COCKTAIL PIANO PIANO: Jazz Piano Solos Series Volume 31

Sehr schöne Stücke, schön gesetzt.Kaufempfehlung.

I have three other books in the series, which I enjoy a lot, but I would give this one the highest rating for several reasons. First, it has a good variety of songs and arrangement styles, ranging from upbeat to mellow, and from slow swing to fast swing. Second, the arrangements sound great for the most part so that I enjoy playing nearly all of the songs in the book regularly. The one exception for me is the Lady is a Tramp. I just don't care for the sound of that arrangement. Third, the songs are very recognizable to others. When I play in public for older crowds, this is definitely the book of choice because it has more songs they easily recognize and can sing along to if they know the words. Unfortunately, the words are not in the books, but that makes sense because the arrangements were not written as strict vocal accompaniments. Like the other books in the series I've bought, there are plenty of rich chords, creative approaches, and fun solo improvisation breaks written in. I imagine there are more sophisticated arrangements out there somewhere, but these are a great start for an upper immediate-level pianist like myself who is learning about these songs and styles for the first time.

If you like the old standards you should love this. Good choice of songs and for me not so difficult I can't play the arrangements

Loved this album!Just at the level I can sight read but demanding enough to stretch me as a pianist.All my favourite jazz tunes are included in this album, beautifully arranged

Muy bueno libro de partituras. La calidad gráfica es excelente.