Eric Marienthal: Play Saxophone from Day One

Par MARIENTHAL ERIC. Jam with Eric Marienthal These books are written to help improve improvising skills. They offer the opportunity to practice soloing with a band at your convenience witha collection of solos written over a series of different chord changes and styles such as straight-ahead jazz, funk, swing, R&B, Latin, blues and more. Giving more than just chord scales, each book gives an actual idea to base your solos around. Each track on the CD has a short version to match the length of the transcribed solo (as played by Eric) and a long version (without the solo) to improvise over. In this way you can study Eric's solos and pick and choose the licks you prefer to hep buildyour own solo. This approach takes the recorded play-along concept one step further. Available for C, Bb and Bass Clef. Eric Marienthal has played on literally hundreds of records, TV shows, and films. Eric attended the Berkelee College of Music and recently was given the 1995 Distinguished Alumnus Award. He has recorded six solo albums for Polygram Records. Eric has performed concerts and given master classes in over fifty countries throughout the world. In addition to the Chick Corea Elektric Band, Eric has recorded and performed with Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Elton John, Barbra Streisand, Billy Joel, Johny Mathis, Liza Minelli, David Benoit, The Rippingtons, Patti Austin and many more. / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Saxophone

Internationally renowned authors musicians and recording artists Frank Villafranca and Andrew D. Gordon have composed a collection of grooves and melodies in the Smooth Jazz Genre creating an exciting supplemental jazz study series for beginner intermediate and advanced jazz students and musicians. The smooth jazz grooves in this 46 page book feature a variety of contemporary rhythm section styles including RandB Jazz Funk Top 40 Rock Gospel Hip Hop and Latin. These stylistic influences are frequently associated with smooth jazz. Popular artists in this genre include The Super Groovers David Sanborn Eric Marienthal Kenny G Dave Koz David Benoit Tom Scott Gerald Albright Candy Dulfer Wilton Felder Boney James Chris Botti Chuck Mangione Sade George Benson Peter White Lee Ritenour Earl Klugh Larry Carlton Jeff Lorber Brian Culbertson George Duke Joe Sample Spyro Gyra Pat Metheny Four Play The Yellow Jackets and The Rippingtons. On each of the 20 tracks the groove is separated into 3 melodic ideas. Each melodic idea (example or riff) is played first by the saxophone with the groove followed by just the rhythm section groove without sax. The 1st example is usually the easiest the 2nd slightly harder and the 3rd the most difficult.