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
The Big Walk [Quincy Jones]
Old Joe Clark [Trad. / Trad. American]
Trouble in Mind [Richard M. Jones]
Tom Cat [Tom Scott]
Sister Pork Chops [Ted Sturgis]
The Very Thought of You [Ray Noble]
Inchworm [Frank Loesser]
The Trolley Song [Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane]
Idaho [Jesse Stone]
Georgia on my Mind [Hoagy Carmichael / Stuart Gorrell]