Bill Dobbins

The Contemporary Jazz Pianist 3

A Comprehensive Approach to Keyboard Improvisation by Bill Dobbins. Volume 3 in the series.

Chapter Contents: (Suggested listening follows each chapter)
I. Stride Piano Styles:
- Cantankerous Chromatics
- Blues for Fats
- Basie's Beat
- Blood Brother

II. Boogie Woogie Piano Basie's Boogie
- Prickly Pete
- Wobbly Waltz

III. Gospel Piano Sanctified
- I'm In His Hands
- Holy Roller

IV. Bebop Piano Styles A 624
- Red's Blues
- 'T' Time
- The Thing
- Yardbird Conversation

V. Solo Ballad Styles For Art's Sake
- Song for Bill Evans
- Ballad

VI. Harmonic Styles of
- 1960's and 1970's Centrifuge
- Waltz for Clare
- Memories
- Liberation

VII. Latin and Ostinato
- Styles of the 1970's Autumn Song
- Winter Song
- Spring Song
- Summer Song

VIII. Free Jazz Bent
- Vortex
- Mobile
- Anticipation

Conclusion
Appendix I Solo Piano Recordings of Interest
Published Solo Piano Jazz Music
Appendix II Publihsed Solo Piano Jazz Music