Format : Sheet music + CD
SKU: AP.1-ADV14721
UPC: 805095147216. English.
Jazz Conception is a new and exciting way for players at all levels to learn the language of jazz! Each book/mp3 set features 21 solo etudes based on chord changes to standards and blues.The same 21 etudes transposed and adapted for the main jazz instruments.See and hear how a well known soloist phrases and articulates and play along with or without the soloist on the audio recordings.Play along with one of today's finest, swinging New York rhythm sections: Mike LeDonne on piano, Dennis Irwin on bass, and Kenny Washington on drums.Start out fairly easy, then get progressively more difficult.Use the etudes as a bridge to solos of the masters that are usually more complicated and involved.Learn melodies and lines that will give you a solid jazz vocabulary and musicality.Use the book/mp3 set for private lessons, for self-study, or in any combination up to a full jazz ensemble, including flute and clarinet.If you are more advanced you may want to use the book to develop your sight reading abilities, for transcribing the etudes off the audio recordings (then check against the book) or for just having fun playing along with a great jazz rhythm section.Use as an improvisation study, learning how to construct a swinging, logical solo - works especially well in combination with the Study Guide.The Jazz Conception series is also perfectly suited for the class room. It can be used to develop younger students' jazz style in a big band or small group. In an improvisation class the teacher can use the etudes as studies in improvisation. The Study Guide provides an analysis of each etude, along with practice assignments for each etude.
SKU: AP.1-ADV14761
UPC: 805095147612. English.
A new and exciting way for tenor and soprano saxophone players to learn and practice basic jazz style.This book/audio set features 15 solo etudes based on blues and standard chord progressions, demonstrated by Eric Alexander on tenor saxophone along with a world-class rhythm section: Mike LeDonne, piano; Peter Washington, bass; and Kenny Washington, drums.The recording features two separate versions of each etude: one with the soloist and rhythm section and one with the rhythm section only. See and hear how the soloist phrases, play with or without the soloist and learn basic jazz style first-hand.
SKU: AP.1-ADV14730
UPC: 805095147308. English.
The Jazz Conception: Study Guide shows through detailed analysis how to get inside the creative process of creating a jazz solo, providing a wealth of ideas and practice suggestions for the serious jazz educator and for self learners. Adapted compatible editions are available for alto/baritone, tenor soprano saxophones, trumpet, trombone, flute, clarinet, guitar, piano, bass, and saxophone section. English Edition. German Edition is item #01-14738.
SKU: AP.1-ADV14768
UPC: 805095147681. English.
A new and exciting and unique way for bassists to learn and practice how to play in a jazz rhythm section and how to accompany a jazz soloist.This book/audio set features 15 solo etudes based on blues and standard chord progressions, demonstrated by different soloists along with a world-class rhythm section: Dave Hazeltine, piano; Paul Gill, bass; and Kenny Washington, drums. The recording features two separate versions of each etude: one with the complete rhythm section and one without the piano. Sit in for Paul and comp for Jim Snidero, alto sax; Eric Alexander, tenor sax; Ryan Kisor, trumpet; Slide Hampton, trombone; or Joe Cohn, guitar.Compatible editions are available for alto and baritone, tenor and soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, violin, guitar, piano comping, and drums making it invaluable for larger ensemble instruction.
