Dick Hyman's Century of Jazz Piano CD-ROM (Pro Series) [JSS01] JSS Music Availability: Lead time before shipment - 4 to 9 business days What is availability/lead time? Questions? Contact Music Books Plus! Toll-Free 800-265-8481 (U.S. & Canada only) 905-641-0552 (8:30 am-5:30 pm EST M-F) FAX: 905-641-1648 E-mail: order@nor.com

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Explore the history of Jazz Piano in this brilliant CD-ROM by Dick Hyman!

The incomparable Dick Hyman recreates the styles of 63 pianists in 103 tunes across the entire exciting history of jazz - over five hours of music. Includes 21 rare historical videos, over 100 historical photographs, more than 500 pages of documentation by Joel Simpson, Dick Hyman and others, including biographies, stylistic analyses and discographies - with a complete bibliography.Visit the hottest night spots of jazz history...

You'll see: 52nd Street and Midtown clubs in the 40s; a Harlem rent party and the Cotton Club in the 20s; Chicago and Kansas City Theaters and clubs in the 30s; Carnegie Hall in the 30s, 50s, 70s and 80s; Greenwich Village clubs in the 60s and 70s; a Ragtime Saloon and New Orleans' fabled Storyville in the 'teens, and much more.

With this Pro Version you can also visit the MIDI studio where you can study every one of Dick Hyman's performances note-for-note and at any tempo.

Additional features: looping, digital tempo setting for precise, gradual tempo increase; background playing, favorites list, quiz game with more than 500 questions, guess-the-tune game.

Plus, Dick Hyman shows you how to play in key styles on video: over 60 minutes of instructional video, including 8 lessons analysing and illustrating the features of Art Tatum's style. ©1999. CD-ROM (Windows & Macintosh) 12 megs of Ram, Mac OS 7.5-8; Win 95 & 98.

"The perfect entry point for any pianist interested in the historical development of jazz piano." - Dr. Billy Taylor.