Mel Be Dou 4 iANO EB@OOG! MEL BAY PUBLICATIONS INCORPORATEDPreface IN THE MIDDLE THIRTIES DIXIELAND MUSIC WAS RIDING A STRONG TREND IN POPULARITY. JAZZ WAS EVOLVING BY WAY OF NEW ORLEANS AND SUCH GREATS AS LOUIE ARMSTRONG AND HIS SAVOY FIVE, EARL FATHER HINES, AND MANY OTHERS WERE IN GREAT DEMAND THROUGHOUT THE NATION. LATER ON BOB CROSBY AND HIS DIXIELAND BAND GAINED POPULARITY AND THE BOOGIE WOOGIE STYLE OF PIANO, EXEMPLIFIED BY BOB CROSBY'S PIANIST BOB ZURKE, CAUGHT ON. SOME GREAT BOOGIE PIANO MUSIC CAME OUT OF THIS PERIOD. COMPOSI. TIONS SUCH AS “YANCEY SPECIAL" BY JIMMY YANCEY, PINETOP SMITH’S BLUES, HONKY TONK BY MEADE LUX LEWIS, BUMBLE BOOGIE BY JACK FINNA, AND THE MANY GREAT WORKS OF THE AMMONDS AND JOHNSON TEAM CHARACTERIZED THIS DRIVING STYLE. THE TERRIFIC DRIVE OF THE BOOGIE BEAT, NO DOUBT, HAS ATTRACTED MANY STUDENTS TO PLAY THIS TYPE OF PIANO MUSIC, BOOGIE PIANO PERFORMANCE REQUIRES AGILE COORDINATION AND INDEPENDENCE OF BOTH HANDS ALONG: WITH A DEFINITE SENSE OF RHYTHM AND SYNCOPATION. THE PIECES CONTAINED IN THIS BOOK WERE SELECTED TO EXEMPLIFY DIF. FERENT BOOGIE STYLES AND PATTERNS. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT PATTERNS FOUND IN THE LEFT HAND THAT WILL SUPPORT ANY RIGHT HAND SOLO LINE IN BOOGIE STYLE. SOME OF THESE PATTERNS MAY EVEN BE USED TO ACCOMPANY CLASSICAL MELODIES FOUND IN STANDARD PIANO LITERATURE. ON THE NEXT PAGE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT STYLES OF DRIVING LEFT HAND BOOGIE BASS LINES WHICH ACCOMPANY COMPOSITIONS IN THIS TEXT. SGopyight 2575 by Mel Bay Pubeains, I. International Gopi Secured = A Righy Reserved —'- rited In USASOME BOOGIE EXAMPLES Simple Type Boogie as displayed in Hurdy Gurdy Boogie ‘A more elaborate Type as in Six Wheel Chaser A more simple Type as in Lazy Daisy Boogie Another Simple and Effective Type es in Minuet in Boogie A more Articulate Type as in Twelve Eight Boogie The Walking Boogie Bass Type as in Boogie Blues = + And Last But Not Least The More Sophisticated Type as in Boogie in Bach ~ Seapyiaht 1975 by Mel Bay Publistions, Ine lalenationl Copytiant Secured w+ Al Rights Reseed vt Paned in USA.Biography of Mr. Rene Favre Born in Neuchatel, Switzerland, Rene Fovre got his carly training from his fether. His father was @ very fine musician who encouraged the study of the piano at an early age. Young Favre showed on early talent and a sincero desire to make music his profession. At @ very young musicion he played for dances, road houses, and steamboots on the Mississippi River as well as excursion boots traveling from St. Louis to New Orlecas. Later on, having ecquired much experience and study, he played tho legitimate theaters. Rene ployed with Frank Traumbauers’ Jozz Band on the road for several months and made eighteon sides of recordings with this fine band which featured him on Honky-Tonk Train Blues, (a very difficult boogie solo) and Little Rock Getaway, which were made in New York City. Returning to St, Lovis he played ot the leading hotels, the Park Plaze and the Chase and became stoff pianist with the Mutual Broadcasting Co. (KW.K.) in St. Louis. Leter he joined Columbia Brocdcasting Co. {C.BS.) os a featured soloist with the studio orchestce filing the neiworks from coast to coost for fen years. While @t the Columbia Broadcasting System, Favre was the leader of the dixieland group then called the Riverboat Seven and of a Jaz group called the Favre Four. When the network studies closed Favre hed an opportunity to go West and jin the Gordon Jenkins grchestra and made two Albums with him for Capitol records—Tho Very Thought of You. featuring songs by king Cole, ond Tropicana Holiday with music from the distinguished Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevade Rone ottended the St. Louis Institute of Music for his music credits as well as Washington University to get his academic courses. |A researcher of the Boogie style of piano, Rene Fovre has become one of the leaders of this field CONTENTS BOOGIE BLUES ness 5 BOOGIE A MINUTE .... HURDY GURDY BOOGIE noose 8 ‘TWELVE EIGHT BOOGIE .. MINUET IN BOOGIE .. 10 SIX WHEEL CHASER BOOGIE IN BACH . 12 HUMORESKE BOOGIE BEETHOVEN BOOGIE .. LAZY DAZY BOOGIEBOOGIE BLUES . Swing 4 ang Time Play RH. an octave Higher. * * ~~ Bre Lower ane va Lower esprit 175 by Mel Sey Pleat, Inert Cerin Swag 2 AD hs Rated Ped USAExample to Supplimentary Bass Line va Lower 822 Lower... gua. pene leBOG. ee wees "i Bass eve Lower Loce ‘Treble ga Higher - ~~ | tesHURDY GURDY BOOGIEModerato MINUET IN BOOGIE=! D.C. al Coda CodaBOOGIE IN BACH Moderato mpeager ene ap ggteModerato BEETHOVEN BOOGIE 8BOOGIE-A- MINUITE Allegretto Ss tesswing beat va Lower.D.C. a Fine|20 TWELVE EIGHT BOOGIE Moderato22 (poco @ peo tremolo aSIX WHEEL CHASER %24HUMORESKE BOOGIE Moderato 4 '2829LAZY DAZY BOOGIE Lazily L31