A First Book of Jazz

Dover Publications
A First Book Of Jazz: 21 Arrangements For The Beginning Pianist


Accessible to novices of all ages, these 21 easy-to-play melodies for the piano are simple and more melodic than other versions.
They include suggestions for fingering and are arranged in order of increasing difficulty.


Songlist:

• 1. Frankie And Johnny [Traditional]
• 2. Hello! Ma Baby [Howard, Joseph E.] [Emerson, Ida]
• 3. They Didn't Believe Me [Kern, Jerome]
• 4. Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! [Oleman, Abe]
• 5. 'Taint Nobody's Business If I Do [Grainger, Porter]
• 6. Rose Room [Hickman, Art] [Williams, Harry]
• 7. Bethena [Joplin, Scott]
• 8. Baby Won't You Please Come Home [Warfield, Charles] [Williams, Clarence]
• 9. After You've Gone [Layton, Turner]
• 10. When My Baby Smiles At Me [Munro, Bill]
• 11. Ja-Da [Carleton, Bob]
• 12. Darktown Strutters' Ball [Brooks, Shelton]
• 13. Some Of These Days [Brooks, Shelton]
• 14. Indiana [Hanley, James F.]
• 15. Alexander's Ragtime Band [Berlin, Irving]
• 16. Nobody But You [Gershwin, George]
• 17. That's A Plenty [Pollack, Lew]
• 18. I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise [Gershwin, George]
• 19. Ballin' The Jack [Smith, Chris]
• 20. Lady Of The Evening [Berlin, Irving]
• 21. Rialto Ripples [Gershwin, George]