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JWBonda
Location: from Dordrecht, Netherlands
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
July 27, 2010
Great music, tough study
Morton's music has fascinated me from when I was 15 years old. Now at 58, this book has stimulated me to work out a system of fingering Morton's often dazzling left hand.
6 of 15 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Columbus, OH
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
April 23, 2008
Advanced & scholarly
Professor Dapogny's presentation is a gem for the advanced pianist or serious student. Way too technical and theoretical for the out-of-shape casual player. Metronomic speeds in the 150-200 range are beyond challenging and, in my view, impossible for those with small hands.
10 of 21 people found this review helpful.
Hal
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
January 1, 2008
Comprehensive representation of his work
This collection is for advanced players or students who wish to get a better understanding of Morton's musical skills. The book is professionally presented and would make a major contribution to a players library.
9 of 18 people found this review helpful.
Matt Hunt
Location: from Irvine, CA
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
July 24, 2007
Wonderful Collection of Morton's Music
This was my first attempt to study Morton's music and, as a relative newcomer to playing piano at all, this was a fantastic learning experience about music in general. This is not easy material to master, although there are a few songs such as Billy Goat Stomp that are playable by an intermediate pianist. So, if nothing else, you can get a taste of some of Morton's tunes until you can tackle Dapgny's masterful transcriptions of the more complex pieces.
7 of 15 people found this review helpful.
BONNERU
Location: from FRANCE
March 30, 2007
Excellent Music Sheet
Great Music Sheet +++ Very nice presentation and documentation. Very professional. Jelly Roll Morton's piano music is extremely difficult, and this sheet is excellent to work.
8 of 17 people found this review helpful.
Les
Location: from Melbourne, Australia
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
November 10, 2006
Fabulous
This is a great book which exceeds all my expectations. Clearly written with a number of different alternatives for some of the melodies. I received this within 10 days of ordering it from Australia. As a long time Jelly Roll fan I am looking forward to working though it. Sheetmusic plus looked after my order and ensured I got it on time before time. Thank you....
4 of 8 people found this review helpful.
J.Fisher
Location: from England
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
October 21, 2006
great collection, really in depth
Great book, really accuarate transcriptions. Really enjoyed the biography at the start. Good for any Morton fan.
3 of 6 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from France
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
August 25, 2004
The reference
if as me you are looking for only note for note transcriptions of piano jazzz, this album is for you. I'm very happy because, i find the 2 piece of the film 1900 ( la légende du pianiste sur l'ocean ), the 2 pieces are 'the grave' and 'fingerbuster'. This 2 pieces are exactly note for note as in the film. I live in France and i receive the score 10 days after the command. All is perfect. Thanks for all.
4 of 7 people found this review helpful.
Brett Flippo
Location: from OR
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
January 16, 2004
Awesome transcriptions!
The transcriptions of Jelly Roll's piano pieces are unbelievable; almost an exact note for note transciption of piano rolls, recordings, solo's, and the majority-live performances. For Advanced piano players only.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful.
A reviewer
Location: from Midwest
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
April 15, 2001
Terrific collection
Thank you, thank you, thank you! These are wonderful transcriptions, not "watered-down" skeletons as so many other books give. There is great information on each piece given in the book as well. I hope too that similar books will be done for other jazz and blues pianists, and the sooner the better!
4 of 7 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from new york
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
December 22, 2000
a classic
Invaluable book with acurate transcriptions of many of Morton's solos. I wish a book like this existed for other great early jazz pianists.
4 of 7 people found this review helpful.
Butch Thompson
Location: from St. Paul, MN
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
July 20, 2000
Best Available Source for Morton Style
Accurate transcriptions of most of Morton's piano solos...meticulously annotated. You need chops, but this is the real thing by an expert. Not for beginners, but there is much to learn here.
6 of 9 people found this review helpful.