A Classical Approach to Jazz Piano

A Classical Approach To Jazz Piano ** Exploring Harmony ** By Dominic Alldis. Piano. 240 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

A serious and thorough discussion of harmony for the literate pianist, this book by Professor Dominic Alldis of the Royal Academy of Music in London addresses accompaniment models, basic jazz theory, polychords, reharmonization, upper structure triads, block chords, pentatonic harmony, and many more subjects, drawing harmonic parallels from classical composers. Alldis includes key excerpts from the greatest jazz standards to illustrate his points.

Contents: If I Should Lose You * Easy Living * Alfie * Day by Day * It Might As Well Be Spring * Its Easy To Remember * Moon River * My Ideal * My Old Flame * The Nearness of You * Out of Nowhere * Stella by Starlight * Tangerine * That Old Black Magic * You Brought a New Kind of Love To Me * Girl Talk * Never Let Me Go * Hello, Young Lovers.