The Bluesier Side of Jazz for Alto Saxophone and Eb instruments by Andrew D. Gordon and Frank Villafranca was inspired by the piano students Andrew teaches at Shepherd University School of Music in Los Angeles and is dedicated to those students: Jungwon, Yumiko, Yoko, Eunice, Sooji, Hae Ji and Ok Kyu. As with many students that come from a classical background it is a difficult transition to learn to play Blues & Jazz. When a musician improvises they usually play a variety of riffs or phrases that they have developed and learnt over a period of time and can access these phrases instantaneously whatever key they are playing in to create a seamless improvisedsolo from the phrases they have learnt. Andrew's idea for this book is to create phrases or riffs over two measures of various Blues progressions. He sub-divided each of the 12 Bar Blues progressions used in this book (the chord progression for Watermelon Man is a 16 measure progression) into six sections (two measures each) and within each of the six sections created four different phrases or riffs so that the student has a choice of four different phrases to play over every two measures. They can then create a solo based on which phrase they choose for each two measures. By breaking down these phrases to two measures each, he has found that the students have an easier time of learning to improvise than by trying to transcribe a whole solo from an audio recording or leaving them to their own devices in trying to play a solo based on the Blues scale or other related scales. Each of the ten examples are based on common Jazz/Blues chord progressions from Jazz songs such as 'Watermelon Man', 'Blue Monk', 'Tenor Madness', 'Route 66', 'Blue Trane', 'Bag's Groove' starting off with basic I-IV-V chords and increasing in complexity throughout the book. There are over 200 phrases/riffs to choose from that can be learned and applied to many types of jazz songs. The package includes: Book or PDF file 30 audio tracks to play on your CD player or computer Over 200 mp3 files Over 200 MIDI files/ Recueil / Saxophone Alto

The new publication Essential Play-Alongs for alto saxophone is perfect for beginners who have recently started lessons. Accompanied by excellent bands on the CD, you can get a taste of popular music styles: from jazz and blues to funk and Latin. Listen to the full version or play along with the accompaniment track. The compositions were written by top authors Jim Snidero, Ed Harlow, Fernando Brandao and Fred Lipsius. A real delight to play and listen to! / Saxophone Alto

This compilation containing 16 easy duets for saxophone or other instruments in the same key are based on the 12-bar blues, one of the cornerstones of modern popular music of northamerican origin. The duets feature grooves and riffs characteristic of different styles for the players to get familiar with the most essential basic vocabulary of jazz, swing, rock, funk, boogie and other genres.Duets #1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 14 are compatible with the versions for Bb clarinet provided that they are played on the alto saxophone. / 2 Saxophones

Avec Jouons le Blues, découvrez le blues à douze mesures. Les pièces peuvent être jouées en solo ou en duo. / Instruments En Mib (Clé De Sol) / niveau : Facile - Elémentaire / Partition Cd

Jim Snidero, auteur bestseller chez advance (Jazz Conception) et saxophoniste primé (Downbeat Critic?s Poll 2017) présente avec The Essence Of The Blues une nouvelle méthode attractive pour débutants et musiciens d?un niveau légèrement avancé, pour apprendre le langage du blues.
Chaque édition contient dix études solo, transposées et arrangées pour les instruments les plus importants du jazz. Elles ont toutes été jouées par des solistes reconnus sur le CD fourni : Jim Snidero (saxophone alto), Eric Alexander (saxophone ténor), Jeremy Pelt (trompette), Steve Davis (trombone), Jamie Baum (flûte), Mike LeDonne, Peter Washington, Joe Farnsworth (section rythmique).
The Essence Of The Blues est tout à fait adapté aux cours, en particulier aux jeunes élèves, mais aussi pour l?apprentissage en autodidacte ou en pièce de concert pour les ensembles de jazz. Chaque pièce est accompagnée d?exercices d?accords, de suggestions pour la pratiques et d?indications pour l?improvisation ainsi que des conseils d?écoute.
Contenu du texte:
Introduction
Style and Performance
Tuning Concert A
Tuning Concert Bb - Duke's Jam
Papa Lou - King BB
Freeloader
Minor Trane
Mister T
Bags
Newkness
Blue Funk
Bird in Flight - Basic Blues Theory
Vocabulary Studies
Suggested Listening
Musicians' Bios
Difficulté: facile à moyen / Partitions jazzandblues / Bois / Saxophone / ADVANCE MUSIC

Jamminâ?? the Blues is a series of 5 guide books each with accompanying CD designed to give musicians of any ability the opportunity to improvise. They are ideal for any musician with a desire to play blues andjazz including teachers.The books are simply laid out with 40 50 minutes of backing tracks on CD for the user to play along with and develop their â??jamminâ?? skills. Jamminâ?? the Blues effectively addressesthe creative music skills needed in todayâ??s education environment.

Jamminâ?? the Blues is a series of 5 guide books each with accompanying CD designed to give musicians of any ability the opportunity to improvise. They are ideal for any musician with a desire to play blues andjazz including teachers.The books are simply laid out with 40 50 minutes of backing tracks on CD for the user to play along with and develop their â??jamminâ?? skills. Jamminâ?? the Blues effectively addressesthe creative music skills needed in todayâ??s education environment.

From the relaxed Carefree Blues through the passionate Meditative Blues to the light-hearted Agile Blues these colourful pieces (though not technically blues themselves) explore a range of blues-inspired musical moods.Originally published by Harlequin music.

100 Ultimate Blues Riffs for Tenor Saxophone is written by internationally acclaimed author and instructor Andrew D. Gordon. This product is an exhaustive guide to the various phrases that make up Blues saxophone playing, both from a rhythmic and soloing standpoint. This book is ideal for most levels of musicianship, from the beginner/intermediate student who is interested in understanding and playing the Blues to more advanced players that need new ideas to help stimulate their creativity. It is also useful as a tool for improving one’s sight reading abilities with the examples being in many different keys and rhythms. The 12 bar Blues progression and the Blues scale are also explained. Included with this book are downloadable audio files with each example recorded twice. The first version of each example has the flute playing along with a rhythm section and the second version just has the rhythm section playing so that the saxophonist can play along.

Rhythm and Blues is in two movements: the first is mainly fast and rhythmic with featured solos for the baritone soprano and alto saxophone; the second which begins with an unaccompanied monody for the tenor is largely slow and melancholy.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : Jazz and Blues Series : Essential Jazz Etudes Number of pages : 32 This collection of jazz etudes with an accompanying CD gives students a fun and effective way to learn to play jazz style blues lines. The CD tracks provide a professional rhythm section (piano, bass, drums) to play along with, plus recordings of professional jazz musicians playing each etude. The recordings help to provide a model for the student's stylistic development, and an opportunity to play with a great band! Each of the 12 etudes provides a new challenge to master.