Broadway by Special Arrangement is a collection of eleven songs arranged for the instrumentalist wanting to play in a Jazz style -without the need to learn to improvise. The 'classically' trained amateur or professional performer or the intermediate-level student (III-IV) will enjoy playing these expertly arranged Broadway melodies just for fun or to include as a light piece on a recital or solo-feature concert performance. The ballads and medium-tempo and up-tempo swing tunes are arranged with a play through of the melody followed by a written-out 'variation chorus a return to the melody and an earcatching ending. The piano bass and drumaccompaniment CD will put you right in the band. The CD includes both the solo instrument with the accompaniment track and an accompanimet-alone track for each selection. The inexperienced performer can learn the appropriate style of playing and be comfortable playing in the jazz style before playing along with the rhythm section track. All of the instrument books are for the most part compatible with only minimal changes in the 'variation' section to accommodate the ranges (sometimes including octave options) and unique characteristics of the instruments -but all can be played together. The three-line piano accompaniment book provides a rhythmic 'comping' with chord voicings written out plus the flute part to help in following the soloist or even for the pianist to take a chorus. For the jazzer here is a chance to learn Broadway tunes and to explore playing ballads and the swing style of popular standards. Chord symbols are included to allow for improvistation. By combining his jazz-keyboard chops his 25 years as an instrumental instructor and his superb composing and arranging skills Carl Strommen presents a fully playable exciting and tastefully arranged collection of these immortal and memorable Broadway titles.

This second volume follows up on the success of the original volume of solos transcribed exactly from recordings by the Bird with 60 more of Parker's best. Songs include: Bird Feathers · Bird of Paradise · Body and Soul · Cherokee (Indian Love Song) · Cool Blues · Crazeology · Drifting on a Reed · Embraceable You · Groovin' High · I'll Remember April · Love for Sale · My Old Flame · A Night in Tunisia · On a Slow Boat to China · Quasimodo · 'Round Midnight · Salt Peanuts · Sweet Georgia Brown · Tiny's Tempo · What Is This Thing Called Love' · and more. Includes preface by book transcriber Charles Doc Stewart. Bird Feathers Bird Of Paradise Bird's Nest Body And Soul Bongo Beep Bongo Bop Carvin' The Bird Cheers Cherokee (Indian Love Song) Confirmation Cool Blues Crazeology Dexterity Dizzy Atmosphere Drifting On A Reed East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) Easy To Love (You'd Be So Easy To Love) Embraceable You Groovin' High Hallelujah Hot House I Get A Kick Out Of You I Remember You I'll Remember April I've Found A New Baby (I Found A New Baby) I've Got You Under My Skin Indiana (Back Home Again In Indiana) Klactoveededstene Little Willie Leaps Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) Love For Sale Lover Mango Mangue Meandering Move My Heart Belongs To Daddy My Heart Tells Me My Old Flame A Night In Tunisia Oh, Lady Be Good! On A Slow Boat To China Out Of Nowhere Quasimodo Repetition Rock Salt a/k/a Rocker 'Round Midnight Salt Peanuts Sippin' At Bells The Song Is You The Squirrel Star Eyes Stupendous Swedish Schnapps Sweet Georgia Brown They Didn't Believe Me This Time The Dream's On Me Tiny's Tempo Visa Wee (Allen's Alley) What Is This Thing Called Love' / Instrument en do / Hal Leonard

Jackie McLean. Designed to help the student become familiar with playing through different keys ascending and descending chromatically.

Alto-Sax-A collection of jazzy warm-up exercises and solos for players of a moderate standard. Warm up exercises are anessential aspect of daily practice preparing you both physicallyand mentally for a great performance. The solos in this book arein a variety of jazz styles and come with a play-along CDfeaturing a live jazz band.