For those exploring this music, here is a curated list of essential standards you will find in these books that represent the range and soul of the genre.
Characterized by a heavy, grooving bassline (often played on electric bass) and repetitive, cyclical melodic structures. Harmonic and Melodic Structure
A lighter, carnival-inflected style from the Western Cape, deeply influenced by the Goema drum beat and slave-trade folk songs. Top Essential Charts in the South African Jazz Canon
Co-published by Colin Miller, this collection serves a very similar purpose but is presented as a slightly more compact compilation. It features:
The primary, most comprehensive source for this genre is the South African Jazz Real Book Vol 1: "Jika" .
For those exploring this music, here is a curated list of essential standards you will find in these books that represent the range and soul of the genre.
Characterized by a heavy, grooving bassline (often played on electric bass) and repetitive, cyclical melodic structures. Harmonic and Melodic Structure south african jazz real book pdf top
A lighter, carnival-inflected style from the Western Cape, deeply influenced by the Goema drum beat and slave-trade folk songs. Top Essential Charts in the South African Jazz Canon For those exploring this music, here is a
Co-published by Colin Miller, this collection serves a very similar purpose but is presented as a slightly more compact compilation. It features: For those exploring this music
The primary, most comprehensive source for this genre is the South African Jazz Real Book Vol 1: "Jika" .