Jazz Keyboard Toolbox: The Nuts and Bolts Guide to Learning Jazz Keyboard, Book & Online Audio (Jazz Startup Series)

Cunliffe is a real jazzer -- very clear in his explanations but a cool, jazzy sound even in these beginning exercises. Explains some things I've always been a little fuzzy about (why typically no tonic in the left-hand voicings? why is the 3rd/7th the basic voicing? what are the different "types" of comping?). The book is a series of progressive exercises , each built on the previous one -- very helpful! Hard to find good, clear books on jazz improv. I strongly recommend this one!

Very well laid out .Follows incremental steps, and easy to understand, even for beginner improvisor

This book provides a very understandable set of basic, but useful, concepts that apply to playing Jazz on the keyboard. As a percussionist, I think the information is also appropriate for mallet students. The CD is very helpfull, and supplies you with plenty of time (with the recorded material) to work with the tunes/techniques in the book. Bill Cunliffe did a commendable job with this book. He put as much into this 48-page book as one could/should expect.

A good startup tool for playing jazz right away.

I realy like the way Bill presents the material. It's not so hard as discourage the student but still has enough substance to encourage. For me, this a excellent book. Previously I purchased Bill's "Jazz Invention", another excellent book. I've heard thatBill has a new book coming out soon which I'm sure will most likely be excellent. Thanks a lot Bill and hurry up with news book.

With regards teaching Jazz Piano this book has finally got it right. It hits that sweet spot between not being too hard but not sounding too simple either. If you sight read a bit that will help but even if you don't and you have to work out the notes first I still think you will love this. It doesn't go into too much theory but just gets you playing and after the melody is played you get a few rounds with the backing track only to jam with. There are also a few transcribed solos at the end. If you can already play through complex chord changes then this will be too basic but if you are at that point where you know some Jazz concepts but aren't quite sure what to DO with all the information then this is the book for you.

Diese 48 Seiten Noten mit Demo-CD enthalten 18 Übungsstücke für Klavier.Der Autor wollte bewusst die Theorie weitgehend aus dem Buch heraus halten und bietet auf den ersten 9 Seiten lediglich einen kurzen Überflug über die Harmonielehre. Die 18 Übungsstücke sollen Spass durch Praxis vermitteln.Ab Seite 10 beginnen die Übungen mit jeweils 2 Basstönen auf der eins. Ab Seite 16 sind es links Dreiklänge . Ab Seite 22 müssen links 2 Akkorde je Takt gespielt werden. Ab Seite 30 können diese sich synkopisch verschieben. Für die Gestaltung der rechten Hand bietet man die Bluestonleiter, dorische und mixolydische Tonfolgen an. Der Schüler soll Improvisationen versuchen. Harmonisch dominiert der Blues im Heft.Das Heft wendet sich eher an Klavierschüler als an Studenten. Die Schüler sollten schon eine Weile Klavier nach Noten spielen. Erfahrungen mit Jazz sind weniger erforderlich. Für Studenten ist das Level nicht anspruchsvoll genug.