The Alfred Jazz Play-Along series goes beyond the other play-alongs! Some of the best jazz tunes written are arranged in an educational and fun setting, with sophisticated recordings by some of the top musicians in the country. Each volume has parts for C, Bb, Eb, and bass clef instruments and includes a sample jazz solo that is written out for you to listen to, play, and practice. The included CD has a demo and play-along track for each tune. The demo track, featuring a pro rhythm section and horn player, is a learning tool for the melodic concept, overall jazz style, and the sample jazz solo. The play-along track allows a soloist or group to learn and perform with the rhythm section. Specific improvisation tips and suggestions are included. A jazz solo is written out for each song--an invaluable asset that makes learning how to improvise easier. There is also a matching book for rhythm section featuring piano, bass, and drum parts! Nine great tunes=great jazz! Titles: Alone Together * Good Bait * How High the Moon * In Your Own Sweet Way * Invitation * It's a Raggy Waltz * Old Devil Moon * Robbin's Nest * Unit 7.

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.

Finally, an authentic collection of Salsa/Latin favorites, with syncopations, voicings and bass figures guaranteed to make you play in whole new ways and expand your musical awareness. There is no drum set on this recording! All the percussion is purely Latin/American and the rhythm section is tight! Be sure to check this one out. It?s like no other play-a-long in the series. Rhythm section is Mark Levine-Piano; David Belove?Bass; John Santos-Timbales and miscellaneous percussion; Harold Muniz-Congas and miscellaneous percussion. Sabor - Linda Chicana - Mambo Inn - II/V7/I Cha Cha - II/V7/I Bolero - Afro Blue - Come Candela - Delirio - Manteca - Curacao - Philly Mambo - Mindanao - Picadillo

New! 9 demo/play-a-long tracks. Essential companion : volume 24. The culmination of Jamey’s 25 years as one of the world’s leading jazz exponents. Volume 1 has unlocked the mysteries of jazz improvisation for a whole generation of musicians who previously had nowhere to turn for competent rhythm sections and accurate instruction. Now, Volume 1 has all new, updated information presented in a new manner that is both easy to understand and inspiring for all musicians wishing to explore the secrets of jazz improvisation. Includes chapters on scales/chords, developing creativity, improv fundamentals, 12 Blues Scales, Bebop scales, pentatonic scales and usage, time and feeling, melodic development, II/V7s, related scales and modes, practical exercises/patterns and licks, Dominant 7th tree of scale choices, nomenclature, chromaticism, scale syllabus, and more. This complete improvisation set, along with Volume 24, MAJOR AND MINOR, can greatly open your ears and improve your playing. Music is fun and this set is the first step to enjoying it. Each of the 10 recorded tracks feels great and is fun to play with. Recorded tracks include Blues in Bb and F, Dorian minor tracks, four-measure cadences, cycle of dominants, 24-measure song, II/V7 in all keys. Book includes transposed parts for all instruments. Support média : Compact disc Langue : en anglais

12 exciting jazz/rock and fusion tracks composed and performed by well-known keyboardist Dan Haerle. These tracks were recorded with a real drummer, giving them the important human touch often missing in all-electronic play along tracks. End the frustration of downloading feeble sounding mpgs full of glitches and spyware. Here's the real thing; exciting, full sounding tracks with a big presence! Support média : Compact disc Langue : en anglais

Easy Jazz Play-Along Volume 2-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 2 includes 18 songs: Don't Get Around Much Anymore •Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) • Honeysuckle Rose • Moon River • My Favorite Things • Speak Low • The Way You Look Tonight • and more.

This set contains the essence of modern music and is considered by most musicians to be some of the most important music of this century. Bebop is the music of the future! Ten Charlie Parker songs that truly represent the Bebop Era. This is truly a bebop rhythm section and they make the songs sing! This is a tremendous way to learn ten songs by the master musician, Charlie Parker. The songs have all become well known jazz standards that are essential for every jazz player to know. There are blues, “Rhythm” changes, alternating latin/swing, fast, and standard 32 bar songs in this outstanding collection. Learn from the master! The recorded back-up rhythm section is Kenny Barron, piano; Ron Carter, bass; and Ben Riley, drums. Now’s The Time - Donna Lee - Billie’s Bounce - Dewey Square - Yardbird Suite - Ornithology - Confirmation - Scrapple From The Apple - Thriving From A Riff - My Little Suede Shoes