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Location: from Ocean View, HI
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
December 14, 2011
Professor Longhair Collection
too complicated for me
4 of 11 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
October 2, 2008
Don't go here.
Prof.Longhair may be entertaining in person but this so-called transcription in no way typifies LH's piano playing. Not representative.
14 of 22 people found this review helpful.
Brian Ingram
Location: from Manchester Uk
September 11, 2008
Rum and Coca Cola, Blues and Rumba.
The music is simple enough to read, and the harmonies are not complex, but I find, as an anglo-saxon, that the rhythms are a little difficult. I have bought the recordings to get through this. Mardi Gras in New Orleans anyone?
10 of 22 people found this review helpful.
Andreas
Location: from Germany
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
October 11, 2007
Fonk
This is great New Orelans piano like Fess plays it on his records - for me very fine transcriptions with a lot of variations. Actually, it is not that difficult to play ... but: to get the rhythm is pretty tough. I'll have to work my way slowly through the collection.
11 of 24 people found this review helpful.
RC of Atlanta, GA
Location: from ATL, GA
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
October 8, 2007
Excellent Louisana styled piano sheetmusic
I wasn't familiar with this style of piano playing. Everyone is familiar with Ray Charles, Dr. John, and others that play this style of music. But who many know it was Professor Longhair that created that style.
10 of 23 people found this review helpful.
Tom Howe
Location: from Hanover Park, IL
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
August 24, 2007
A good read too
This is a good little history of Fess too. Good price and quick shipping from SM+.
8 of 16 people found this review helpful.
Keith Chriscoe
Location: from Asheboro, North Carolina
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
December 4, 2006
Little Loving Henry's music
Listening to Professor Longhair's recordings, the transcriptions included are excellent. Fess does change some of his work up abit from recording to recording I would highly recommend this book to every piano player who loves Fess' music. To Hal Leonard Publishers, PLEASE follow up with another book. Thank you.
3 of 5 people found this review helpful.
Simon Kemp
Location: from Stratford upon Avon England
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
January 9, 2002
Professor Longhair Collection
A great book. The notations are pretty accurate. There is a wide choice of tunes here, it gives the player a good grounding in all of the Rhumba/Boogie and New Orleans fonk styles. Pure Fess.
3 of 6 people found this review helpful.
Andy Whitehorn
Location: from Lincolnshire, UK
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
October 8, 2001
'Fess Tears it up
A stunning collection of some of 'Fess best songs, although, not necessarily the ones I would have chosen for such a compilation book as this. Well laid out - clear notation - if somewhat a little simple in some places. Impressive transcription of "Tipitina" - esp. the Rubato solo intro. There is slight room for improvement (by making the book bigger!!) but all in all an impressive, very fun collection, from a "Nawleens" Legend. Worth buying.... definitely.
3 of 6 people found this review helpful.