The Joy Of Jazz

A hot and funky selection of Piano solos tracing the changing face of Jazz through a wide range of styles and sounds, all suitable for the early-intermediate performer.


From the Ragtime two-step of Scott Joplin to the Bebop innovations of Monk and Charlie Parker, this unique set of pieces provides a valuable early taste of the rigours and joys of playing great Jazz!

Song list: 

• 52nd Street Theme [Monk, Thelonious] 

• Anthropology [Gillespie, Dizzy] [Parker, Charlie] 

• Blue Petals [Dorough, Robert] 

• Easy Does It [Martin, Dave] 

• Ev'ry Night [Agay, Denes] 

• Get Out Of Here [Ory, Kid] [Scott, Bud] 

• J.D's Boogie Woogie [Dorsey, Jimmy] [Wright, Marvin] 

• Kicking The Blues [Wilkins, Ernest] 

• Lady Bird [Dameron, Tadd] 

• Lop-Pow [Brown, Babs] 

• Love Somebody [Martin, Gerald] 

• Maple Leaf Rag [Joplin, Scott] 

• Oop Bop Sh-Bam [Gillespie, Dizzy] 

• Opus One [Oliver, Sy] 

• Palm Garden [Waller, Fats] 

• Rollin' Rocks [Dorough, Robert] 

• Sneakin' Home [Waller, Fats] 

• Stomping Down Broadway [Wilkins, Ernest] 

• The Happy Organ [Wood, Ken] [Clowney, David] [Kriegsmann, James] 

• Things To Come [Gillespie, Dizzy] 

• Three Jazz Flavors [Butterfield, Erskine] 

• Well Groomed [Shavers, Charlie] 

• Willy The Weeper [Agay, Denes] 

• Won't Ya Come Out Tonight [Martin, Gerald]

• Yes Indeed [Oliver, Sy]