for Tenor Sax. Instrumentalists will love this jam-packed collection of 101 timeless pop hits and favorite standards: The Boxer · City of Stars · Daughters · Every Breath You Take · Gabriel\'s Oboe · Have I Told You Lately · Just Give Me a Reason · Love Me Tender · Michelle · Never Enough · Perfect · River Flows in You · She\'s Always a Woman · Strangers in the Night · Three Times a Lady · What a Wonderful World · Your Song · and more.

This collection of ten jazz etudes with accompanying audio provides intermediate to advanced tenor sax students with a fun and effective way to learn to play in the specific odd meters: 3/4, 5/4, 7/4, and 9/4. Each etude is based on the chord progression of a different jazz standard, and includes an in-depth analysis of the melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic devices used. The addition of the odd-time ingredient, along with completely original melodies and improv lines, converts what would be mere academic etudes to a delightful jazz listening and playing experience.If you want to improve your fluency in reading, performing, and improvising in odd time signatures, this is the book for you! A generous number of preparatory exercises gradually introduce the student to not only reading music, but also 'hearing how phrases land within a measure” of odd time. Play-along audio tracks featuring a professional rhythm section (piano, bass, and drums) minus the sax track allow you to play as the soloist. Includes access to online audio. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Jazz / Etude / Saxophone Ténor

For Bb (Tenor) Sax - Beginner Series-Andrew D. Gordon has created 30; 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues Boogie Blues Jazz Blues Minor Blues Country Blues Latin Blues Old Time Jazz Blues Jazz Swing Blues Classic Blues Rock Soulful Blues Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line 12 measures in length designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your ownimprovisational solos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of keyboards guitar bass and drums and immediately following is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times generally between 5-8 minutes in length giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz Funk Folk Country Latin Rock Gospel Pop Boogie giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the Blues.

Performed by Tom Fischer tenor saxAccompaniment: Tim Laughlin's New Orleans All-StarsMany people consider New Orleans the birthplace of jazz. After all Louis Armstrong was born and played there as well asJoseph ?King? Oliver the Dodds Brothers Sidney Bechet and a roster of players to fill not one but many all-star bands. Louis Prima was a ?child of the Crescent City? as is Harry Connick and WyntonMarsalis. The whole Marsalis clan was raised there and are all acknowledged jazz masters so its reputation as the seminal jazz town has long been acknowledged. We assembled a band of New Orleans' best players for our times veterans all of many street parades and steamboat gigs and asked them to put together a typical program of New Orleans Classics. Under the direction of Tim Laughlin clarinetist supreme and led by Connie Jones Jr. one of thegreat hornmen of this city which boasts so many great players they put together an album of must-hear must-have songs that every traditional jazz player cherishes. Hear them now in these perfect renditions. Then join the band onyour own instrument be it clarinet trumpet trombone tenor piano bass or drums as they swing through the French Quarter of New Orleans.Includes newly engraved solo charts printed on acid-free ivory paper; andtwo compact discs featuring complete versions of each tune plus a recording of the accompaniments minus the soloist. Also includes slow-tempo versions of most up-tempo pieces for practice purposes.

The Blues Scale for Tenor Saxophone and Bb instruments by Andrew D. Gordon is he feels one of his most important books because of the nature of the blues scale and how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music. This book contains 20 grooves in 13 styles: Pop: 2 Grooves Rock: 3 Grooves Blues: 2 Grooves Jazz: 1 Groove Funk: 3 Grooves R

11 inspirational works by black composers. This inspiring collection celebrating black composers has been selected and edited by the renowned saxophonist, YolanDa Brown. Suitable for intermediate-level tenor saxophone with piano accompaniment, plus commentary from YolanDa and downloadable backing tracks.

Sittin??? In with the Big Band: Jazz Ensemble Play-Along is written at the easy to medium-easy level. It provides an opportunity to play along to 11 tracks with a professional jazz ensemble to improve your playing 24/7. As you play along and listen to the outstanding players in the band you???ll learn about blend style phrasing tone dynamics technique articulation and playing in time as well as a variety of Latin swing ballad and rock styles. Performance tips and suggestions are included in each book. Books are available for alto saxophone tenor saxophone trumpet trombone piano bass guitar and drums.

An unbelievable collection of the greatest stands tunes ever assembled in a single publication!!! Features short time-out versions of just about every hot jammin' slammin' rockin' poppin' tune you could ever think ofplaying in the stands! If your band plays for any type of sporting event or pep rally you can't afford to be without this collection of hits! Includes over 30 stands favorites such as: The Hey Song Devil With The BlueDress Get Ready For This We Will Rock You Y.M.C.A. Wild Thing Gimme Some Lovin' Born To Be Wild Walk This Way Twist And Shout and many more.

Sensational Solos! Popular Christmas lets you play some of the greatest Christmas music of all time with incredible background tracks that will make you sound like a star.You will be accompanied by orchestras rock bands jazz combos and more! The play-along CD includes a demo (with melody) and play-along track (background only) for each tune. Now you can listen to the professionals then join them!A Piano accompaniment book is also available and includes all the pieces from the solo books allowing you to play your solo instrument along with your teacher or friend on the Piano. Catalogue number: FJHI1050