Shearing not only developed the block chord technique to present a melody and its accompanying harmony Simultaneously, he also employed the block chord in his improvise[r]
Jazz tImprovisa Ion Swing and Early Progressive Piano Styles By John Mehegan Preface by Horace Silver AMSCO MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY ~ \ i · SWING AND EARLY PROGRESSIVE ·PIANO STYLES In 1M1Tt01J of my jatJur, John JamJJs and my motJur, Margaret Louise Mehegan Copyright @ 1964 by Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc First published 1964 In the United States by Watson-Guptill Publications, a division of Billboard Publications, Inc., 1515 Broadway, New York, N.Y 10036 Exclusive distributors to the Music Trade Music Sales Corporation 24 E 22 Street New York N.V 10010 Music Sales Umited 8/9 Frith Street London WW 5TZ , Music Sales Pty Umited 27 Clarendon Street Artarmon Sydney NSW 2064 Ubrary of Congress Catalogue Card No 58-13525 ISBN 0-8230-2573-X All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or used In any form or by any means-graphlc electronic or mechanical Including photocopying recording taping or Information storage and retrieval systems-without written permission of the publisher Manufactured In U.S.A 11 12 13 14/90 89 88 CONTENTS Preface by Horace Silver Introducbon SECTION I 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TEDDY WILSON Scale-tone Tenths-