This collection celebrates the pioneers of jazz music with 17 pieces composed between the turn of the last century and the end of the 1930s. There are classical ragtime numbers, jazz band tunes, stride Piano and blues. All are a part of an important musical legacy that shaped the beginnings of popular music. This book for fingerstyle Guitar is written in standard notation and tablature and includes access to online audio.
Alligator Crawl ["Fats" Waller, Thomas]
Buddy Bolden Blues [Traditional]
Creole Belles march & two-step [Lampe, J. Bodewalt]
Dixie Jass Band One-Step [La Rocca, D. J. (Nick)]
Don't You Leave Me Here [Morton, Jelly Roll]
Feeling My Way [Lang, Eddie]
Hong Kong Blues [Carmichael, Hoagy]
Jazz Me Blues [Delaney, Tom]
Little Rock Getaway [Sullivan, Joe]
Livery Stable Blues [Lopes-Alcide Nunez, Ray]
Memphis Blues [Handy, W. C.]
Muskrat Ramble ["Kid" Ory, Edward]
Royal Garden Blues [Williams, Clarence] [Williams, Spencer]
Russian Rag [Cobb, George L.]
Tia Juana [Conley, Larry] [Rodemich, Gene]
Wild Cat Blues [Waller, Fats] [Williams, Clarence]
Buddy Bolden Blues [Traditional]
Creole Belles march & two-step [Lampe, J. Bodewalt]
Dixie Jass Band One-Step [La Rocca, D. J. (Nick)]
Don't You Leave Me Here [Morton, Jelly Roll]
Feeling My Way [Lang, Eddie]
Hong Kong Blues [Carmichael, Hoagy]
Jazz Me Blues [Delaney, Tom]
Little Rock Getaway [Sullivan, Joe]
Livery Stable Blues [Lopes-Alcide Nunez, Ray]
Memphis Blues [Handy, W. C.]
Muskrat Ramble ["Kid" Ory, Edward]
Royal Garden Blues [Williams, Clarence] [Williams, Spencer]
Russian Rag [Cobb, George L.]
Tia Juana [Conley, Larry] [Rodemich, Gene]
Wild Cat Blues [Waller, Fats] [Williams, Clarence]
| Arrangement | Guitar |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Format | Instrumental Album |
| Level | 3 |
| NumberOfPages | 120 |
| Media | Downloads, Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
| Contributors | Johansson, Lasse (Author) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780786692194 |