David Bennett Cohen Teaches Blues Piano (Listen & Learn) Paperback – 1 Jan. 1997

This is a fantastic book for those wanting to learn blues piano from the very start. It is easy to follow and the riffs are excellent being interchangeable. After a short while you will be vamping away. Make no mistake though, practice makes perfect. A strong left hand is essential and needs working on. But if you like teh blues, this hsould not prove a problem. It will be some time before I am able to move onto the next book, but I am sure enjoying this one. And all the exercising being in the key of C makes things that much easier.

Covers the basics very well. One of the best books I have found on the subject so far.

Según mi punto de vista,para este libro hay que tener un buen nivel musical.

アマゾンに注文してからロンドン経由で９日で受け取りました。驚いております。内容ですが、ベースライン（左手）はわずか２種類で前半はシャッフルスタイル、後半はウオーキングベースだけです。コードはＣとＦとＧ。Ｃがいちばん教えやすいからだそうです。”ブウギイウギイハノン”の豊富で複雑なベースラインからすると物足りなくなりますが、あれはあれで細かく独立してますので自分で工夫してくっつけていかなければなりません。弾き方、説明、理論はすべてＣＤのなかで弾き語りのように教えてくれます。ここで問題になるのが英語力です。否定的な書き方はしたくないので万国共通の音楽力で補いましょう。延々とつずく終わりのない（もちろんエンヂングの練習もあります）演奏は、念仏を唱えるようにじょじょに，実力のある人でさえ無心の境地に入っていくこと請け合いです。後半はマイナーブルーノートを使ったアプローチです。買いかどうかですが、如何せん１７ページしかない、お金に余裕があってブルースピアノの初心者で英語がわかってブルースが好きで好きでしょうがないというひとは買っていいと思います。2についてはみたことがないのでコメント出来ません。

I bought this book based on the good feedback that was left here and I am absolutely thrilled with it. I am at an "intermediate" level of piano playing and found the instructions and exercizes extremely well done. He breaks it down into steps that you can actually follow, and you will learn to improvise too. I was able to play something that sounded really good in a short time. Now I have a piano teacher who works with me with this book, she thinks it's great too. The CD makes all the difference. I always wated to play blues and boogie woogie piano, and this is the book I've been looking for! I have book two as well and it looks good too but I haven't gotten there yet.

The book progresses rapidly from very basic blues riffs to sophisticated improvisation examples with many, many alternative approaches outlined. Includes a CD so the beginner can hear a master playing the same material. Really a fun introduction to the underlying techniques required to start understanding how to play the blues. Despite the goofy photograph on the cover that looks like someone who plays piano in an airport bar for tips, David Cohen is actually a hard core master of blues piano who has kicked it with the blues cognoscenti of the past few decades.

I grew up listening to my dad play Boogie Woogie and always wanted to learn how to play. I didn't play the piano at all before buying this book/CD but I was able to begin playing after a little bit of practice. David Bennett Cohen is the best teacher, he patiently explains all the steps and the way the exercises are ordered they build on what you learn. He takes time to explain even more when there is a trickier bit to the music so you never feel lost. This is the best course to buy if you want to learn how to play Boogie Woogie/Blues!