Essential Elements Jazz Play-Along (Jazz Standards)
At last, a play-along book for developing jazz players! In addition to being a perfect introduction to some of the most familiar 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 isn’t enough, each tune comes with its own sample written solo for reference or performance, and the rhythm book includes bass lines, piano voicings, and drum patterns. The professionally recorded CD-ROM offers the choices of full recordings with melody or the rhythm section only. When used with a computer the CD-ROM allows for tempo adjustments. Songs include: Now’s the Time; Killer Joe; Blue Bossa; C-Jam Blues, Footprints; Song for My Father; Autumn Leaves; Freddie Freeloader; St. Thomas and Blue Train.
Easy Jazz Conception
Here is an exciting and unique way to learn and practice basic jazz style. Each set includes 15 solo etudes based on blues and standard chord progressions demonstrated by some of the most respected jazz musicians along with a world-class rhythm section. The recording features two separate versions of each etude: one with the soloist and rhythm section and one with the rhythm section only. Play with or without the soloist from the online audio and learn basic jazz style first-hand!
Piano Play along No. 2-Jazz Ballads
Your favorite sheet music will come to life with the innovative Piano Play-Along series! With these book/CD collections, piano and keyboard players will be able to practice and perform with professional-sounding accompaniments. Containing eight cream-of-the-crop songs each, the books feature new engravings, with a separate vocal staff, plus guitar frames, so players and their friends can sing or strum along. The CDs feature two tracks for each tune: a full performance for listening, and a separate backing track that lets players take the lead on keyboard. The high-quality, sound-alike accompaniments exactly match the printed music. Volume 2 includes: Autumn in New York; Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans; Georgia on My Mind; In a Sentimental Mood; More Than You Know; The Nearness of You; The Very Thought of You; When Sunny Gets Blue.
Jazz Play-Along Volume 58-More Lennon and McCartney
These wonderful Lennon and McCartney contemporary standards are transposed for all C, Bb, Eb and bass clef instruments in this book and CD package. The CD includes both performance and practice tracks with and without the melody. These great tunes have never been easier to learn or practice! Titles include: Can’t Buy Me Love; Michelle; Norwegian Wood; Eight Days a Week; Yellow Submarine; In My Life; The Long and Winding Road; All My Loving; Julia and Ob-La-Di, Ob-la-Da.
Jazz Play-Along Volume 2-Miles Davis
This super play-along collection features 10 of Miles’ finest, including: All Blues; Blue In Green; Four; Milestones; Nardis; Seven Steps; To Heaven; So What; Solar; Tune Up and Walking.
Jazz Play-Along Volume 5-Best of Bebop
This book and CD combination contains 10 bebop classics set for a Bb, Eb, C and bass clef instruments, including: Anthropology; Donna Lee; Epistrophy; Doxy; Lady Bird; Oleo; Ornithology; Woodyn’ You; Yardbird Suite and Scrapple From The Apple. The CD includes full performance practice tracks for rehearsal and rhythm section tracks for performance.
Jazz Play-Along Volume 9-Dizzy Gillespie
Here’s a collection of ten Dizzy Gillespie classics! Contents: Birk’s Works; Con Alma; Groovin’ High; Manteca; A Night In Tunisia; Salt Peanuts; Shawnuff; Things To Come; Tour De Force and Woodyn’ You. Parts are included for all Bb, Eb and C instruments as well as a CD with rehearsal and performance tracks played by a professional rhythm section.
Jazz Play-Along Volume 51-Up Tempo Jazz
Musician friendly lead sheets, a CD with full performance and accompaniment tracks without melody, and removable piano and bass parts are included in this book/CD collection of ten up-tempo jazz favorites. Included are: Cherokee; Chi Chi; 52nd Street Theme; Jingles; Little Willie Leaps; Move; Pent up House; Pursuance (Part III); Relaxin’ at the Camarillo and Topsy.
Jazz Play-Along Volume 55-Benny Golson
This stellar Book/CD combination contains ten songs from the repertoire of the great Benny Golson and includes lead sheets, a split-track CD that has full performance and accompaniment only tracks. There are also removable piano and bass parts for combo performance. Included are: Along Came Betty; Are You Real?; Blues March; Five Spot After Dark; Gypsy Jingle-Jangle; I Remember Clifford; Killer Joe; Stablemates; Step Lightly and Whisper Not.
Jazz and Blues
14 songs complete with demo and play-along tracks accessed online for streaming or download, including: Bernie’s Tune; Cry Me a River; Fever; Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words); God Bless the Child; Harlem Nocturne; Moonglow; A Night in Tunisia; One Note Samba (Samba de Uma Nota So); Opus One; Satin Doll; Slightly Out of Tune (Desafinado); Take the ‘A’ Train and Yardbird Suite.
Allen Vizzutti Jazz Tracks
This collection of original jazz tracks includes a play-along CD with examples performed by Allen Vizzutti, as well as accompaniment-only tracks. This is an excellent collection and includes parts for Bb or C trumpet.
Violin Play along No. 15 Stephane Grappelli
The Violin Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music, listen to the CD to hear how the violin should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. With the melody and lyrics included in the book, you may also choose to sing along. Chord symbols are provided should you wish to elaborate on the melody. The audio CD is playable on any CD player, and also enhanced so Mac & PC users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! This volume includes transcriptions of 8 standards by this Parisian jazz great: Django; It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing); Limehouse Blues; Minor Swing; Nuages; Ol’ Man River; Stardust; The Way You Look Tonight.
Violin Play Along #35 Hot Jazz
Ignite your passion for jazz with the „Violin Play Along #35 Hot Jazz” collection! Masterfully arranged for solo violin, this selection features compositions from various renowned composers. Elevate your performance skills and immerse yourself in the vibrant world of jazz, with each piece offering a unique challenge and delight. – Note: This music is composed by humans. No human-written product description is available, limiting search visibility. The AI-assisted description is for reference only.
Moments of Swing
The ten original works in this book/CD pack by Rik Elings are largely based on the chord charts of well-known jazz standards. Creating new melodies for existing charts is a composition technique often used by jazz musicians. This technique offers students of this book the opportunity to improve their skills at improvising to chord charts of well-known standards. The CD includes solos with accompaniment as well as accompaniment-only tracks for each piece.
Jazz Guitar-Book and CD
Featuring in-depth lessons and 40 great jazz classics, the Hal Leonard Jazz Guitar Method is your complete guide to learning jazz guitar. This book uses real jazz songs to teach you the basics of accompanying and improvising jazz guitar in the style of Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Tal Farlow, Charlie Christian, Jim Hall and many others. Lesson topics include: chords and progressions; scales and licks; comping and soloing styles; chord-melody; intros and endings; technique; equipment and sound; and more! Songs include: Satin Doll; Take the A Train; Billie’s Bounce; Impressions; Bluesette; My One and Only Love; Desafinado; Autumn Leaves; Watch What Happens; Misty; Song for My Father; and more. The CD contains 99 tracks for demonstration and play-along. Highly Recommended. – Just Jazz Guitar Filled with well-written examples … bask in the glory of having a lot of great material at your fingertips. – Downbeat
Jazz Guitar Songs
Standard notation and tab for ten complete songs by artists including Kenny Burrell, Tal Farlow and Jim Hall: Bluesette; Bye Bye Blackbird; The Girl from Ipanema; Honeysuckle Rose; I Remember You; In a Mellow Tone; Moonlight in Vermont; Satin Doll; Speak Low and Things Ain’t What They Used to Be. A perfect supplement for jazz guitar students using any method.
Big Band Play-Along Volume 1 – Swing Favorites
A fun collection of all-time big-band classics, with a play-along CD. Includes: April in Paris; I’ve Got You Under My Skin; In the Mood; It Don’t Mean a Thing (If it Ain’t Got That Swing); Route 66; Speak Low; Stomping at the Savoy; Tangerine; This Can’t Be Love and Until I Met You (Corner Pocket).
Big Band Play-Along Volume 2 – Popular Hits
The second volume of this popular series features authentic arrangements of 10 big hits, with easy-to-read parts and great accompaniments on a professionally recorded CD. Titles include: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough; Brick House; Copacabana (At the Copa); Evil Ways; I Heard It Through the Grapevine; On Broadway; Respect; Street Life; Yesterday and Zoot Suit Riot.
Big Band Play-Along Volume 3 – Duke Ellington
These book/CD combinations let instrumentalists play along with a full big band to ten swinging classics from the suave Mr. Ellington! Titles include: Caravan; Chelsea Bridge; Cotton Tail; I’m Beginning to See the Light; I’m Just a Lucky So and So; In a Mellow Tone; I’m in a Sentimental Mood; Mood Indigo; Satin Doll and Take the ‘A’ Train.
Big Band Play-Along Volume 4 – Jazz Classics
These book and CD packs feature easy-to-read, authentic big band parts for ten terrific jazz tunes with a professionally recorded play along CD that lets instrumentalists perform as part of a big band. Players can learn style and interpretation while having fun playing along in a real big band setting. Included are these ten classic jazz charts: Bag’s Groove; Blue ‘N Boogie; Blue Train (Blue Trane); Doxy; Four; Moten Swing; Oleo; Song for My Father; Stolen Moments and Straight No Chaser.
Big Band Play-Along Volume 5 – Christmas Favorites
Authentic big-band arrangements of ten holiday classics are featured in easy-to-read parts, with great big-band accompaniments on a professionally recorded CD. Songs include: Baby, It’s Cold Outside; The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire); Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!; My Favorite Things; Silver Bells; White Christmas; Feliz Navidad; I’ll Be Home for Christmas; Little Saint Nick and This Christmas.
Big Band Play-Along Volume 6 – Latin
Play along with a professional big band and learn valuable styles while having fun! For aspiring jazz players, here are accessible and authentic big band arrangements for 10 hot Latin grooves including: Agua De Beber (Water to Drink); At the Mambo Inn; Bsame Mucho (Kiss Me Much); The Look of Love; Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…); Mas Que Nada; One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So); Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado); Ran Kan Kan and St. Thomas.
Big Band Play-Along Volume 7 – Standards
With these cool book/CD packs, solo instrumentalists can play their parts along with a full, professional big band. This set will aid players in learning correct style, interpretation and phrasing. Includes authentic, easy-to-read arrangements of 10 favorite jazz standards: Autumn Leaves; Easy to Love (You’d Be So Easy to Love); Georgia on My Mind; Harlem Nocturne; It Might as Well Be Spring; Ja-Da; Just in Time; My Funny Valentine; Night Song and On the Sunny Side of the Street.
Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble – Book 1
Here’s everything you need to start a beginning jazz ensemble! It doesn’t matter if you’re knowledgeable in the field of jazz – this method will get you and your students swinging the right way in no time. The important elements of playing styles unique to jazz are introduced and reinforced through easy exercises and ten full-ensemble arrangements. Basic jazz theory and history are also introduced. The beginning steps to jazz improvisation are covered, beginning with simple two-measure phrases. All the exercises and compositions can be played by a full jazz ensemble or individually with online audio access included with each book. Listening to good jazz players is one of the best ways to learn, and playing along with the audio tracks is an excellent way for students to hear how jazz is played. You’ll be laying a solid foundation in jazz that your students can grow on!
Sittin’ in with the Big Band Volume 1
More than a fun play-along, this book and CD combination is written at the easy to medium-easy level for young and developing players. It provides an opportunity to play along with a professional jazz ensemble and improve playing skills. As students play along and listen to the outstanding players in the band, they will learn about blend, style, phrasing, tone, dynamics, technique, articulation and playing in tune. Also, they will experience a variety of styles including Latin, swing, ballad and rock. Performance tips and suggestions are included in each book. Also unique to this series is the availability of rhythm section books providing opportunities for drummers, pianists, guitarists and bassists to experience all the benefits of playing along and learning. The play-along CD includes full-band recordings of each track for demonstration purposes and an accompaniment track for playing along and study. Solo improvisation opportunities exist for each instrument as well. Titles include: Vehicle; Sax to the Max; Nutcracker Rock; Fiesta Latina; Now What; Goodbye My Heart; Two and a Half Men; Burritos to Go; Drummin’ Man; Swingin’ Shanty and Play That Funky Music.
Sittin’ in with the Big Band Volume 2
Sittin’ In with the Big Band, Vol. 2 is more than a fun play-along. This book and CD combination features ten big-band charts written at the medium difficulty level for players with some experience. It provides an opportunity to play along with a professional jazz ensemble and improve playing skills. As students play along and listen to the outstanding players in the band, they will learn about blend, style, phrasing, tone, dynamics, technique, articulation, time, and playing in tune. Performance tips and suggestions are included in each book. Solo improvisation opportunities exist for each instrument as well. Titles include: Alianza; Get It On; Greensleeves; Jump; La Suerte de los Tontos; On Green Dolphin Street; The Red Door; Secret Love; Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise and Trofeo de Bolos.
Jazzmatazz
This collection of solos with optional duet part combines with a swinging CD accompaniment to provide a great practice tool for learning the most popular jazz styles. A variety of keys and tempi give the soloist ample opportunity to develop playing skills in this idiom – perfect for learning the Big Band style.