2006-12-13 A great package for the budding blues pianist

This is an excellent value, well presented package, broken down into manageable chunks and the link between the CD and book is straightforward (much better than other book / CD sets I have) so you can hear what you should be playing, which is often an aid to learning in itself - especially when you're trying to get the timing and rhythm of a piece right.

One of the joys of blues piano is that it is accessible to new starters as even simple compositions can sound ... bluesy. However, you should know that you need to be able to read music to use this book - or at least be able to figure out the notes before playing them. Having seen learner books jam packed with notes for where your fingers should be, names of notes and key diagrams, I much prefer just to see the notation and go from there (and I've been learning for about 2 months).