Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com www.Ebook777.com Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com r IiS)ll liS) The Joy of J.Q)(Q)(Q)~n® @Iffi(Ql J.Q) illl®~ THE JOY OF BOOGIE AND BLUES is a collection of thirty-one imaginative piano solos in the early-to-intermediate grades Some of these pieces are modern settings of standard, ever-popular folk and blues melodies, others are original compositions inspired by and built on certain styles and elements of jazz Essentially "blues" and "boogie," as well as "ragtime," "swing," "be-bop," are jazz styles which have emerged on the American musical scene one by one from about the turn of the century to our days The oldest and most basic of these idioms is the blues The prototype of the blues is a simple, but characteristic harmonic sequence of twelve measures, divided into three phrases, with a freely improvised, very expressive melody line It probably is one of the main roots of the entire jazz idiom Boogie-Woogie, as developed in the twenties and thirties by Jimmy Yancey, "Pinetop" Smith, Pete Johnson and others, was originally built on the harmonic scheme of the blues Its mood and tempo, however became quite different: more joyful and more propulsive The essence of boogie is an ever recurring bass figure, an exuberant "basso ostinato," providing a solid background for a strongly punctuated right hand melody It should be noted that boogie, blues and other styles of jazz are not only domains of the popular music field, but also important and typically American contributions to contemporary music in general The teacher and student of piano will find in this volume a colorful repertoire of most attractive solo pieces which can be integrated with the regular teaching materials with excellent results A few suggestions on performance: Use little or no pedal at all, especially in the faster boogie pieces; keep a steady beat throughout, but don't let your playing become stiff; let the music come through with a relaxed, natural lift and "swing." © 1972 Yorktown Music Press Inc All Rights Reserved Distributed throughout the world by Music Sales Corporation 24 East 22nd Street, New York, New York 10010 U.S.A 8/9 Frith Street, London WIV 5TZ England 120 Rothschild Street, Rosebery, Sydney, NSW 2018, Australia Printed in the United States of America by Vicks Lithograph and Printing Corporation www.Ebook777.com CONTENTS Another Shade of Blue /56 Ballad Improvisation / 60 "Bill Bailey" Rag / 18 Blue Waltz /40 Blues No.1 /3 Blues In C /32 Boogie No.1 /4 Cotton Mill Blues, The /44 "Dark-Eyed" Boogie /52 "Deep Blue Sea" Boogie / 12 "Good Night" Boogie /16 Honky-Tonky /62 Hot And Code /20 House Of The Rising Sun / Jazz Ostinato / 46 Lonesome Road, The / 27 Meet Frankie And Johnny /34 "Moonshine" Sonata / 30 One-Track Toccata /14 Rock Island Line, The / 22 Rolling Stone / 10 Safari /48 Sailors' Boogie / 24 Saint James Infirmary Blues / 51 Spiritual Boogie / 37 Swingin' Molly / 42 Timber! /28 Walkin' In The Rain / 58 Whistling The Blues / 36 Worried Man Blues / Blues No.1 Moderately slow Gerald Martin C ,, F7 C7 "I ~ ~'" 'll 'U - I I Ii - • - I I -• v- -~- Jt b~~ ~ ," ~ ~ • I • .-I ~I " ~ I et y- I I ~ -"-"""'" - - ~ ~ ~ ( "- " C I ~ ,- - &I .-I ~J 4U )~ " I /' ,~ - - ."'" - -I G / - -I - ~ - -I f.I ~ I~ - -~- ,/ CJ , ~ , ~ F " -t I I~ ~ ,~ ~ - • -1/ -I - -1/ 11 I ~ -I ""' ,~ ,"' " - - -I I -" ~ - "' e • Il e.I " I G7 .-I - u • ~~ r~ • I @Copyright 1967 Yorktown Music Press, Inc - ., - "'" I -I C • - I' -I - H - d - .-I I- , &I ·· '\ I I -I - '\ • A ·· Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Boogie No.1 Moderate or lively C " j , Gerald Martin C ·· • f < with a solid beat ·· ~ ~F"3 C7 ~ ~~ ~ #!"3 - ~ F - I I I < I ~:j#1t ~~#"W - F7 " .- ~ ~ I I C I < I 1· 'I'l' 1- 5 " l - ff - ~ =4 G7 • ~+ :::!! ~ F 1 ~ ~ ::!!p ' ~ T I I < I ~ :i ~ , , - • 1'- 11 c C9 1\ I - - ·· ~ 1\ =i:i#W+ :4~#T+ ~ www.Ebook777.com @Copyright 1967 Yorktown Music Press, Inc ·· ~#J'''' ~ ~ House of the Rising Sun Folk Blues Arr by Gerald Martin Sadly ~ Dm7 Dm " ~ • - ~ in_ ~ New Or - ~ .,; T s F Dm s, C7 I I Q they leans, I 4, ~ House - T :) ~ a_ is p -,js 411 r· • Q There l i/'\ A7 G9 s call the r· - ing_ J6 It's Sun; • ~~TJ - ::::: -r ~ - A7 :) Ris - - - I :) :) Dm - ~ • , ~ -y ruin the been r;-J , of I ~ - Lord_ l I ~ - was Q,- • - 'I :: ma-ny poor L ; • Q girl, C-J II a t·, And r "I , • - - ~ Dm -~ l- P ·· oh 1;-, CLJ r,;; · " ' ·· (Hum) one :1 I"".' r Dm " ~ S 11 A7 " Dm6 Dm6 Dm7 fI - .,;.- ·· 1':'\ tt: - ~ · T :> Old Joe Clark's Boogie Gerald Martin Very lively and bouncy , ~ C r < ~ - ~ - =i - =i =i G7 j 4, C - C • -~ - ~ - - - ~ C7 F I ill 4, - - =i - =i "I ~ > • •y ·· r · · • (q~ U ~ =i S "I ~ G7 C -~ > =i - > • I - ~ - =4 ~ < ~ =4 =i - ~ @Copyright 1967 Yorktown Music Press, Inc ~ -=4 - - - ~ :; =i - C Q "If =i ~ ~ G7 I , - ~ C I G7 C > ::> - =i 4, - =i- - - >~ I - =4 ~ =i > c ~ =4 - =i C G7 C < =4 - ~ - l -'""" =i C F - I ·· - F C7 F G7 , ~ • < t F I "If ~ "I C7 ·· oj t F =i - ;& =4 - ~ C7 ~ '" ~ I P~ P~ • ~ < ,· j (non legato) ~ - - -~ =4 A ~ p~ - ~ ~ - =i P.,e - - - - - ~ 4: C s - ~ ~ > :< > .>.- flo.- > 4"- < ·· ~ =i " ~ t - > ~~ - =i > > > :.-.- - =i C - =i =i IJ S - j sempre < ·· I - =i - =i - =i - A ~ =i 1\ - =i - ·· ~ ':i C7 - - =i : .I~ :j - • s JJ._ =4 - =i - - =i _ rit - =i =i - -=4 - =i :& - 4:1:\ , ty :~ oft > >- ff =i - I :& - < ~ _~ -=4 =i ~ ·· - - - =i < \ - =i [l • > 1:\ ~ - :6 Worried Man Blues Folk Blues Arr by Gerald Martin Moderately slow ~ ~ I \ ltI ~ G I -' mp III - I Ii -' ~ ~ ~ .- , - -I " III - ~ -.- I - I .J - _ • -I - -a/ sb g • wor a - - ried -I .• -I , -a ic.J ~J ~- song, _ • - - T T -I I -I ~/ c::iiJI -I It -• I I I -I C a wor - ried sing to I •• G7 G C7 man wor - ried - - -,;; I -' 4: - -I I I -.,- ~ _ - - - • -a -I • - I • -a wor - ried a G I • • takes D7 - c a - ~ -I II1II ~ - - I to ~ ~ - It I '" f: "If- G - man • C • I -a ~ -Ii- ~ • I -I I 'f.I ,~ _ • D7 - ~ -rr I iii G ~~ \ - ,~ ~ M '-.: z - Ii ~ ':'J \ • ' ~ I ~ rr " ,.I ,~ Bm JJ • _ ,\ ~ D7 I I - .- , •- • ~ sing a G -i ( , - - •• I -a -' lilt -a T -I ~ song, wor I'm ~ I I I •• -I, '" -I -I ~ I - -5 - t~ ~ 1 ©Copyright 1967 Yorktown Music Press, Inc But now, ried Z - ··· } - ~ I •• _ D9 G • - - - • wor - ried D Z I -I I - - - .-I T -I Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com c G c G7 C7 t 4; D7 3 ~ ~ l ', I JIll ~ ~ , ~ - -• -I ,~ I 4I) j ., ~ 6a.~ -' , MI - Ii I Am C -( 3I - - -• r r - G 5_ -I ~ ~ "11 • - ~ - ""' -I - -. •• - -I ~ -e - ~ poco im I ~ lit -• - - • www.Ebook777.com - - - - I I D7 #+ • 'iV~ .-I ~ • -I -e • 51 Saint James Infirmary Blues With a slow, lazy beat Gerald Martin Am Em B A Em Am B 5 Em C7 B7 Em Em6 G+ Em6 G f Em D G~ 3, i Broadly C 4»> E9 i> LoH#hd i\ > (c)Copvrie:ht 1967 Yorktown Music Press Inc 52 Dark- Eyes Boogie Gerald Martin Very lively Dm 1 f A7 E~ " I ,I ( , ~ ~ I ~ / \ >. > • - I( • rl ~ I I ~ ~J ~ - "" '•" ,I ~ ) f ,-" " MI.-I M- - ~I~- J y ·· "' , l._ • / a \~~; U' I • ~ -_ ,~ _ _ looIro 'Ow j I I I I I I I I "«, 'fl - 'I""r II ".- - - '.J~ - - I I I .j I I I ", M- • ,- IJ, , I IJ, [.1,_ I I ~ , v - ~ - I lI\ IIIIP" IW" If looIro v - -J I I , ,~ '1"'1 I -I.JII~ - M- - - I ~ ~ I I • 'I""r I ~ - ff- .- - • =iii - • , ,; • I l- I V - - • ~ I I • -' ~ - if- - - • =i , r " - - - • I ~ - ~ t.- • I- JII- _v I~ J I I -~ @Copyright 1967 Yorktown Music Press, Inc - tf- I =i I -:' - J1/1 - I -I J1I.J _ -' , ~ 0, - -j , -I -I - - ~ I , I ' = Dm ~ ~ "' • - I r tj -'JII - '""- ~ ~f:tI ~l - _ •4: tr- 'lII - - • I l- I -" I • "' J I u I , , JIII.-I M- • /) // '\ ~ I - - l u - _.I I u l -"" J1f - I •• U~ 11"'\ -r-' I.e I I 1_ ,~ / - J I I - ,~ - ~ _" iJ { ,-", I I , , A7 ~ ~ I - _ J ,I ~ • I JII.-' , -6 • t.- • Dm I I I If" I I 'I""r ~ ~ '[~ 1l I ~ • "' =?" •• Dm u ~ tJ I • - J I ~ I I , J .- I /) // '\ > > •• , _ J r A7 A ~ ,,~ 86 Gm > ~ • > .,., I""' - ~ I LJ I I > ~ I"'~ I "'~,.J ~ I I > ~ V'''' II • - I I _ - - • · A ~ > t:' t:' , "• 1- ~ , -' - - •I I t jj ~ A7 I I cresc r-r:_~ • - >- - I! 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