The popularity of Latin Jazz has been tremendous in recent years, and now this innovative play-a-long offers you these Charlie Parker originals in the Salsa/Latin Jazz style. This rhythmically unique treatment of Bird's beboop classics inspires whole new directions in your playing! A whole new way to think about the music of Bird! Mark Levine-piano David Belove-bass John Santos-Timbales and miscellaneous percussion Harold Muniz-Congas and miscellaneous percussion. Barbados - Marmaduke - Buzzy - Dewey Square - Yardbird Suite - Ornithology - Laird Baird - Moose the Mooche - My Little Suede Shoes - Bird Gets the Worm - Scrapple From the Apple - Donna Lee - Confirmation

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 and 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 (Bahía), Begin the Beguine, Flamingo and Slow Hot Wind (Lujon) to name a few. / Tout Instrument

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