Jazz Play-Along Volume 134-The Jazz Play-Along series features musician-friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split track choices on CD. This volume features 11 beloved children's tunes from around the world: Alouette • Frere Jacques (Are You Sleeping?) • Girls & Boys Come Out to Play • The Grand Old Duke of York • I Saw Three Ships • London Bridge Is Falling Down • Old King Cole • Rock-A-Bye Baby • Three Blind Mice • Twinkle Twinkle Little Star • Wakyumwa Katambanga.

Billy Strayhorn is one of the best-loved yet underated composers of jazz. His famous collaborations with and for the Duke Ellington band have become some of jazz’s most enduring standards, and now for the first time you can discover for yourself Strayhorn’s unique and beautiful style. Discover why Ellington felt such an affinity for this man’s compositions. Hal Galper-piano; Lynn Seaton-bass; Steve Davis-drums.Lush Life - Satin Doll - Take the A Train - A Flower is A Lovesome Thing - Rain Check - My Little Brown Book - Blood Count - Isfahan - Drawing Room Blues - Chelsea Bridge - Johnny Come Lately - UMMG

Easy Jazz Play-Along Volume 4-Improvising is easier than ever with this new series for beginning jazz musicians. The Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Play-Along Series includes songs with accessible chord changes and features recordings with novice-friendly tempos. Just follow the streamlined lead sheets in the book and play along with the professionally recorded backing tracks on the CD. The bass or piano can also be removed by turning down the volume on the left or right channel. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and MAC computer users the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!Volume 4 includes 18 songs: All Blues •Birk's Works • Blue Train (Blue Trane) • Freddie Freeloader • Now's the Time • Sonnymoon for Two • Things Ain't What They Used to Be • Two Degrees East Three Degrees West • and more.

11 groovin’ jazz masterpieces from the legendary Wes Montgomery accompanied by a swingin’ rhythm section in the style of his popular band. Wes’ natural and effortless style is evident in each one of these soulful jazz standards. Great fun for all musicians and wonderful additions to your song list for any gig. Rhythm section is Hal Halper-Piano; John Goldsby-Bass; Barry Ries-Drums. Cariba - Four On Six - Road Song - Jingles - West Coast Blues - Leila - Angel - D Natural Blues - Doujia - Full House - Far Wes

(Sample solos by Mike Steinel)Welcome to the exciting world of jazz improvisation! Whether you are using this book as a supplement to the Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble method book or just by itself this play-along book will help you get started creating your own improvised solos. The recordings feature professional jazz players performing well-known jazz classics and provide an excellent model for playing in a jazz style. Inaddition sample solos are provided as a guide for creating effective melodies. An added feature on the CD-ROM is the Amazing Slow Downer software program for changing the tempo of any of the recorded tracks - when used in yourcomputer ASD allows you to adjust the tempo to suit your needs as you progress through the book.Includes 10 blues classics: All Blues ? Bags' Groove ? Blue 'N Boogie ? Blue Monk ? Blues in Frankie'sFlat ? Blues in the Closet ? Cold Duck Time ? St. Louis Blues ? Straight No Chaser ? Tenor Madness.