Description
Book SynopsisAn impressive range of jazz styles, from New Orleans to contemporary. All tunes suitable for less experienced players, with pitch range, chords and technical level carefully considered. Tunes in their most commonly played keys, with reliable melodies and chord changes. Arrangements - by jazz arrangers - that include sections for improvised solos, with helpful guideline pitches. A resource for bands and individuals, this book comes in B flat, E flat, C Treble-clef and C Bass-clef editions.
Trade ReviewAn attractive and accessible menu of performance pieces. The sound and playing on the CDs is impeccable ... Excellent * Jazz Review *
The wealth of materials is nothing short of excellent. * The Trombonist *
A collection of tunes that travels that extra mile. ... this really is the luxury saloon of jazz books for young performers. ... it will certainly repay the investment over many years. * Music Teacher *
An inspired collection * Jazzwise Direct Catalogue *
Table of ContentsBlues Connotation [Ornette Coleman] ; Straight, No Chaser [Theolonius Monk] ; Blue Daniel [Frank Rosolino] ; Ory's Creole Trombone [Kid Ory] ; Lucky Rhumba [Stan Sulzmann] ; Gaviota [Clare Fischer] ; Fotografia [Antonio Carlos Jobim] ; Samba de Orfeu [Luis Bonfa / Antonio Maria] ; Time Dis-Played [Andreas Panayi] ; Gotta Dance [Jimmy Giuffre] ; Such Sweet Thunder [Duke Ellington / Billy Strayhorn] ; Blue Samba [Lee Konitz] ; Papo Furado [Hermeto Pascoal] ; Tenderly [Walter Gross / Jack Lawrence] ; Icarus [Ralph Towner] ; Laugh For Rory, A [Rahsaan Roland Kirk] ; Child Is Born, A [Thad Jones / Alec Wilder] ; Sandu [Clifford Brown] ; Blues For Wood [Woody Shaw / Ronald Mathews] ; My Man's Gone Now [George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / Dubose Heyward / Dorothy Heyward] ; Sing, Sing, Sing [Louis Prima] ; Rockin' in Rhythm [Duke Ellington / Irving Mills / Harry Carney] ; Caravan [Duke Ellington / Juan Tizol / Irving Mills] ; Fungii Mama [Blue Mitchell] ; Fraz and Em [Nikki Iles] ; A Walk in the Park [Pete Hurt] ; Dearly Beloved [Jerome Kern /