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Quote:This practical method has become one of the key instructional texts for the developing pianist. Filled with examples and exercises (with fingerings where necessary), it starts with simple theory and progresses step-by-step to inversions, progressions and more advanced concepts. The book places simple ‘shell’ and Bud Powell-style voicings at the beginning, which provides a good solid grounding that many pianists need to fall back on when sight-reading at speed.The CD contains rhythm-section play along tracks for practice patterns and tunes, plus performances of rhythms, right-hand melodies and bass lines outlined in the book. This assists with learning voicings by ear, an important part of learning to play jazz.