A spectacular and ambitious project for 2005 by the Pat Metheny Group in full band score. In collaboration with Lyle Mays the group have created a single 68-minute piece that the composers have compared to making a film. The musical shifts and turns are akin to a journey with moods changing with the passing landscape.

Play-Along Audio Tracks-Get access to the backing tracks of 240 songs from The Real Book Volume 1 and play along with a real rhythm section professionally recorded for these products. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each sleeve and can be either streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+ a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.

Description Pat Metheny Songbook A complete collection of Pat Metheny's work, which features 167 compositions spanning the guitarist's 25 year career. Songlist A Map Of The World Across The Sky Airstream Always And Forever American Garage And Then I Knew Antonia April Joy April Wind Are You Going With Me? As A Flower Blossoms As I Am Ballad Z Barcarole Beat 70 Better Days Ahead Bright Size Life Cathedral In A Suitcase Change Of Heart Chris Cool Nights Cross The Heartland Dancing Daulton Lee Daybreak Don't Forget Double Guatemala Dream Of The Return Eighteen End Of The Game Estupenda Graca Every Day I Thank You Every Summer Night Extradition Facing West Family Farmer's Trust First Circle Follow Me For A Thousand Years Forward March Get It Goin' Ahead Goodbye Grampa's Ghost Half Life Of Absolution Have You Heard Here To Stay Hermitage Holding Us Homecoming House On The Hill If I Could Imaginary Day In Her Family Inori It's For You Ivy Jaco James John Mckee Just Like The Day Kathelin Gray Lakes Language Of Time Last Train Home Letter From Home Lone Jack Long Ago Child Marta's Theme Mas Alla Message To A Friend Midwesten Nights Dream Minuano Missouri Uncompromised Mojave Nacada Naked Moon Never Too Far Away New Chautauqua Nine Over Reggae Not To Be Forgotten On The Night You Were Born Praise Pretty Scattered Quiet Rising Red Sky Resolution Sea Song See The World Seven Days Slip Away So Falls Wichita Falls Sometimes I See Story From A Stranger Take Another Look Tears Of Rain Tell Her You Saw Me Tell It All The Bat The Awakening The Calling The Chief The Epic The Fields, The Sky The Girls Next Door The Heat Of The Day The Last To Know The Longest Summer The Red One The Red Wind The Road To You The Search The Sun In Montreal The Whopper , This Is Not America To The End Of The World Too Soon Tomorrow Unity Village Watercolors We Had A Sister We Live Here What Do You Wan't

Série: Inside Improvisation Series (Vol. 1) This is the first in a series of books and audio/video recordings which describe a simple and pragmatic approach to improvisation. While focusing on the jazz idiom, the techniques discussed are applicable to many styles of music and all instruments, be it rock guitar, jazz saxophone, or the solos of the fusion keyboardist. The system presented in this volume offers a tangible pathway to inside the creative imagination by getting inside harmony, inside the changes. Chord changes are included for C Concert, B flat and E flat instruments. In addition the book includes transposed examples for all instruments (C treble clef, B flat, E flat and bass clef). The accompanying recording has been designed for use in conjunction with each of the chapter assignments. There are nine tunes for you to play along with, each played at a slow and then medium tempo featuring Garry Dial on piano, Dave Santoro on bass and Alan Dawson on drums, plus 12 demonstration tracks performed by the author on piano and/or tenor saxophone.

Legendary jazz eduator Jerry Coker's newest contribution to jazz enlightenment, Clear Solutions For Improvisers identifies all of the most common problems Jerry has encountered in his many students over nearly 50 years as a master teacher. In clear, easy to understand instruction and concise musical examples, Jerry first defines the concept, explains it's purpose and then presents it's traditional usage. Concepts include guide tones, tri-tones, the jazz language, turnarounds, polychords, slash chords, ii/V7/Is, vehicle types, keeping your place, and much more. This book will greatly increase your understanding of the most essential jazz concepts all improvisers need to master.
Langue : en anglais

Intermediate/Advanced. Harmonically speaking, Bill Evans remains one of the most influential musicians and composers in jazz. His compositions are among the richest and most original, laced with beautiful, lush alterations and passing chords. This set represents a sampling of Bill's illustrious career from Waltz For Debby, written in 1954, to Laurie, composed in 1979. Others provide unique challenges and give valuable insight into Bill's creative genius. The rhythm section skillfully plays each composition in the Bill Evans style, including his favorite piano voicings. All to provide you with a realistic sense of the Bill Evans mystic. Rhythm Section: Dan Haerle (p) Todd Coolman (b) Steve Davis (d) Includes: # Waltz For Debby # Walkin' Up # Laurie # Peri's Scope # Funkallero # Turn Out The Stars # Very Early # Interplay # Time Remembered