This one-of-a-kind book applies traditional technique exercises to specific jazz piano needs. Along with warm-ups etudes isolate each technical problem within a jazz context. This allows for improvisation directly addressing the needs of the jazz player. Practicing is not only pragmatic it"s fun] Topics include: scales (major minor chromatic pentatonic etc.) arpeggios (triads seventh chords upper structures) finger independence exercises (static position held notes Hanon exercises) parallel interval scales and exercises (thirds fourths tritones fifths sixths octaves) and more] The CD includes 45 recorded examples.