Fifteen tunes that reflect the breadth and diversity of jazz. Introduces an approach that encourages playing by ear and includes sections for improvised solos with notated guideline pitches. Comes with a CD containing playalong rhythm-section tracks and full performances recorded by top jazz musicians.
Contents
Jumpin' at the Woodside [Count Basie / Ed Durham]
After Supper [Neal Hefti]
Blues Backstage [Frank Foster]
The Tokyo Blues [Horace Silver]
St. James Infirmary [Joe Primrose]
Is you is, or Is you ain't (ma' Baby)? [Billy Austin / Louis Jordan]
Mack the Knife [Kurt Weill / Bertolt Brecht]
When the Saints go Marchin' in [James M Black / Katherine Purvis]