{"product_id":"9780739035382","title":"Jazz Inventions for Keyboard: Book \u0026 CD","description":"\u003cbr\u003ePianists all know the benefits of playing the \"Two-Part Inventions\" of J. S. Bach. Now, world-respected jazz pianist and composer Bill Cunliffe has written his own \"inventions\" that will benefit every player's understanding and performance of jazz. These great-sounding etudes explore the specific harmonic, melodic, and technical challenges faced by jazz keyboardists, including the ii-V and ii-V-I progressions, outlining changes, chord-tone ornamentation, playing in octaves, tonic patterns, block chords, polytonality, stride piano, and left-hand walking bass. \u003cp\u003ePieces feature chord symbols, explanatory notes, and preparatory exercises, and each invention is performed on the CD by Bill Cunliffe. 123 pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . perfect for daily warm-up, explores the harmonic and melodic intricacies of jazz, each etude targets a specific technical skill and includes performance notes, inventions gradually become more challenging and the harmonic progressions are varied and very musical . . . a musical feast.\" \u003cbr\u003e-International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alfred Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48306747605232,"sku":"9780739035382","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780739035382_p0.jpg?v=1764101197","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780739035382","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}