Jazz Play-Along Volume 48-Take your playing back in time to the early days of Bebop Jazz and discover the sounds and styles that made stars of Dizzy Gillespie Charlie Parker and countless others. The Bebop pioneers stretched the limits of Jazz improvisation introducing new tonalities an ever-increasing harmonic vocabulary and opportunities for groundbreaking virtuosity. Bud Powell Thelonius Monk and others began to take the chord sequences of swingtime favourites and us them as a basis for extended improvisations freeing the performer from the restrictions of the big band.This set contains a versatile Play-along CD for improvisation study and performance and with a choice of backingtracks (A split track with melody removable bass and piano parts and a full stereo rhythm section) and easy to read authentic and accurate lead sheets players of all instruments will enjoy these terrific pieces.

Jazz Play-Along Volume 33-Best known for his celebrated theme for the sixties cinema classic Alfie Sonny Rollins is one of the saxophone stars of the Be-Bop era. His compositions which include Oleo and Sonnymoon For Two have become popular additions to the standard repertoire. This publication gives you the chance to discover the savvy grooves and sophisticated phrasing of this Jazz giant.The Jazz Play-Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split track choices on the included CD this first of its kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than before.