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List Price: $16.99 | | Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Salesrank: 1230661
Released: December 1, 1989 |
| Our Price: $9.53 |
| Used Price: $6.49 |
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| Media: Paperback |
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Editorial Review:
60 of his greatest, including: Bennie and the Jets * Crocodile Rock * Daniel * Goodbye Yellow Brick Road * I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues * Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds * Philadelphia Freedom * Rocket Man * Sad Songs (Say So Much) * Tiny Dancer * Your Song.
Elton John Anthology: E-Z Play Today Volume 90 (Ez Play Today 90) Reviews:
For absolute beginners, such as a four year old 
2009-02-26 - I bought this for my six year old, but it is way too easy. It is only right hand (if not all right hand). Luckily, I have a three year old and four year old who will enjoy the giant notes with the letters on them. It is good for an absolute beginner.
Elton John Music 
2009-01-28 -
This music book was in perfect condition and arrived in a timely manner.
Nothing like Elton John plays, but okay nonetheless
2008-11-18 - This is yet another in that easy piano series of "Putting the melody in the right hand". It's fine for getting the basic gist of a few of the songs but useless on others as the arrangements are too far off from Elton John's original ones and sound nothing like them. Still, it's okay and good for beginners who at least want to play something nostalgic and somewhat recognizable.
I was disappointed to note that there are no chord suggestions on any of the songs. One of the things I have the most fun doing as a beginner piano player is messing around with the chord suggestions and progressions and making the songs sound fuller (and attempting them on the guitar at times, as well). This book has none of those and that's one of the reasons for my only giving 3 stars.
Not bad
2007-09-22 - Theres always a problem with books like these. Elton John is very good Piano Player and the problem for anyone compiling a volume like this is, do they try and transcribe Eltons own accompaniment to his vocal and then print the vocal line separately, or do they just print the melody and not attempt the accompaniment. This book does both.
For example "Burn Down the Mission" has the vocal line separate and the two main staves are reserved for an approximation of Eltons accompaniment. This particular track is well done and the essence of Eltons Piano style can be seen here.
There are many other tracks where this isn't done (i.e. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) and the melody is played straight without the distinctive fills behind the tune. Even played well these versions sound pretty average, because when the melody is incorporated Eltons Piano style goes out the window.
However to amalgamate the melody and accompaniment would result in difficult arrangements for the amateur Pianist so it is mostly avoided in this volume. This book also omits any Piano solos (such as on Bennie and the Jets). Chord symbols are provided.
It contains 50 songs the earliest being Your Song, Border Song, Take Me To The Pilot and Sixty Years On (all 1970) the latest being Ball and Chain, Blue Eyes, Empty Garden and Legal Boys all from Jump Up (1982).
There are 7 tracks from GYBR.
I would rate the difficulty level as moderate. For authentic Elton John Piano transcriptions you are best to look at the wonderful website Eltonscafe.
The book is garbage 
2007-08-18 - I bought the book and sold it not too long after. It is your typical piano sheet music book where all someone did is put the vocal line in the right hand and a few basic chords/arpeggios in the left hand. Absolutely nowhere near how Elton actually played the songs on the piano. The book is complete garbage. DO NOT buy it.
