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Autumn Leaves - Jazz piano trio
Go to www.youtube.com for a much improved version in HD and Widescreen. Another experiment - this time, I took a jazz trio midi file that I had previously done, and annotated with text comments. Lots of students learn 'Autumn Leaves' as one of the first standards they play, so I thought that this might be a useful source of ideas. It is in the fake book key, and the chord symbols appear above the music. This was imported into the Band in a Box program - this program will read these text 'markers', and it also has quite a flexible notation view. Note that in the notation view the bass and treble clefs don't accurately reflect the Left and Right hand parts. In addition, for those who can't easily sight read music, there is a very big and clear Piano view. I hope that some students might find this useful. I have produced lots of other jazz midi files at www.bushgrafts.com that can be treated in a similar way. A much better quality video is at www.bushgrafts.com along with along with a PDF file of the Transcription and a leadsheet and the midi file if you want to try to do thisyourself! If you have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly(and the audio in stereo), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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Youtube link - Autumn Leaves - Jazz piano trio

Misty - Jazz piano lesson
This is a 'trio' version of the ballad 'Misty' - with lots of extra information helpful (I hope) to jazz piano students. At my site at web.newsguy.com there is a much clearer copy of the video for download, as well as a transcription, the midi file recorded with the video, and an MP3 file of the bass and brushes backing I recorded separately. On my DVD -www.bushgrafts.com is a solo version - video and printable transcription.
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Youtube link - Misty - Jazz piano lesson

Over The Rainbow - jazz piano trio
This is an improvised jazz piano version - over bass and drums prepared beforehand. The video, a midi file recorded at the same time, a transcription, and a 'backing track' are at web.newsguy.com There is an enhanced version of this on Youtube au.youtube.com at
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Youtube link - Over The Rainbow - jazz piano trio

'In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington) jazz piano
A transcription and enhanced version of this with clear piano view and also naotation is available at web.newsguy.com This is a version of this great Ellington song. It begins with a rubato intro, then sequenced bass and drums that I recorded some time ago were used again as backing to the improvised piano. There is another version of this at home.wanadoo.nl with the same drum and bass backing in midi format
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Youtube link - 'In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington) jazz piano

Georgia on My Mind - jazz piano solo
The well known jazz/blues song. There is a clearer version of this (to download free) on my site at web.newsguy.com Better still, there is an enhanced version of the video with clear scrolling notation, and a 2nd clear view of the keyboard, and a printable transcription on a DVD that contains all of my video files, all the transcriptions I have done, midi files, leadsheets etc. See the above site for details.
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Youtube link - Georgia on My Mind - jazz piano solo

Christmas Song - solo jazz piano lesson
Christmas Song - solo jazz piano. I have blatantly stolen many of 7notemode's great ideas on his Tutorial videos of this same song uk.youtube.com in this Xmas video lesson - I also did it in the 'white bread' C of Key and added a couple of alternative ideas of my own. It is good, I think, to get different perspectives on the same original material - I certainly learned a lot from Tom's simple-to-follow version. There is a clearer version (and a midi file) that can be downloaded from web.newsguy.com The printable transcription is on my DVD - see www.bushgrafts.com
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Youtube link - Christmas Song - solo jazz piano lesson

Blue Bossa Version 1 - improvised jazz piano trio
This not-latin version of Blue Bossa was improvised on piano over a sequenced bass and drum track I prepared beforehand. I have re-cast this same version in much clearer High definition mode with much clearer view and also notation. ( go to www.youtube.com for this version. The video and a midi file recorded along with the video is available at web.newsguy.com I added comments as text labels on the video after playing. This might be helpful to jazz piano students - or just perhaps interesting to others!
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Youtube link - Blue Bossa Version 1 - improvised jazz piano trio

'Spain' (Chick Corea) - jazz piano lesson
'Spain' (Chick Corea) - jazz piano lesson. I did this about 7 years ago, and it has been kicking around the web since then. I recorded the bass and drum tracks first, and improvised the piano part later. I tried another method of annotating, using a 'spotlight' effect to highlight the section of music being referred to in the text. Again, the audio on this video has been spoilt - on the first solo section, there is severe 'clipping' that causes distortion at the loudest levels. And when the bass and drums enter there is a curious loud / soft 'pumping' in the volume levels. It is worse when using the 'High quality' option youtube.com and you need this to see the notes and annotations clearly. The solution is to go to my web site www.bushgrafts.com and download an excellent quality video from there - and the 'backing track' I did - bass and drums - to play along with (they are free!)
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Youtube link - 'Spain' (Chick Corea) - jazz piano lesson

'Autumn Leaves' Jazz piano Lesson (HD and Widescreen Version)
This has been one of my most watched instructional videos - and as Youtube has upgraded the quality of the videos, I have recast the original version in HD so that it is much clearer. I also have gone over the transcription, and corrected some of the errors there. The video can be downloaded (free) from my website. A printable copy of this upgraded transcription is on my DVD ($25 for over 120 transcriptions and over 9 hours of instructional videos) - go to www.bushgrafts.com ... for details.
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Youtube link - 'Autumn Leaves' Jazz piano Lesson (HD and Widescreen Version)

'Moon River' Jazz piano lesson - solo and trio
'Moon River' Jazz piano lesson - solo and trio. Another 're-furbished' midi file that I did some time ago - someone asked me to do this. Try viewing in high quality - click on au.youtube.com Unfortunately, again, the sound on the higher quality version is badly clipped - please Youtube fix this up! You may need to stop and start the video to read the comments - you could download the best quality version (without clipping) from my website at www.bushgrafts.com
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Youtube link - 'Moon River' Jazz piano lesson - solo and trio

My Foolish Heart - Jazz piano lesson - stereo?
My Foolish Heart - Jazz piano solo and trio. Another experiment to see if I could achieve a stereo audio track, and still not sacrifice too much video quality. The text and notation can be seen, though less clear than I would have hoped. This was derived from a midi file that I had recorded and annotated some time ago. I was hoping to create, when the bass and drums enter, the sort of interplay that the Bill Evans trio was famous for. Of course this is a very pale emulation of this 'collective improvisation' style, but is fun to try - even if there is only one player of all the instruments! A much clearer version of this video can be streamed or downloaded from web.newsguy.com along with a transcription in pdf format
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Youtube link - My Foolish Heart - Jazz piano lesson - stereo?

Cry Me a River- solo jazz piano
Improvised piano solo on Cry Me a River. Get the video and a midi file recorded at the same time at web.newsguy.com There is an enhanced video with a clear view of the notes being played, and a transcription on the DVD ($25) I sell to my students - see details on the above website
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Youtube link - Cry Me a River- solo jazz piano

Peace Piece (Bill Evans) - solo jazz piano
A solo jazz piano piece written by Bill Evans - you can hear the original at www.amazon.com This video, a midi file recorded at the same time, a leadsheet and some improvisation hints for the piece are at web.newsguy.com For a very thorough analysis of this tune and how it came about, go to www.billevans.nl
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Youtube link - Peace Piece (Bill Evans) - solo jazz piano

I Remember You - solo jazz piano - lesson
Another attempt to show some solo piano techniques. I took a midi file I had created, IMPORTED it into 'Band in a Box' as a midi file. The notation and piano views were captured using a screen capture program. A much better quality video is at http:web.newsguy.com/dougmck along with a PDF file of the Transcription and the midi file and if you want to try to do thisyourself! If you have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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Youtube link - I Remember You - solo jazz piano - lesson

The Nearness of You - a jazz piano lesson
Another fairly simple to play jazz standard - known widely probably through the fairly recent version by singer Norah Jones. This is intended for intermediate to advanced jazz piano players. I have again added extra information - a clear view of the notes being played, a rolling version of the notation, and lots of comments on the techniques used. This video (in stereo) and the midi file that was recorded at the same time as the video are free to download at www.bushgrafts.com A .pdf file of the transcription is on my DVD - details are on the above website Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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Youtube link - The Nearness of You - a jazz piano lesson

All The Things You Are - Reharmonization
All The Things You Are - Reharmonization. The first solo piano chorus is based on Richie Beirach's version from his Maybeck Hall CD. The 'trio' is more conventional, though I tried to play in the free kind of style where piano, bass and drums respond to each other rather than bass and drums just producing a rhythm track. This video, leadsheet, midi file and transcription are at www.bushgrafts.com I have done a more recent (and better quality video version) at http
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Youtube link - All The Things You Are - Reharmonization

Carnival / Black Orpheus - Jazz piano
A much better quality video is at http:web.newsguy.com/dougmck along with a PDF file of the Transcription and the midi file (if you want to try to do this yourself!). I took a midi file I had created, IMPORTED it into 'Band in a Box' as a midi file. The notation and piano views were captured using a screen capture program. The leadsheet in this key is in the old Real Book Page 49 as 'Black Orpheus' With this I wanted to get that loose sort of latin feel, with the bass and drums playing more freely than the typical repeating 2 bar pattern on drums, or the constant and predictable root and 5th style on bass. Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly(and the audio in stereo), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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Youtube link - Carnival / Black Orpheus - Jazz piano

'Blue Bossa' - version 2 - jazz piano trio
A second take, using the same sequenced bass and drums as version1. On my DVD - www.bushgrafts.com there is a printable transcription of this version - and also of version 1. A HD video of Take 1 is at www.youtube.com
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Youtube link - 'Blue Bossa' - version 2 - jazz piano trio

Ave Maria (Charles Gounod) - jazz piano improvisation
Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above. Ave Maria - jazz piano improvisation. First piano solo, then with a simulated bass and drums. A (much better) version is available (free) at web.newsguy.com along with a lead sheet, a transcription, and the midi file recorded with the video
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Youtube link - Ave Maria (Charles Gounod) - jazz piano improvisation

'Blue Bossa' Version 1 - High Definition version - Jazz piano tutorial
One of my most viewed videos has been this version of 'Blue Bossa' I have had many requests for a transcription. In the process of preparing this, I took the opportunity to re-cast the video in High Definition mode and to add a clear view of the notes played on the piano keyboard, and also an animated notation window. The printable transcription is on my DVD along with the bass and drums backing track I prepared and used on the video - www.bushgrafts.com The video is on my website - www.bushgrafts.com .
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Youtube link - 'Blue Bossa' Version 1 - High Definition version - Jazz piano tutorial

'The Days of Wine and Roses' - jazz piano solo and trio
First solo piano, then trio with prepared sequenced bass and drums. Midi file and video are at web.newsguy.com
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Youtube link - 'The Days of Wine and Roses' - jazz piano solo and trio

Cinema Paradiso - Jazz piano and trio
web.newsguy.com I prepared the bass and drums before recording. The piano was improvised using a leadsheet only (go to www.bushgrafts.com for leadsheet, video and a midi file recorded at the same time). There is a much better video version with extra and clearer view of the notes being played - and a pdf transcription of the piano part on my DVD - see the above site for details
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Youtube link - Cinema Paradiso - Jazz piano and trio

'Brazilian Like' (Michel Petrucciani) - jazz piano lesson
'Brazilian Like' (Michel Petrucciani) - jazz piano lesson. There is a great version by him on Youtube uk.youtube.com A leadsheet for this, a good quality copy of the video, a transcription of the piano part, and a backing track to play along with are at web.newsguy.com or www.bushgrafts.com It is very difficult on these compressed youtube videos to clearly see the notation! But try this! If you want to see this or other videos in high quality video to see the notes clearly, add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing URL (ie v=Ux9XsDef8-U&fmt=18 )
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Youtube link - 'Brazilian Like' (Michel Petrucciani) - jazz piano lesson

'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' (Version 2) - jazz piano tutorial
'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' (Version 2) - jazz piano tutorial. This is another version of one of my most viewed other videos www.youtube.com There is a bass and drums backing track, midi file and a transcription on my DVD.
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Youtube link - 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' (Version 2) - jazz piano tutorial

'But Not For Me' (G. Gershwin) - Solo Jazz piano lesson
'But Not For Me' - Solo Jazz piano lesson. For how to really play this try the version by Joe Chindamo (from Melbourne Australia) au.youtube.com By comparison this is rather pale! Nevertheless, with the added text comments, some students of jazz piano might get some ideas. Wouldn't it be great though, if some of the real greats did this - explain why they played this or that while improvising on a song that we knew well. It may br difficult to read the notation - a much clearer version (in stereo) is at web.newsguy.com If you want to see this or other videos in high quality video to see the notes clearly(and in stereo), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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Youtube link - 'But Not For Me' (G. Gershwin) - Solo Jazz piano lesson

'Easy Living' jazz piano lesson with comments added
Please go to au.youtube.com for an enhanced version of this video
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Youtube link - 'Easy Living' jazz piano lesson with comments added

Jazz Piano - Easy Living
I have updated this recently with a version with comments and notation at au.youtube.com Go to web.newsguy.com for a version with comments embedded with the video. Also there are other videos, midi files and mp3s. This was recorded using my still digital camera - audio was recorded first as midi, then added as audio to the video using Windows Movie Maker. Bass and Drums were pre-sequenced and the improvised piano was filmed live over the Bass and Drums. The midi file of this and many others is at home.wanadoo.nl
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Youtube link - Jazz Piano - Easy Living

Danny Boy ('Londonderry Air')
Solo piano - there is the video,the leadsheet used, and also a midi of this at www.bushgrafts.com I have embedded lots of descriptive comments in the video for students of jazz piano. There is an enhanced version with notation, and clear view of the notes being played and also a .pdf file of the transcription on my DVD - details are on the above website I recorded another midi of this some time ago that is on my midi site at http called 'St Patrick's Day Special'
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Youtube link - Danny Boy ('Londonderry Air')

'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' - enhanced version
Pardon me for another recycled video! This has been one of my most 'hit on' videos (over 73 thousand views), so I thought that I would continue to experiment with ways of better communicating via video. Most people have said that the view of fingers on the keys is best to see what is happening. I have added a computer generated Piano view just above my fingers. You will notice that the computer gets the hand split wrong at times. I have also put a transcription up at web.newsguy.com and also the midi file. I will also post the bass and brushes backing track to play along with. My musical friend Volvoxburger has today posted a very comprehensive lesson on reharmonizing this song www.youtube.com
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Youtube link - 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' - enhanced version

Deep Purple - solo jazz piano lesson
Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above. Deep Purple - solo jazz piano. Another experiment - this time with 8 bars of the lead sheet displayed, with the scrolling notation , the clear piano view and the text comments on some of the techniques used. There is a much better version (along with a midi file, pdf transcription and leadsheet at web.newsguy.com
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Youtube link - Deep Purple - solo jazz piano lesson

'Hymn To Freedom' - (Oscar Peterson) - jazz/gospel piano lesson
'Hymn To Freedom' - (Oscar Peterson) - jazz/gospel piano lesson. I have since found that there is a transcription of one of Oscar's versions. Those who are looking for a fairly simple one to play could perhaps play the first piano-only chorus of this. This was improvised from a basic leadsheet with chords and melody. This leadsheet, and a full printable transcription are on my DVD - $25 for over 9 hours of video and over 140 transcriptions www.bushgrafts.com
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Youtube link - 'Hymn To Freedom' - (Oscar Peterson) - jazz/gospel piano lesson

'All The Things You Are' - Jazz piano tutorial
'All The Things You Are' - Jazz piano tutorial. This is a second version I have done of this great song. The other re-harmonised earlier version is at www.youtube.com This was a midi file I did nearly 20 years ago! It has been one of the most popular midi files that I have done, with it appearing on dozens of midi sites! I thought that it would be worth upgrading to a video tutorial - and here I have added a bass and drums backing generated in PGMusic's Real Tracks add-on to their 'Band in a Box' program. This is the first video I have tried in full1080p HD - but I mucked up along the way, and there are a few missing notes on the keyboard view.
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Youtube link - 'All The Things You Are' - Jazz piano tutorial

'Some Day My Prince Will Come' jazz piano and trio
An enhanced version of this video is at www.youtube.com This is an improvised jazz version of this great song to play. As with other videos, I have added lots of annotations that describe some of the techniques used. In this video, I have used lots of chromaticism in various ways. There are lots of excellent versions of this on YouTube try ... www.youtube.com and also www.youtube.com and of course Bill Evans' version www.youtube.com
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Youtube link - 'Some Day My Prince Will Come' jazz piano and trio

Yesterdays - Jerome Kern
Solo Jazz Piano version of 'Yesterdays' - by Jerome Kern - I have done a midi version of the Paul McCartney song home.wanadoo.nl There are lots of embedded comments for jazz piano students. See lots of other free stuff at my sites at www.bushgrafts.com and http
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Youtube link - Yesterdays - Jerome Kern

Alice In Wonderland - jazz piano (with trio) tutorial (High Definition)
Alice In Wonderland - jazz piano (with trio) lesson. I used the wonderful bass and drums backing created by the Real Tracks option in 'Band in a Box' This song is a good vehicle to work on by players of all levels. Its harmony works in much the same way as Autumn Leaves - which is often the first tune tackled by pianists new to jazz. And there are lots of re-harmonisation possibilities. I have recorded a separate solo piano version with transcription that is on my DVD www.bushgrafts.com Also on the DVD is a printable version of this piano solo, and an MP3 file of the bass and drums backing track. I have probably gone over the top in trying to crowd too much onto this video - you may need to download (free) the version on my website (www.bushgrafts.com)
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Youtube link - Alice In Wonderland - jazz piano (with trio) tutorial (High Definition)

My Romance - jazz piano Lesson
My Romance - jazz piano Lesson. This is another re-cycled midi file done some time ago. After the solo first chorus, I tried to get the 'collective improvisation' feel with bass, drums and piano responding to each other - even though I was playing all parts - this involving re-recording each part several times. I was hoping for a High Definition video here, as it is difficult to read the notation without it. There is a high quality video free to download at www.bushgrafts.com On my video - http there is a printable copy of the notation and the bass and drums backing track.
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Youtube link - My Romance - jazz piano Lesson

'Time After Time' - jazz piano lesson
This is a great standard to play on - I played the first chorus freely as solo piano - as Keith Jarrett does on his 'Keith Jarrett at the Blue Note' CD, modulating from the written key (C) up to Eb, and then back again to C as the bass and drums begin. On the trio choruses, I was thinking more of the Oscar Peterson approach - using lots of blues influenced licks which, despite not being a 12 bar blues seem to work well over this song. As always, a much better quality video is free to download at www.bushgrafts.com and there is a transcription and a bass and drums backing track on my DVD (details are on my website)
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Youtube link - 'Time After Time' - jazz piano lesson

'You Must Believe In Spring' - a jazz piano lesson
'You Must Believe In Spring' - a jazz piano lesson. Sorry about the title page on the video where I called it 'You Must Remember Spring! This is quite a challenging song to play - Bill Evans' versions, including the one with Tony Bennett are brilliant. Like other videos I have done recently, this includes a scrolling notation view, as well as clear views of the keyboard. It is intended as a lesson, so I perhaps have gone a bit 'over the top' crowding in a lot of things to illustrate different techniques! To get a clear more readable view of the transcription, you probably need to go to my site at web.newsguy.com There is a stereo version there which should play as it loads - also a midi file, and the backing that I used. Check out this excellent version by a young Lithuanian jazz pianist au.youtube.com
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'I'll Be Seeing You' - jazz piano lesson
'I'll Be Seeing You' - jazz piano lesson - I tried to play in the more modern loose style - especially after the first rubato chorus - with the prepared bass and drums. There is a much clearer to read and in stereo version at www.bushgrafts.com. If you have a slow connection, or limited download capacity, I sell a DVD ($25)that has everything on it, as well as some extra transcriptions, backing tracks, enhanced versions of these Youtube videos. I have put a transcription of the piano part (in pdf format) on my instructional video - http If you want to see this or other videos in high quality video add straight after the existing URL &fmt=18
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Sophisticated Lady - solo jazz piano lesson
Sophisticated Lady - solo jazz piano lesson. This is a recycled midi file of mine I did some time ago. I had spent some time in adding text comments, so I was able to fairly quickly convert this to video. This is another one of the 'classic' songs played by many jazz piano players. I notice that some of the notes played at times don't show up on the piano - to get a much clearer video go to web.newsguy.com Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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'Laura' jazz piano
Someone asked me to do this. Starts with a solo piano, then I played the piano over a prepared sequence of Guitar, bass and drums. I listened to a version by Andre Previn and was influenced by his version. For other piano players who may be interested, I've added lots of text comments explaining some of the techniques used. On my website www.bushgrafts.com you will find an enhanced version of this video and the printable transcription is on my DVD - http - (over 120 printable transcriptions of these videos and more than 9 hours of high quality video for $25 !)
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'Beautiful Love' lesson - solo and trio jazz piano
Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above. 'Beautiful Love' lesson - solo and trio jazz piano. This is another recycled midi file of mine from my midi site at home.wanadoo.nl The piano part was completely improvised, and I have resisted the temptation to correct some of the flaws that I can now see. I have generated from the midi file a video lesson with notation, piano view , chords and lots of text comments added to explain some of the techniques used. You may need to download (free) a better quality clearer stereo version from my site at www.bushgrafts.com I have put a pdf file of the transcription on my instructional DVD. The details are on the website above.
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'Cry Me a River' - HD enhanced - Solo Jazz piano Lesson
'Cry Me a River' - HD enhanced - Jazz piano Lesson. One of my most viewed videos (79000 views), was this solo piano version of 'Cry Me a River'. It was one of my earliest efforts in producing these instructional videos - and then, both my computer assisted transcribing and video production skills were fairly basic. Now that I can place these on Youtube (and on my website and DVD) in High Definition, I thought that it would be useful to revamp this video. I have completely recast the transcription, making it more playable, accurate and easier to read. And I have added a big keyboard view so that it is clear which notes are being played. I have also added some more annotations.
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'Alone Together' - Jazz Piano Lesson
'Alone Together' - Jazz Piano Lesson. Another of my recycled/updated live played midi files from my site at home.wanadoo.nl This my latest attempt to create a lesson on a video. This time, as well as the audio, piano view, scrolling transcription, chords and annotations, I have added as a separate view the leadsheet I used that scrolls along in sync with the improvised piano. Because so much is happening on the screen, you may want to download a free, much clearer to view stereo version and the leadsheet from my website at www.bushgrafts.com Also on my instructional video (see details on my website) there is a printable pdf version of the transcription, and also a bass backing track to play along with. If you have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly click on this - au.youtube.com There are lots of versions of this song on youtube - most played in this key.
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'Maiden Voyage' (Herbie Hancock) - jazz piano lesson
'Maiden Voyage' - jazz piano lesson. You will probably need to view this in high quality to see the transcription - youtube.com A very clear copy of the video, and the annotated midi file, with LH and RH bass/treble split, is available (free) on my website at www.bushgrafts.com This was one of the first compositions that required 'modal' playing - it had sections in 4 key centres - each 4 measures long before changing key. Usually the chord quality for each is a dominant 7th with suspended 4th (D7sus,F7sus, Eb7sus, Db7sus) and unusually (for its time) the suspended chords were not resolved in the usual way. At the start, , I used another chord quality on each 4 bar key centre - using Major 7th #5 chords instead.
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'Blackbird' (lennon and McCartney) - jazz piano lesson
And now for something completely different! ...... 'Blackbird' (lennon and McCartney) - jazz piano lesson. This was done using the Brad Mehldau idea for the head with the acoustic bass single note ostinato. The piano was improvised over the bass and drums. I created the video from the midi file I recorded - and I added a 'leadsheet' at the bottom. To see the notation, watch in High Quality au.youtube.com On my website www.bushgrafts.com is a copy of this video (very high quality), a bass and drums backing track, and the midi file.
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Tea For Two - accompanying a jazz vocalist on piano
Tea For Two - accompanying a jazz vocalist on piano. This was another unrehearsed video. Comments have been added, and a piano view and chord chart. A (much better) version is available (free) at web.newsguy.com along with a transcription, and the midi file recorded with the video
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'A Time For Love' jazz piano solo
This is a challenging song - interesting chords - each 'A' section is slightly different. There is a downloadable version, and a midi file recorded at the same time at web.newsguy.com A .pdf file of the transcription is on my DVD - details are on the above website Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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'Serenata' - Latin jazz piano lesson in HD
If you can manage HD mode, try this in full screen mode - it is very clear!. Most of my instructional videos have been either solo piano, or videos using my own backing tracks. This is a little different as I use a computer generated bass and drum track - one produced by PgMusic's amazing 'Real Tracks' feature. The backing on this track was created in Pg music's great program 'Band in a Box' using their 'Real Tracks' feature.(www.pgmusic.com). I simply typed the chords in, pushed record, and played in the 3 choruses of the song on my midi keyboard. I actually recorded the audio on my iriver MP3 player (which does line-in recording) as I played the song from a leadsheet (backing tracks from Realtracks and piano sound from my Yamaha P-250 piano). Band in a Box simultaneously recorded the piano improvisation as midi data in real time. There is a free to download video at www.bushgrafts.com On my DVD is a printable transcription, and there is the backing track (MP3) to play along with. Details are at http
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Some Day My Prince Will Come - Jazz Piano- Enhanced version
In my youth, before anyone had heard of jazz theory, one of the best ways to learn was to stand as close to the pianist as possible, so that his fingers could be seen clearly. And if you were brave enough, you could ask about some of the things that he did. For those who have trouble reading, this extra view of the piano keys may be useful. And the text comments I have added might explain some of the techniques used. For those who are good readers, a fairly accurate transcription is available at www.bushgrafts.com Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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