Complete aural guide to the jazz syllabus, Grade 1.
Contains performances of all the pieces for the grade, with sample improvisations at the level.
Includes 'minus one' tracks of three of the graded pieces for you to play along with bass and drums.
Shows how the aural tests and quick study work in the exam, with an 'examiner' and 'candidate.'
Contains practice aural tests and examples of scales.
Kicks off with superb trio takes of three of the pieces for the grade.
Prove you Groove [Trio take] [Phil Peskett]
Is you is, or Is you ain't (ma' Baby)? [Trio take] [Billy Austin / Louis Jordan]
He is sadly melting [Trio take] [Phil Peskett]
Bags' Groove [Minus one track] [Milt Jackson]
Perdido [Minus one track] [Juan Tizol]
Yokate [Minus one track] [Huw Warren]
Bedford Square Blues [Richard Michael]
Oh Lord, Don't let them Drop that Atomic Bomb on me [Charles Mingus]
Bags' Groove [Milt Jackson]
Slinky Thing [Simon Whiteside]
Prove you Groove [Phil Peskett]
Perdido [Juan Tizol]
Inchworm [Frank Loesser]
Jean Pierre [Miles Davis]
(Old Man from) The old Country [Nat Adderley / Curtis Lewis]
Is you is, or Is you ain't (ma' Baby)? [Billy Austin / Louis Jordan]
Bottle Junction [Nikki Iles]
Blue Autumn [Eddie Harvey]
He is sadly melting [Phil Peskett]
Here we go again [Michael Garrick]
Yokate [Huw Warren]
Is you is, or Is you ain't (ma' Baby)? [Trio take] [Billy Austin / Louis Jordan]
He is sadly melting [Trio take] [Phil Peskett]
Bags' Groove [Minus one track] [Milt Jackson]
Perdido [Minus one track] [Juan Tizol]
Yokate [Minus one track] [Huw Warren]
Bedford Square Blues [Richard Michael]
Oh Lord, Don't let them Drop that Atomic Bomb on me [Charles Mingus]
Bags' Groove [Milt Jackson]
Slinky Thing [Simon Whiteside]
Prove you Groove [Phil Peskett]
Perdido [Juan Tizol]
Inchworm [Frank Loesser]
Jean Pierre [Miles Davis]
(Old Man from) The old Country [Nat Adderley / Curtis Lewis]
Is you is, or Is you ain't (ma' Baby)? [Billy Austin / Louis Jordan]
Bottle Junction [Nikki Iles]
Blue Autumn [Eddie Harvey]
He is sadly melting [Phil Peskett]
Here we go again [Michael Garrick]
Yokate [Huw Warren]
| Arrangement | Piano |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Format | Instrumental Tutor |
| Level | 2 |
| Media | CD |
| Series | ABRSM Jazz Piano |
| Publisher | ABRSM Publishing |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9781860960109 |