Jazz Performer: Holiday Inspirations: Standards for Advanced Solo Piano (Jazz Performer Series)

This collection contains favorite music of the Christmas season, with fresh, jazzy arrangements. Each piece contains a written-out solo section, so even musicians unfamiliar with playing jazz can sound as if they’re improvising a solo.

Titles:
* Angels We Have Heard on High
* Away in a Manger
* Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
* Deck the Halls
* God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
* It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
* Jingle Bells
* Joy to the World
* Lo! How a Rose E’er Blooming
* Silent Night.

". . . after playing through this book, I feel I have taken a crash course on improvisation! Every piece in the book contains a written-out improvisation solo, so even if you are not a jazz musician, you can 'fake' it by just learning the notes as written! The amazing thing is, after a while, you cannot help but experiment with your own improvisations!"
--Yiyi Ku, Music Teachers Helper Blog