Easy Jazz Play-Along Volume 5-The Easy Jazz Play-Along series includes songs with accessible chord changes and features recordings with novice-friendly tempos. For Easy Jazz Play-Along Volume 5: Easy Latin Classics just follow the streamlined lead sheets in the book and play along with the professionally recorded backing tracks on the CD. The CD is playable on any CD player and is also enhanced so Mac & PC users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch.Easy Jazz Play-Along Volume 5: Easy Latin Classics includes 18 songs such as Baia (Bah a) Begin the Beguine Flamingo and Slow Hot Wind(Lujon) to name a few.

(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.