Jazz-Rock Piano Chops Book & CD

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This book is a unique approach to developing your jazz-rock voicing, technique and "in the pocket" groove skills. You'll play along with a rhythm section as you practice authentic jazz-rock comping patterns at multiple tempos. In the "Groove Lab" section, you'll work on different comping treatments (from simple to more advanced) for each chord progression, and in the "Phrases and Licks used by the Pros" section you'll get some signature phrases from well-known jazz-rock tunes under your fingers! This book is divided into four main sections:



1) Jazz-Rock Piano Chops-Building Exercises


2) Jazz-Rock Piano Groove Lab


3) Phrases and Licks used by the Pros


4) Jazz-Rock Piano Etudes

The "Phrases and Licks Used by the Pros" are based on excerpts from well-known jazz-rock tunes including:

"Red Clay" - Freddie Hubbard

"Hard Eights" - Lyle Mays

"Welcome To The St. James's Club" - Rippingtons

"Time Track" - Chick Corea

"Friends and Strangers" - Dave Grusin
...and more!

The "Jazz-Rock Piano Etudes" contain pieces written in the style of famous jazz-rock tunes:

"Birdland" - Weather Report

"Revelation" - Yellowjackets

"Water Sign" - Jeff Lorber Fusion

"The Fez" - Steely Dan

"Resting Place" - Bruce Hornsby

This book has a similar structure and format to our "Rock Piano Chops" book, but with completely different musical content and examples.

Click on the sample pages below the front cover, then hover over each page to zoom in:
- Contents page
- page 4: Straight-8ths chops building exercises
- page 16: Swing-8ths groove variation
- pages 50-51: Straight-16ths jazz-rock etude

See below for audio examples from these sample pages.