Jazz Improv Basics: Jazz Ensemble: Instrumental Album

Jazz Play-Along Volume 150-For use with all B-flat E-flat C and BC instruments the Jazz Play-Along series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split-track choices included as audio files to download online this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. FOR STUDY each tune includes a split track with: Melody cue with proper style and inflection Professional rhythm tracks Choruses for soloing Removable bass part Removable piano part. FOR PERFORMANCE each tune also has: An additional full stereo accompaniment track(no melody) Additional choruses for soloing.In this special instructional edition technical concepts used in jazz improvising are covered in detail - from scales to chord progressions to II-V-I patterns. And in true Jazz Play-Along fashion there are also plenty of play-along tracks based on common chord progressions and songs so you can apply the concepts you learn right away in context. Topics covered include: essential chord-to-scale relationships making music with scales chord tones adding chromatics other scales fundamental harmony the II-V-I progression advanced harmony must-know progressions improvising modern concepts in improvising suggested listening.