Stan Getz Improvisations-Sax

Hal Leonard Saxophone Method-Learn how to play and improvise in the style of Coleman Hawkins Lester Young Ben Webster Stan Getz Dexter Gordon and other jazz greats! The book uses real jazz classics to teach you covering scales chord progressions modes soloing styles and many more ideas. Songs include Autumn Leaves I Remember You Satin Doll and Song For My Father. Audio download includes 87 tracks for demonstration and play-along.

Jazz Play-Along Volume 133-For use with all B-flat E-flat Bass Clef and C instruments Jazz Play-Along Volume 133: Stan Getz Favorites is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians who would like to get a handle on the music of this pivotal saxophonist. With musician-friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD the first-of-a-kind packages in the Jazz Play-Along series help you master improvisation while playing some of the greatest tunes of all time. 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.

Jazz Compositions In Various Styles For Tenor Saxophone. Par MATTHIAS PETZOLD. Des scènes d'un carnet de croquis est une collection de neuf morceaux de concert de jazz et de musiques pour saxophone ténor dans une variété de styles de ballades à chansons pop et de la bossa nova. Toute oeuvre dans l'ensemble est un portrait d'un style de jazz, un compositeur de jazz ou un musicien de jazz comme Charlie Parker ou Stan Getz. Les compositions variées sont tous ar un niveau intermédiaire et prêtent bien à la performance live. Notes de performance sont offerts pour chaque pièce. Le CD contient la démo (avec le soliste) et du play-long (sans le soliste) les versions de chaque pièce. Les versions le long de jouer de la musique sur le CD, dont certaines ont été enregistrés à deux tempos différents, vous permettent de créer vos propres improvisations sur le thème tandis qu'accompagnée d'un piano ou d'une section rythmique complète. Certaines des pièces conviennent aux improvisateurs inexpérimentés tandis que d'autres assument certaines connaissances pratiques. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Jazz - Transcribed Solos / Recueil / Saxophone Ténor

Noted jazz pianist, composer, recording artist and educator Andy LaVerne has drawn from his decades of experience playing with master musicians from Getz to Lovano to create this comprehensive compendium of contemporary moving voicings. Quartal, quintal, drop 2, dominant 7b9/diminished, triadic, whole tone and chromatic performance proven voicings pioneered by McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Andy himself are presented and fleshed out in all twelve keys. This book picks up where others leave off, enabling you to replace static chords with voicings that move melodically, dramatically, and gracefully over the entire range of the keyboard. Firmly rooted in contemporary jazz theory, the emphasis is on practical performance applications. Andy ties it all together with illustrations of comping choruses for five standard jazz tunes. Chords in Motion satisfies a long awaited need in actual comping situations, and shows you how to move chords through varying harmonic rhythms. FINALLY ? a book that gives you moving voicings, and sets them in motion in all twelve keys. Chords in Motion is a valuable resource for all keyboardists, arrangers, and instrumentalists. Activate, animate, and energize your comping with this encyclopedic volume. 156 pages, spiral bound for easy opening. Andy carries the flame of jazz piano tradition and just great music. He always inspires me. Chick Corea This is a great book! I am going to sit down and play through this!! I am always telling my non-piano playing students how important it is to work with (and internalize) the sounds that we live with all our lives as Jazz musicians. Coltrane spent years sitting at the piano and so should all of us!!! John Patitucci Berklee College of Music One thing about Andy?he is complete as can be and has been consistently so for years in both his teaching materials and playing. He is completely knowledgeable in such a way that when I play with him, I know he KNOWS!! Plus he is one of the smoothest and polished of players around. Great book?encyclopedic in content. Dave Liebman Founder, Artistic Director, International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) I've played and recorded with Andy LaVerne many times over the years and in many different settings and he's always come up with the hippest, most interesting chords in the most musical way! His way of playing and looking at chords inspires me as a drummer and his rhythm section partner to play things that are in turn inspiring to the rest of the band. This book, helps musicians, understand, in a clear thoughtful presentation, how to go about getting this together. Billy Drummond Jazz Drummer, Educator, Juilliard, NYU Chords in Motion is an outstanding and comprehensive guide by Andy LaVerne, whose encyclopedic knowledge, decades of experience and brilliance as a performer and educator make this an invaluable handbook of modern jazz piano harmony. Its user-friendly, intelligent design enables musicians to expand their harmonic palette and potentially transform their playing, writing and arranging. Chords in Motion is an invaluable contribution to jazz musicians! Lynne Arriale Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, Associate Professor of Jazz Piano, Director of Small Ensembles, University of North Florida Chords in Motion is exactly the book I'd expect from Andy LaVerne. It's clear, openhearted and inspiring, as has been every conversation I've had with Andy over the years. Long a fan of his playing, I have enjoyed this look behind the curtain at how Andy LaVerne formulated his signature style. One other thing -- any pianist, no matter his/her approach, will gain insight into what will surely be new and exciting musical directions. Pete Malinverni Jazz Pianist, Educator, Director of Jazz Studies, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Music What a great resource for expanding the harmonic palette! Chords in Motion is a must have for the aspiring young jazz pianist as well as the seasoned veteran. Another winner from Andy! Paul Schmeling Jazz Pianist, Educator, Chair Emeritus, Piano Department, Berklee College of Music In Chords in Motion, I recognize chords and sounds that have inspired me to compose and play: harmony from the music of Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner. This book is well organized, and from the beginning gets you playing. Each chord structure is explained and developed. There is plenty to practice. I especially like the exercises using contrary motion, arpeggiation