The Jazz Cookbook

The Jazz Cookbook is the second in a series of Piano Cookbooks byLaura A. Hoffman, a veteran Jazz pianist, composer, and teacher. It startsout with basic Jazz chords, and then presents beginner level songs like"Mack the Knife". The book is divided into five chapters: !) SeventhChords, 2) The II-V-I Progression, 3) Voicing the Chords, 4) Jazz Modes, and 5) Using Modes in a Song. There are some standard songs includedsuch as "Over the Rainbow" and "Dearly Beloved".