- Paperback: 528 pages
- Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.; 1 edition (Nov 1 1986)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0874743516
- ISBN-13: 978-0874743517
- Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 21.3 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #391,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A stunning, comprehensive volume prepared in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution. The world's first jazz critical edition. Contents: New Orleans Blues (New Orleans Joys) * Grandpa's Spells * Wolverine Blues (The Wolverines) * Mamanita * Frog-I-More Rag (Froggie Moore/Sweetheart O'Mine) * London Blues (London Cafe Blues/Shoe Shiner's Drag) * Shreveport Stomp * Big Foot Ham (Big Fat Ham/Ham and Eggs) * Tom Cat Blues (Midnight Mama) * Stratford Hunch (Chicago Breakdown) * Perfect Rag (Sporting House Rag) * Mr. Jelly Lord * Black Bottom Stomp (Queen of Spades) * Dead Man Blues * Cannonball Blues * Billy Goat Stomp * Wild Man Blues (Ted Lewis Blues) * Georgia Swing * Boogaboo * Seattle Hunch * Frances (Fat Frances) * Dixie Knows * Kansas City Stomp (Kansas City Stomps) * Jelly Roll Blues (Original Jelly Roll Blues/Chicago Blues) * Fickle Fay Creek (Soap Suds) * Jungle Blues * Sweet Peter * Hyena Stomp * State and Madison * Bert Williams * Freakish * Pep * Creepy Feeling * Spanish Swat * The Pearls * Fingerbuster (Fingerbreaker) * Honky Tonk Music * The Crave * Mister Joe (Buffalo Blues) * King Porter Stomp *
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Awesome Transcriptions!,
By "brf16" (OR) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton: The Collected Piano Music: Piano Solo (Paperback)
The transcriptions of Jelly Roll's piano pieces are unbelievable; An exact (as far as I can tell) note-for-note transciption of piano rolls, recordings, solo's, and the majority - live performances. There is also great information on each piece. For Advanced piano players only.
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Awesome Transcriptions!,
By "brf16" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton: The Collected Piano Music: Piano Solo (Paperback)
The transcriptions of Jelly Roll's piano pieces are unbelievable; An exact (as far as I can tell) note-for-note transciption of piano rolls, recordings, solo's, and the majority - live performances. There is also great information on each piece. For Advanced piano players only.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Scholarly & technically challenging,
By Patricia Graff - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton: The Collected Piano Music: Piano Solo (Paperback)
This scholarly and technically challenging presentation of "Jelly Roll" Morton's work may be a gem for a serious jazz pianist or a potentially serious one with excellent skill and training. However, it is too advanced for a casual and inexperienced non-jazz pianist like me. I'm better off playing Joplin's music and listening to "Jelly Roll" Morton CD's.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Best transcribed piano book I've seen,
By Jason Weber - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton: The Collected Piano Music: Piano Solo (Paperback)
I think more music books need this much devotion and dedication put into them, not only are a good portion of Jelly Roll Morton's greatest songs that were composed and performed in the early 20th century, but also indicated all the recording dates of the song, original tempo, and a short description of the history and style of the song. The book starts off with a history on Jelly Roll's life and I got more out of that than I did on any wikipedia or web page I used to research the most influential jazz performer of that time period. It also describes Jelly Roll's style and compares it to that of later jazz/stride pianists, stating that Jelly Rolls music might not have been as great as those of later stride pianists, but for the style Jelly Roll created, it truly was the best. Jelly Rolls music reflects the time period and style of ragtime mixed with early jazz and even a little blues. The transcriptions are identical to the actual recordings and some are playable for intermediate players, and will even challenge the advanced pianist who is not familiar with Morton's style. I believe most pieces in this book are playable if practiced long enough, and aren't as difficult to play as say stride or certain types of classical, except maybe fingerbuster. These pieces are all fun to play and learn, and just transcribed so beautifully that if played with the right tempo and fingering techniques will impress your audiences. It even shows the changes made to the original Jelly Roll transcription, which shows the people behind making this book really cared about getting the true Jelly Roll note for note transcriptions of his most popular pieces. It is a must own for any aspiring pianist in my opinion and well worth the price.
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