Our Description
Fifteen tunes that reflect the breadth and diversity of jazz, from the great African-American tradition to the vibrant and multicultural sounds of jazz today. Introduces an approach that encourages playing by ear. Contains sections for improvised solos, with notated guideline pitches to get you started and background information including suggestions for further listening. Includes a written-out piano score and a CD featuring playalong rhythm-section tracks and full performances recorded by top jazz musicians.
Contents
- BLUES & ROOTS
- Las Vegas Tango Gil Evans
- Sonnymoon for Two Sonny Rollins
- Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen Traditional
- Short Stop Shorty Rogers
- Freddie Freeloader Miles Davis
- STANDARDS
- Solitude Duke Ellington,Eddit Delange & Irving Mills
- Sombrero Sam Charles Lloyd
- Idaho Jesse Stone
- Is You Is, or Is You Ain't (ma' Baby)? Billy Austin & Louis Jordan
- Mack the Knife Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht
- CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
- Jean Pierre Miles Davis
- Mo' Better Blues Bill Lee
- Mannenberg Abdullah Ibrahim
- Everything that Livres Lament Keith Jarrett
- Oye como va Tito Puente
Item Details
Category: Alto Sax Albums with Backing TracksPublisher: ABRSM Publishing
Publisher's reference: 9781860963049
Our Stock Code: 1115857
Media Type: Paperback (68 pages [score]); includes accompaniment CD