blues played by oscar peterson jazz piano trio youtube. Their quality and ease of use can be surprisingly variable, but this particular one i think is excellent for learning blues piano. Duke ellington a giant collection of ellingtons best, all presented in the famous real book notation. Whether you know this one as cjam blues or dukes place, c jam blues sheet music by oscar peterson arranged for piano. Lets learn the blues scales on piano and keyboard in every key. Blue monk is a great blues written by thelonious monk. Oscar peterson jazz exercises for piano exercise 10. In chapter 2 you get 20 or so authentic left hand patterns. Learning piano with pete sears pete sears brings an incredible knowledge of roots music to the table.
Chords, melody, and music theory analysis of c jam blues by duke ellington. Duke ellington c jam blues 1942 a 1942 recording of c jam blues beformed by duke ellington and a collection of other jazz giants in a famous recording called jam session. You can play fast blues, slow blues, happy blues, and sad blues. It is built of only 3 chords making it really easy to play and a perfect skill to learn as a beginner piano player. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Having seen learner books jam packed with notes for where your fingers should be, names of notes and key diagrams, i much prefer. Brent edstrom for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music. The tune is well known for being extremely easy to play. The 2nd pdf is full of 1 bar resolutions from the v7 to a i major chord. I tried tim richards improvising blues piano first, but found that hard going. You have to learn to read piano music if you plan to be a serious piano player. The blues has always played a central role in jazz music from the very beginning and is without a doubt one of the most important forms in jazz. The widest selection of blues sheet music, songbooks, and music books. Partitions jazz blues gratuites, free jazz sheet music, partituras gratis.
It offers pdf sheet music files plus interactive sheet music for realtime. A nice combination are the chords am7, dm7 and e7 together with the a pentatonic blues scale. African flower all too soon black and tan fantasy bojangles c jam blues caravan come sunday cotton tail do nothin till you hear from me dont get around much anymore dukes place. Jul 17, 2012 duke ellington c jam blues 1942 a 1942 recording of c jam blues beformed by duke ellington and a collection of other jazz giants in a famous recording called jam session. Download and print cjam blues by duke ellingtonarr. A variety of stylesblues, lyrical waltzes, and rags by kevin olson, kevin costley, valerie roth roubos, timothy brown, lee evans, judith r. The duke ellington real book c edition hal leonard online.
Its so simple to learn the melody by ear, and yet it swings so hard that pros still love to jam on it. Autumn leaves a classic that transitions between the relative major and minor. Cjam blues by duke ellington duke ellington digital sheet. You will not find all the jazz standards fully analyzed anywhere else. Everything you need to know to become an accomplished performer of blues piano kriss, eric on. Download free piano music, piano exercises, lessons, etc. How to play the blues on the piano or keyboard dummies.
The first pdf file will help get your fingers moving around common shapes that youll encounter whether reading jazz or improvising. An essential resource for aspiring jazz musicians rob mullins author publisher. Whether he is channeling otis span or creating his own genre, there is no finer keyboard player. The only 3 chords you need to master the blues on piano.
C jam blues is a jazz standard composed in 1942 by duke ellington and performed by countless other musicians, such as dave grusin, django reinhardt, oscar peterson, and charles mingus. Blues piano mark harrison hal leonard not sure if the material covered in this is also covered in harrisons the pop piano book see below. Easy syncopation, swing, use of pedal and dotted rhythms are a few of the new concepts in book 3. In presenting these solos, we hope to bring musicians closer to the true genius of bird. Introduction the solos in this book represent a cross section of the music of charlie parker. Pete, unlike some artists, knows what he is doing and is a fine teacher. Print and download c jam blues sheet music composed by duke ellington arranged.
This transcription includes every note played on the original recording including the entire piano solo, the synth solo, and the outro chorus. High quality duke ellington sheet music to download. Cjam blues sheet music for piano download free in pdf. By learning these scales you will earn great tools for improvising in the musical style of blues these scales can also be used in jazz improvisation. Rick features the saxes on the melody with inventive brass counterlines, and later a marvelous ensemble tutti section that starts soft then builds to the end. A 1942 recording of c jam blues beformed by duke ellington and a collection of other jazz giants in a famous recording called jam session. The suggested solos are included in the parts for the entire section, so you can make it a soli feature if you prefer. Hal leonard keyboard style series keyboard instruction harrison, mark on.
C jam blues is the transcription of this long version of the c jam blues. For instance, in the c blues scale the notes are c eb f gb g bb c. The blues scales are shown in all 12 keys with fingerings. Cjam blues sheet music download free in pdf or midi.
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