Tunes You Thought You Knew (V.85)
Reharmonized standards by Andy LaVerne with Play-a-Long Book/CD set
Contains separate versions for C, Bb, Eb and Bass Clef instruments
Titles include:
Dream (Andy LaVerne)
Yesterdays (Jerome Kern-Otto Harbach)
Maiden Voyage (Herbie Hancock)
Watermelon Man (Herbie Hancock)
I Hear a Rhapsody (JoAnne Brackeen-Peter Sprague)
Cantaloupe Island (Herbie Hancock)
Stella by Starlight (Victor Young)
Song for My Father (Horace Silver)
On Green Dolphin Street (Bronislau Kaper-Ned Washington)
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Otto Harbach-Jerome Kern)
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (Oscar Hammerstein III-Sigmund Romberg)
The new millennium suggests a need for revamping great standards of the 20th century. Highly respected pianist, composer, and author Andy LaVerne has designed a set for such a purpose. Showcased are the musical and playable reharmonizations in a way musicians will find entertaining and enlightening. Some are tastefully subtle while others are surprisingly bold. Take these techniques and reharmonize your own tune! Includes CD with rhythm section (piano, bass, drums) accompaniment tracks.
