Andrew D. Gordon has created 30 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles, keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues, Boogie Blues, Jazz Blues, Minor Blues, Country Blues, Latin Blues, Old Time Jazz Blues, Jazz Swing Blues, Classic Blues Rock, Soulful Blues, Slow Blues and many more.Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line, 12 measures in length, designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your own improvisational solos.Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded, first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of Keyboards, Guitar, Bass and Drums and immediately following, is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times, generally between 5-8 minutes in length, giving you plenty of time to practice.Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz, Funk, Folk, Country, Latin, Rock, Gospel, Pop, Boogie, giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the blues. / Piano

Real Book Multi-Tracks Volume 3-Today's best way to practice Blues! Accurate easy-to-read lead sheets and professional customizable audio tracks accessed online for 10 songs. The interactive online audio interface includes: tempo control; looping; buttons to turn each instrument on or off; lead sheet with follow-along marker; and melody performed by a Saxophone or Trumpet on the “head in” and “head out.” The full stereo tracks can also be downloaded and played off-line. Separate lead sheets are included for C B-flat E-flat and Bass Clef instruments.This volume includes 10 songs: All Blues Back at the Chicken Shack Billie's Bounce (Bill's Bounce) Birk's Works Blues by Five C-Jam Blues Mr. P.C. One for Daddy-O Reunion Blues Turnaround.

Easy Jazz Play-Along Volume 4-Improvising is easier than ever with this new series for beginning jazz musicians. The Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Play-Along Series includes songs with accessible chord changes and features recordings with novice-friendly tempos. Just follow the streamlined lead sheets in the book and play along with the professionally recorded backing tracks on the CD. The bass or piano can also be removed by turning down the volume on the left or right channel. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and MAC computer users the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!Volume 4 includes 18 songs: All Blues •Birk's Works • Blue Train (Blue Trane) • Freddie Freeloader • Now's the Time • Sonnymoon for Two • Things Ain't What They Used to Be • Two Degrees East Three Degrees West • and more.

This unique book and CD will give you the tools you need to transform the music that you read into the way it should sound when played. Written music offers the notes, but it may not completely tell you how to perform them. Playing the blues in an authentic manner requires specific techniques that are difficult to notate. However, it can be achieved by combining note reading along with listening to a recording of how it is supposed to sound. Once and for all, the Listen & Play approach puts an end the often-heard lament, I'm reading it correctly, but why doesn't it sound like the blues? The CD includes performances of all the examples and tunes?--some of the music is played at a slower practice tempo to make learning easier.

Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 ofthe 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano vibraphone alto flute drums andbass. Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass pianoparts making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues andpentatonic scale theory blue notes grace notes pedal-points tremolos trills syncopation anticipation delayed beats slash chords boogie-woogie left-hand patterns walking bass stride piano style straight eighths swingeighths passing tones rolled chords riffs 'filler' chords substitutions and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context ofaccompanying a soloist (comping); in addition the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping practice and jazzsoloing plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists a key to chord symbols and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book. If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book you will be by the time youcomplete it! Includes access to online audio.

The basic principles of blues piano explained for the intermediate-level pianist-The forerunner to the awarded-winning Exploring Jazz Piano books Improvising Blues Piano examines the harmonic rhythmic and melodic aspects of the blues assuming a basic competence of around grade 3.All styles are covered from the 1920s to the present from the early boogie pioneers via swing gospel jump-jive New Orleans Chicago and Kansas City schools to the more sophisticated jazz and funky blues of the current scene. Over 60 pieces including many original compositions by the author together with new arrangements of well-known standarts such as 'Ain't No Sunshine' 'Blueberry Hill' 'Blue Monk' 'Got My Mojo workin' 'Honky Tonk Train Blues' 'How Long Blues' 'Just aCloser Walk with Thee' 'Pine Top's Boogie Woogie' 'St Louis Blues' etc.? Authentic left-hand patterns and bass lines? Professional chord voicings blues scales licks and riffs? Co-ordination exercises for both hands? Suggested listeningEach chapter is graded within itself providing some challenging pieces towards the end. Improvising is encouraged at all stages with assignments giving ideas and guidance.The accompanying CD contains all the pieces including some play-along tracks performed by Tim Richards.A very useful and comprehensive survey of different blues styles. Tim's clear demonstrations on the accompanying CD make this the essential book for all aspiring blues pianists (Jools Holland)This book leaves any possible competition standing at the post. (Brian Priestley Jazzwise Magazine)I highly recommend the book. It's the best I've seen yet... Helpful features include a grat Cd by the London-based Richards who is a top-notch performer recording artist and educator. It's almost like having your own personal instructor. (Blues Review USA)The presentation is immaculate the method is logical and friendly. This book feels good... (MOJO)A brilliant new publication from Schott. Each chapter extends the player's harmonic knowledge and gives clear instructions how to progress... You learn not just how to play the blues but also its history and major exponents.

Tim Richards introduces the harmonic, rhythmic and melodic aspects of the Blues - now for the first time in French! The book features over 30 pieces, including well -known favourites such as 'Blueberry Hill', 'C-Jam Blues', 'Back in the Alley' and 'See See Rider', together with a number of compositions by the author designed to teach:- Authentic patterns and bass lines for the left hand- Professional chord voicings, blues scales, licks and riffs- Exercises in coordination for both hands- Suggestions for further listeningEach chapter is arranged in progressive order of difficulty, with a few more demanding pieces towards the end. Improvisation plays an important part throughout the book, with exercises and guidance. The accompanying CD was recorded by Tim Richards and contains all the pieces and play-along tracks for both volumes. / Piano

Blues Play-Along Volume 8-For use with all Bb Eb Bass Clef and C instruments the Hal Leonard Blues Play-Along Series is the ultimate jamming tool for all blues musicians. With easy-to-read lead sheets and other split-track choices on the inlcuded CD these first-of-a-kind packages will bring your local blues jam right into your house! Each song on the CD includes two tracks: a full stereo mix and a split track mix with removable guitar bass piano and harp parts.

Teaching Little Fingers to Play/Early Elementary Level-11 solos with optional teacher accompaniments: Bingo • D Minor Spin • Follow the Leader • Kansas City Blues • Lean on a Friend • Lightly Row • Little Boogie • Lonely and Blue • Merrily We Roll Along • Rock-a-My Soul • This Old Man.

For use with all C B Flat E Flat and Bass Clef instruments the Hal Leonard Blues Play-Along Series is the ultimate jamming tool for all blues musicians.With easy-to-read lead sheets and other split-track choices on the inlcuded CD these first-of-a-kind packages will bring your local blues jam right into your house! Each song on the CD includes two tracks: a full stereo mix and a split track mix with removable Guitar Bass Piano and Harmonica parts.8 songs: Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong; Five Long Years; I Can't Quit You Baby; I Just Want to Make Love to You; The Sky Is Crying; (They Call It) Stormy Monday (Stormy Monday Blues);Sweet Little Angel; Texas Flood.

Blue Piano has become an established favourite inspiring many concert and YouTube performances. For middle-grade players and beyond.On the website you will find demonstration performances and minus-one tracks for playing along which may also be freely downloaded.

Par GORDON ANDREW D.. I have created various Blues riffs and has transposed them into all 12 keys along with backing tracks to practice with giving you the student a fun way of learning how to play in all keys. We all learned how to play our scales in all 12 keys so I have taken that concept and applied it to learning to play the Blues so that you can try to become equally adept at playing in as many keys as possible. I have heard from teachers who have used my ?100 Ultimate Blues Riffs? book who will only allow a student to move on to the next riff once they have mastered playing the riff they are working on in all 12 keys, certainly a great but challenging musical exercise. Each of the riffs are either 2 or 4 measures in length that are notated and recorded around the cycle of 4th.s Also, there is a notation page whereby the riff is being used in a 12 bar blues progression so that you can see how to apply the riff to a real world situation. Each riff has been recorded 4 times: 1. Piano with rhythm tracks recorded around the cycle of 4th.s 2. Rhythm tracks recorded around the cycle of 4th.s to practice with 3. Piano with rhythm tracks recorded in a 12 bar blues progression in a designated key. 4. Rhythm tracks recorded in a 12 bar blues progression in the same key. Reasons for practicing in all 12 keys. Often a singer cannot reach certain notes in the key that you have learned the song in, therefore you will probably be asked to change the key of the song which you can do with confidence knowing all 12 keys. Having the knowledge of playing in all 12 keys, it will then become easier to learn new songs, whatever key they are in. Blues often use the keys of C, F, G, Bb, Eb, Guitar music often uses the keys of E, A, D, by learning as many keys as possible will enable you to adapt to the musical situation you are playing in. Taking riffs, chord progressions etc. through all 12 keys is a great ear training tool relying on your ears to play in keys that you are not used to before the muscle memory sets in. Practicing in all 12 keys is a great exercise for the brain, it is obviously hard work but the more you do it the benefits will become apparent. By practicing in all 12 keys you will start to see various musical patterns evolve that will help you speed up the process of learning music. It is my hope that as you practice playing in the various keys you will eventually not need the music and be able to transpose in your head. / Date parution : 2022-09-07/ Etude / Piano

The Blues Scale by Andrew Gordon is a very important book because of the nature of the blues scale and how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music.Inside both the Blues scale and relative minor Blues scale are explained in detail and how they are used either separately or together in the patterns for each style.Each of the 20 grooves in this book contains over 150 patterns in total using notes solely from the blues scale. Each of the 20 grooves utilizes a chord progression that is commonly used for that style of music. The audio files contain recordings of all the blues patterns that are notated inthe book recorded along with a rhythm section of Piano Organ Guitar Bass and Drums and on certain grooves Percussion. Also included are extended 2-3 minute play-a-long mp3 files of all 20 grooves enabling you to practice playing the blues patterns or creating your own for an extended period of time.Watch the video below for more information.