Jazz Standards with Rhythm Section (2 CD Set)

This set contains much variety... rock, modal, and swing tunes. Eight songs written by Herbie Hancock that range from the funky ?Watermelon Man? to the modal ?Maiden Voyage.? Beginning improvisors will find many of the songs on this set a real treat with many containing only 3 or 4 chords at relaxed tempos. Intermediate players will enjoy the variety of styles to choose from and advanced players can get into the unusual changes and faster tempos on other tunes. This, like Volumes 5, 17, and 54, is another great ?transitional? set to take you from learning your scales and chords to actually improvising on real jazz standards. The rhythm section is Kenny Barron, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Billy Hart, on drums. Cantaloupe Island - Watermelon Man - Maiden Voyage - Dolphin Dance - And What If I Don?t - Jessica - Toys - Eye of The Hurricane

(Sample solos by Mike Steinel) At last a jazz play-along book for developing players! In addition to being a perfect introduction to some of the best-known jazz standards Essential Elements Jazz Standards includes hints for improvising on each tune a guide to jazz articulations a scale/chord correlation chart and biographical sketches of key jazz figures. And if that wasn't enough each tune comes with its own sample solo for reference or performance! The professionally recorded audio CD has tempo adjustment software for use in your computer. Includes: Now's the Time Killer Joe Blue Bossa C-Jam Blues Footprints Song for My Father Autumn Leaves FreddieFreeloader St. Thomas and Blue Train. · Play-along CD with choice of full recording (with melody) or rhythm section only · Tempo adjustment software (computer required) · Sample written solos and improvising hints · Rhythm book includes bass lines piano voicings and drum patterns

Belwin Jazz offers ten great jazz standards arranged for solo vocalist with a nine or ten piece combo accompaniment. These songs are superbly arranged by one of the finest writers in the business, Dave Wolpe. This collection is ideal for a vocalist who needs a smaller ensemble with four or five horns and rhythm section. The combo horns are trumpet, alto sax, tenor sax, trombone and baritone sax. The baritone sax part adds additional color to the texture but is optional. The rhythm section is scored for guitar, bass, drumset and a piano/conductor part which includes cues for the horns. Titles include: How High the Moon * I Get a Kick Out of You * I've Got You Under My Skin * Just Friends * My Funny Valentine * Night and Day * Something's Gotta Give * Summer Wind * They Can't Take That Away From Me * Too Close For Comfort Click On Each Image to Zoom. Click the larger image to close. Use the arrows on your keyboard to scroll left and right. There are no samples for this item There are no audio samples for this item.

Par BERTONCINI GENE. Enjoy an informal Master Class with renowned acoustic jazz guitarist Gene Bertoncini as he guides a small group of students through his unique approach to the instrument. Bertoncini covers his chord-melody approach explaining his choice of chords, melodic lines and use of rhythm to convert standards into small band arrangements for guitar. Conducted in an intimate setting at a New York City jazz club, Gene Bertoncini shows you why he's considered one of the very finest guitarists in today's jazz firmament. FEATURES: . Uses many jazz standards to teach concepts and ideas . Harmonizing a melody . Creating interesting bass lines . Exercises for harmonizing every scale tone with every chord . Developing interesting chord voicings . Single-Line soloing ideas for standard changes . Chord embellishment / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Jazz - Solos / Accessoire / Guitare Classique

A must have for all pianists seeking a creative approach to developing left and right hand coordination. The exercises and solos (based on the chord changes to well-known standards) are rhythmic, colorful, and fun to play. The chapters cover six specific areas of left hand development and left/right hand integration, with practical application from standard jazz tunes in the form of musical solo piano pieces. This book will definitely be an essential part of your practice routine. Besides improving your hand coordination, it will challenge you to think differently about it. All of the concepts are easily applicable to the real world. Highly endorsed! Pianist Emiko Hayashi has written a very comprehensive, challenging yet very accessible method book. With exercises designed for left hand alone and exercises designed to develop interplay between the hands, I wholeheartedly recommend this book. I\'ve already started practicing! - Kenny Barron In Etudes for Jazz Piano Emiko Hayashi illuminates a challenge that faces scores of jazz pianists at all levels; that of integrating the left hand in improvisation in a meaningful way, not only as an accompanist, but as an integral part of the whole. By taking various jazz standards and creating etudes specifically for the left hand as well as for developing coordination and the conversational aspects between the left and right hands, Ms. Hayashi illustrates many possibilities for expanding one�s technical and expressive range. I would think this set of etudes would be extremely useful to jazz pianists at any stage of development since the obvious outcome of the study will improve one�s ability to play melodically and expressively throughout the keyboard, without regard to the traditional roles of the left and right hands. - Todd Coolman It is understood that all musicians must play piano. Emiko\'s book fills a void for non-pianists addressing specific technical problems which will help towards being able to use the piano to improve and enlarge one\'s playing and composing, no matter what instrument you play. This is a hands-on book directed towards immediate results. - David Liebman

Jazz Play-Along Volume 24-Jazz Play-Along Series. For use with all Bb Eb and C instruments the JAZZ PLAY ALONG SERIES is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. FOR STUDY each tune includes a split track with: · Melody cue with proper style and inflection · Professional rhythm tracks · Choruses for soloing · Removable bass part · Removable piano part. FOR PERFORMANCE each tune also has: · An additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) · Additional choruses for soloing. INCLUDES: After You've Gone· Avalon · Indian Summer · Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) · Ja-Da · Limehouse Blues · Paper Doll · Poor Butterfly · Rose Room · St. Louis Blues.

Jazz Play-Along Volume 46-For use with all Bb Eb and C instruments the Jazz Play Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before.For StudyEach tune includes a split track with:Melody cue with proper style and inflectionProfessional rhythm tracksChoruses for soloingRemovable Bass partRemovable Piano partFor PerformanceEach tune also has: An additional fullstereo accompaniment track (no melody)Additional choruses for soloingThis volume contains 10 Broadway favourites: Ain't Misbehavin' · Get Me to the Church on Time · I Love Paris · I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face · It Never Entered My Mind · Make Someone Happy · Old Devil Moon · Small World · Till There Was You and Too Close for Comfort.

What better way to relax than to sit down at the Piano, chill out and indulge yourself with your favourite Jazz standards, superbly arranged by Pam Wedgwood. Relax with our lush harmonies and laid-back melodies of many well-known pieces as well as some great original music by Pam herself... / Jazz / Arrangeur : Pamela Wedgwood / Partition /

The Alfred Jazz EASY Play-Along Series for Rhythm Section goes beyond the other play-alongs. The rhythm section book has written out parts for piano bass and drumset to show comping suggestions. In addition each of the nine jazz standards includes the melody and a sample written-out jazz solo for you to listen to play and practice.The included MP3 disk has a demo track and a play-along track for each tune for piano bass and drums. The demo track featuring a pro rhythm section with a horn player is a learning tool for the melody piano comping bass lines drum parts and improvisation. The play-along track allows each player to practice with the rhythmsection as individuals with their part removed from the mix. In addition the rhythm section parts in the book can be used as small group arrangements.Each jazz standard has specific improvisation tips and suggestions. The written out comping examples and melody along with the written out sample solos are all invaluable assets that makes learning how to improvise easier. Nine great tunes=great jazz!Titles: After You’ve Gone * Blues March * Lazy Bird * Lester Leaps In * Mr. PC * Road Song * Scrapple From the Apple * St. James Infirmary * Summertime. **Please note: The CD included with this title can only be played through an MP3 compatible program.**

100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs for Flute by Andrew D. Gordon consists of as the title suggests 100 Jazz riffs based on common chord progressions used in jazz such as the II-V-I III-VI-II-V etc. in both major and minor keys. There are five separate sections: Jazz Swing Jazz Ballad Jazz Funk Jazz Waltz and Latin Jazz. Each musical example has a single note improvised melody line with the chord progression At the end of the book there is the chord progression for the popular jazz standard Blue Moon; showing you how to use various examples from the 100 riffs to create an improvised solo over the chord progression. By demonstrating this techniqueyou can pick most jazz standards and create your own improvisational ideas using the book. The audio files are recorded with the flute playing the melody line along with a rhythm section of piano bass and drums. All the examples are recorded with the flute and the rhythm section as well as the rhythm section without the flute and with the more difficult examples the rhythm section is recorded at a slowed down tempo. An absolute must for musicians learning and playing various jazz styles.