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Instrument:	Piano Solo
Genre:	Blues R&B
Level:	SMP Level 7 (Late Intermediate)
Format:	Collection / Songbook

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Song List (12)

Junco Partner
Tell Me How Do You Feel
Gonzo's Blue Dream
Pop's Dilemma
Blues Minuet
Pixie
Let's Make A Better World
Put Out The Light
Papa Was A Rascal
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
Come Rain Or Come Shine
It Will Have To Do Until The Real Thing Comes Along

James Booker Collection by James Booker. For solo piano. Piano Solo Personality. Blues and R&B. SMP Level 7 (Late Intermediate). Songbook. Chord names, performance notes and introductory text (does not include words to the songs). 144 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.306224).

ISBN 0793593379. With chord names, performance notes and introductory text (does not include words to the songs). Blues and R&B. 9x12 inches.

This collection showcases the music of this astoundingly talented, yet underrated New Orleans pianist with 12 piano solo transcriptions, including: Come Rain or Come Shine * Gonzo's Blue Dream * Junco Partner * Papa Was a Rascal * Pixie * Put Out the Light * and more. Features a biography of Booker, extensive notes on his songs and style, a discography and a listing of related artists, and more.

About SMP Level 7 (Late Intermediate)

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4 to 5-note chords in both hands and scales in octaves in both hands.

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Anonymous

Location: from

Difficulty Level:
Advanced

October 8, 2007

Good stuff, I had never heard of him before

If you want to learn rhythm, this is it. It is a little advance, but with a lot of practice you will get it

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David Benson

Location: from Mebane NC

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

May 10, 2007

Amazing Music!

Excellent transcriptions of James Booker's unique style of playing the piano. Each of the different styles is explained in the introduction. Simpler tunes like "Pop's Dilemma" contrast with difficult pieces like "Papa Was A Rascal" and "Pixie". The music is all fun to play.

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Doug

Location: from Fort Lauderdale, Fl

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

December 18, 2003

Dead-on transcriptions

If you've heard Booker's playing, you know it sounds like 3 or 4 hands at once. These transcriptions and text explain how it's really done and are dead-on exactly note for note from the recordings. When you hear that pounding left hand come alive on your piano you'll swear Booker's...

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Simon Kemp

Location: from Stratford upon Avon, England.

Difficulty Level:
Advanced

January 21, 2002

James Booker Old school Fonkstar

Great transcriptions from one of the best New Orleans pianists. A good seectiom if tunes written out in a way that clearly caputes Booker's piano playing. The notes on Bookers playing and a breakdown of his left hand patterns at the begining of the book are very valuable. If you...

8 of 17 people found this review helpful.

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Todd Hepburn

Location: from Milford, CT

Difficulty Level:
Advanced

February 14, 2001

Booker Songbook excellent

Josh Paxton has done a fantastic job capturing the music of James Carroll Booker. There's also a great background on Booker. If you are into New Orleans style piano you should definitely check this one out.

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