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Jazz Improvisation Methods
Jazz Improvisation Methods
Jazz players at all ability levels can enhance improvisational skills
with these invaluable resources!
l Advanced Rhythms in Improvisation—Ed Saindon.
This book offers improvisers material on polyrhythms and mixed rhythmic figures that will help expand
their rhythmic vocabulary. Additionally, working on this material will help them fine tune their sense of time
and give them many more options for rhythms whether they're improvising in 4/4 or 7/4. The use of these
rhythms will help improvisers "float" over the time and disguise the basic pulse of the music when and if
they wish.
10387778 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00
l An Approach to Comping: The Essentials
(A Guide to Jazz Accompanying)—Jeb Patton.
This book with two CDs focuses on how pianists play (or comp) behind jazz soloists. It's a step-by-step
guide to basic comping of rhythms, voicings, and progressions as played by the masters. Numerous
transcriptions from jazz masters (including Horace Silver, Barry Harris, Bud Powell, Tadd Dameron and
more) are used to dig deeply into how jazz pianists help make the rhythm section swing and provide a
background for soloists. More than 80 comping exercises help pianists secure the concepts while the two
CDs contain demonstrations and play-along tracks. A "must-have" for jazz pianists!
10451853 Book/2 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.00
H Approaching the Standards - Volume 1—Willie Hill.
Every jazz director will want to have this innovative, user-friendly approach to jazz improvisation! Designed
for individual or group instruction, each volume contains a play-along CD with eight classic jazz tunes. Each
tune is played by a professional jazz group and contains clearly written musical examples, jazz vocabulary,
transcription opportunities, informative composer insights and a discography. It's a real step forward in
teaching jazz improvisation! Volume one includes: Billie's Bounce; On The Trail; Cantaloupe Island; The
Preacher; Summertime; Satin Doll; C Jam Blues and I Got Rhythm.
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2434496 Bass Clef Book/CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.95
2453892 Conductor Book/CD & Rhythm Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
Approaching the Standards - Volume 2—Willie Hill.
Every jazz director will want to have this innovative, user-friendly approach to jazz improvisation! Designed
for individual or group instruction, each volume contains a play-along CD with eight classic jazz tunes. Each
tune is played by a professional jazz group and contains clearly written musical examples, jazz vocabulary,
transcription opportunities, informative composer insights and a discography. It's a real step forward in
teaching jazz improvisation! Volume two includes: Now's The Time; Sugar; Honeysuckle Rose; Maiden
Voyage; Squeeze Me; Caravan; In A Mellow Tone and Perdido.
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2434603 Bass Clef Book/CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.95
2454114 Conductor Book/CD & Rhythm Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
l The Berklee Book of Jazz Harmony—Tom Hojnacki & Joe Mulholland.
Learn jazz harmony, as taught at Berklee College of Music. This text provides a strong foundation in
harmonic principles, supporting further study in jazz composition, arranging, and improvisation. It covers
basic chord types and their tensions, with practical demonstrations of how they are used in characteristic jazz
contexts and an accompanying CD that lets students hear how they can be applied.
10423880 Book/CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.99
Berklee Music Theory - Book 1 (2nd Edition)—Paul Schmeling.
This essential method features rigorous, hands-on, "ears-on" practice exercises that help you explore the
inner workings of music, presenting notes, scales, and rhythms as they are heard in pop, jazz, and blues.
You will learn and build upon the basic concepts of music theory with written exercises, listening examples,
and ear training exercises. The included CD will help reinforce lessons as you begin to build a solid musical
foundation. Now available with an answer key.
10281308 Book/CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.99
Berklee Music Theory - Book 2 (2nd Edition)—Paul Schmeling.
This volume focuses on harmony, including triads, seventh chords, inversions, and voice leading for jazz,
blues and popular music styles. You'll develop the tools needed to write melodies and create effective
harmonic accompaniments from a lead sheet. This revised edition includes an answer key for all exercises
and lessons to check your progress.
10284883 Book/CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.99
H Charlie Parker Omnibook—trans. Jamey Aebersold & Ken Slone.
This is a fabulous collection of exact transcriptions taken from Charlie Parker's recorded solos. Every student
of jazz will benefit from studying "Bird's" solos, so this is a must have! Available in B-flat, E-flat, C and
Bass Clef books. The contents include 60 solos such as Anthropology; Au Privave (Nos. 1 and 2); Billie's
Bounce; Blues for Alice; Chi Chi; Confirmation; Constellation; Dewey Square; Donna Lee; Ko Ko; Moose
the Mooch; Ornithology; Scrapple from the Apple; Shaw 'nuff; Yardbird Suite and more. Spiral bound,
with chord symbols, metronome markings, record information, and practice suggestions. The three CD set
contains rhythm section backing tracks for all 60 songs in the books.
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10293202 Bass Clef. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.99
10321031 3-Disc Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.99
Cutting the Changes: Jazz Improvisation via Key Centers—Antonio J. Garcia.
This improvisation method for beginning and developing improvisors cuts the chord symbols out of soloing
by using only major scales over standard tunes. Learn the most direct way to solo easily over the tunes
that are our jazz heritage, adopted long ago from film and Broadway scores into a jazz tradition. There's
no longer any reason to be afraid of improvising over the music of Gershwin, Porter, Learner and Loewe,
Mercer and more. This method is ideal for classroom, private, or self-instruction, as well as music education
and jazz pedagogy classes. Included are a book with sheet music for improvisors struggling with standard
tunes, a play-along CD with superb rhythm section accompaniment, and a CD-ROM packed with theory
instruction, listening examples, a discography, and printable accompaniment scores and parts for optional
live rhythm section. Cutting the Changes will build confidence in young instrumentalists and vocalists and
provide a solid framework for expanding improvisational techniques!
10025712 C Treble Clef Book/CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
10025713 Eb Book/CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
10025714 Bb Book/CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
10025715 F Book/CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
10025716 Bass Clef Book/CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
H Essential Elements Jazz Play-Along: Jazz Standards—
Michael Sweeney & Mike Steinel.
At last, a jazz play-along book for developing players! In addition to being a perfect introduction to some
of the best-known jazz standards, this book includes hints for improvising on each tune, a guide to jazz
articulations, plus a scale/chord correlation chart. Biographical sketches of key jazz figures are also included.
And, if that wasn't enough, each tune comes with its own sample solo for reference or performance. The
professionally recorded audio CD also includes tempo adjustment software for use in your computer (CD-
ROM) with a choice of full recordings with melody, or rhythm section only. Titles included are: Now's
the Time, Killer Joe, Blue Bossa, C-Jam Blues, Footprints, Song for My Father, Autumn Leaves, Freddie
Freeloader, St. Thomas and Blue Train. The rhythm section book also includes bass lines, piano voicings
and drum patterns. Careful attention has been given to this series to make it stylistically appropriate for each
instrument. This is excellent training material and a lot of fun for developing players!
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2480215 Book/CD Flute, F Horn, Tuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99
2480216 Book/CD Rhythm Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99
Essential Elements Jazz Play-Along (The Blues)—
Michael Sweeney & Paul Murtha/arr. Mike Steinel.
Welcome to the exciting world of jazz improvisation! Whether used as a supplement to the Essential
Elements for Jazz Ensemble method book or just by itself, this play-along book and CD-ROM will help
students in creating their own improvised solos. The recordings feature professional jazz players performing
familiar jazz classics and provide an excellent model for playing in a jazz style. In addition, sample solos are
provided as a guide for creating effective melodies. An added feature on the CD-ROM is a software program
for changing the tempo of any of the recorded tracks! When used in a computer, "The Amazing Slow
Downer" will allow students to adjust the tempo without changing the pitch. Includes 10 blues classics: All
Blues; Bags' Groove; Blue 'N Boogie; Blue Monk; Blues in Frankie's Flat; Blues in the Closet; Cold Duck
Time; St. Louis Blues; Straight No Chaser and Tenor Madness.
10335884 Book/CD Bb, Eb & C Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99
10335885 Book/CD Flute, F Horn, Tuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99
10335886 Book/CD Rhythm Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99
