James Booker Collection

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

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.

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 ghost is sitting next to you!

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 like New Orleans piano, buy it!

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.