| LearnJazzPiano.com archives: Oscar Peterson | |
| leeman -- 12/06/2006, 08:29:44 -- #31577 | |
| Hi Everyone, Just wondering about the book Oscar Peterson - Jazz Exercises, Minuets, Etudes and Pieces for Piano. Is this a worthwhile book for developing jazz skills and techniques or are there better ones available? Is this an amalgamation of his previous books Jazz for the Young Pianists. Would be grateful for feedback on this from someone who uses the book. There is no feedback available on the book anywhere. Thanks very much | |
| 7 -- 12/06/2006, 08:32:21 -- #31577 | |
| As I understand it, those books are one and the same (please correct me if I'm wrong). In "Jazz for the Young Pianist" there are lots of cool tricks. It certainly showed me a thing or two. | |
| DoubleZ -- 12/06/2006, 16:04:25 -- #31577 | |
| Yes! I have it, and love it. I have not solidly studied from it yet, but I plan on it as soon as I have some free time. The stuff at the beginning is easy, and the stuff at the end is hard, so it reinforces the fundamentals and then gets up to some nice OP-sounding exercises. I highly recommend it. | |
| Scot -- 12/07/2006, 00:06:37 -- #31577 | |
| Very good books if you want to have some music to play that will help you get into Oscar's style of technique and harmony. I'd say go for it if you like OP's playing, you wont' be disappointed. | |
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