Jazz riffs for piano : [riffs and patterns in the style of great jazz pianists like Bud Powell, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner and others
/ Mitch Kerper
- London: Amsco Publications, 1977
- 39 p.
- Riff series. .
"...The rhythmic, harmonic and melodic advances in jazz technique since the 1950's are presented in such a way that the reader will develop a strong sense of musical organization. Coherence is a key factor in achieving musicial expression...all notes written in even eighths, are generally played and phrased in dotted eighths and sixteenths; the strong accent falls on the dotted eighth..."--introduction.