First Jazz Tunes

John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course Elementary-8 cool songs for young beginners and first-time jazzers! Titles: Ain't She Sweet - Alexander's Ragtime Band - Blue Skies - Bye Bye Blackbird - The Glory of Love - It's Only a Paper Moon - Night Train - Satin Doll.

One of first tunes to put the group Chicago on the map was this early rocker from 1970. John Wasson stays true to the original in this outstanding version for jazz ensemble that features solos for alto sax guitar and all the signature horn licks.

For more than a century, violinists have played jazz, swing, blues and similar improvisational styles. With its rich tone, considerable range, and bowed rhythms and phrasing, the violin offers a unique opportunity for a creative and personal statement as a musician. This book presents a broad sampling of the styles of major jazz violinists, from blues to bebop, from jug band to jazzgrass, from big-band swing to Texas swing. Tunes represent the styles of Stéphane Grappelli, Joe Venuti, Stuff Smith, Eddie South, Mark O'Connor, Benny Thomasson, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Darol Anger. Helpful jazz theory sections with exercises alternate with tunes that show how the theory works in practice. This book has two objectives: first, to present a broad, roughly chronological sampling of major jazz violinists and the styles associated with them, and secondly, to introduce the basics of jazz theory as applied to the violin. Whether consciously or intuitively, through critical listening or by practicing jazz patterns and exercises, the more knowledge of jazz you acquire, the better you will be able to think about the content of your playing without being bound by technical and theoretical aspects. This anthology was written to help provide that foundation. Interspersed with pragmatic jazz theory lessons, you'll find 28 original tunes in the style of various jazz violin luminaries. The book ends with an extensive discography of recommended jazz recordings with a violin focus. Mandolinists as well as other instrumentalists will find a wealth of useful information in this outstanding collection. Delightful broadcast-quality recordings of the repertoire are available online. Includes access to online audio. Written for intermediate to advanced violinists.

Do you feel you've learned enough Piano skills to take on some Jazz tunes? Then First 50 Jazz Standards You Should Play on Piano is the book for you! This book is designed to let beginners dive into Jazz standards with ease and success.The arrangements although easy are full enough to make you sound great. This collection of essential jazz standards features 50 of the best Jazz tunes ever including All the Things You Are Autumn in New York Body and Soul Don't Get Around Much Anymore Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) Georgia on My Mind The Girl from Ipanema (Garôta De Ipanema) It Could Happen to You Misty My Funny Valentine Nightand Day Satin Doll Speak Low Summertime The Way You Look Tonight When I Fall in Love You Stepped Out of a Dream and more. Lyrics are also included with this title.

The easiest tunes from Horace Silver, Eddie Harris, Freddie Hubbard, Red Garland, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Cedar Walton, Wes Montgomery, etc. Get yourself---or your beginning jazz combo --- sounding good right away with the first fake book ever designed for the beginning improviser: Easy, but classic jazz tunes give the student a good start in learning the jazz repertoire.Sample piano voicings, guitar chord diagrams, sample bass lines, and useful scales for improvisation are included with each tune, for easy reference. Developed and road-tested for years at the Stanford Jazz Workshops summer jazz camps. It works! Each song will sound good played in rock, funk or Latin styles, as well as swing. Perfect for individual students of all ages, as well as jazz combos. A great resource for music teachers and band directors. Available in C, Bb, Eb and Bass Clef. / Instruments En Eb

Adapted by Corey Christiansen Spiral Book and 2 CDs! Why should horn players have all of the fun? Now, the number one selling Jazz Improvisation book in the world has a whole new look! Introducing a new version of Jamey's world famous Volume 1 - How To Play Jazz And Improvise, completely revised and specifically tailored for guitarists by jazz great Corey Christiansen! This edition is perfectly aligned with the original classic Sixth Edition that introduced tens of thousands of musicians to essential jazz fundamentals such as scale/chord relationships, articulation, note choices, etc. In this special version, however, the text has been carefully edited and rewritten to speak specifically to guitarists. Even non-reading players will benefit, because we've also included TAB and FRAMES for each of the musical examples. The piano track from the original CD has been replaced by Corey on guitar, and many of the chords and voicings are explained and notated in the book. The play-a-long/demonstration CD includes special stereo separation, allowing the guitar on each track to be eliminated so that the student can play along with bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Jonathan Higgins. A second CD includes the same play-a-long tracks as the first CD, but at slower practice tempos. This high-quality book is spiral bound, designed to lie flat for ease of use. A complete package! Includes: Scales/Chords Developing Creativity Improv Fundamentals 12 Blues Scales Bebop Scales Pentatonic Scales Time and Feel Melodic Development II/V7s Related Scales and Modes Practical Exercises Patterns and Licks Dominant 7th Tree of Scale Choices Nomenclature Chromaticism Scale Syllabus and more! NOTE FROM JAMEY When I first heard So What on the Kind of Blue record I didn?t think anything was happening because I was used to hearing changes flying by and this seemed so tame by comparison. I quickly fell in love with Kind of Blue and of course we at IU started experimenting with modal tunes and trying to keep our place in those many 8 bar phrases that seemed at times to make me feel like I was in the middle of a desert and couldn?t see for the life of me the beginning of the next 8 bar phrase.

Piano students thrive on experiencing a variety of musical styles and teachers are discovering that jazz is the perfect avenue for motivating their students. Not only is the music fun to play it also opens them up to the vitalmusical tradition of artistic expression. That's Jazz covers the main jazz styles of swing ethnic and rock and allows all teachers - even those with limited or no jazz training - to feel confident leading studentsthrough their first jazz experiences. Whether used as a jazz method or as supplemental material That's Jazz provides a solid foundation in jazz Piano. Notated tunes stand alone as outstanding recital choices whileadditional improvisation skills and activities allow students to delve deeper into the world of jazz.

Jazz Play-Along Volume 40-Suitable for use with all Bb Eb and C instruments the Jazz Play-Along series is the ultimate learning tool for jazz musicians. Featuring lead sheets and melody cues this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. The included CD features play-along recordings with split-track choices ensuring that the selection of classic jazz tunes is perfectly fitted to you and your instrument. For study:Each tune includes a split track with: Melody cue with proper style and inflection Professional rhythm tracks Choruses for soloing Removable Bass part Removable Piano part For performance:Each tune also has: An additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) Additional choruses for soloing (choose to play more solos instead of playing the melody) This volume includes 10 Latin jazz favourites including Black Orpheus Call Me Dindi Little Boat A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme) Only Trust Your Heart The Shadow Of Your Smile Song Of The Jet (Samba Do Aviao) Watch What Happens and Wave.

A Jazzy Christmas Book 2 is the great follow up to the popular  A Jazzy Christmas Book 1  for soloPiano containing a further 13 jazz arrangements of more of your favourite Christmas classics. This book is the next instalment in the series for the pianist who is tired of the same old arrangements oftraditional seasonal songs that have been heard and played many times before. This songbook includes even more arrangements of festive favourites with an interesting and exciting jazz twist. These songs are guaranteed to get theattention and respect of your audience. Expertly arranged by Paul Honey songs like Jingle Bells O Come All Ye Faithful and Santa Baby get the jazz-treatment in this follow-upedition. Pianists and audiences will enjoy playing and hearing these innovative and cool twists on the Yuletide classics. The jazzy melodies and unexpected chords breathe new life into the tired old tunes and listeners will enjoy hearing how these versions differ from the ones they are familiar with. As with the first book the challenge of these pieces presents yet another enjoyable part of the series. After you've mastered thetraditional songs these new and reinvigorated versions will keep your audience on their toes and will keep your fingers working.  So whether you have already mastered the first book and you arehungry for more jazz-inspired Christmas or you just prefer the tunes included in this one the jazz harmonies rhythms and melodies of these arrangements in A Jazzy Christmas are sure to bring a freshness toyour soundtrack this Christmas.

Flatpicking Guitar has taken an interesting journey since its inception first with Maybelle Carter then Don Reno Doc Watson and Clarence White. Younger players who began by listening to the original masters have melded thoseinfluences with other styles including blues swing classical and even various world music styles.When first listening to Doc Watson and Clarence White Barry Solomon was particularly attracted to their use of swing andjazz licks and phrasing and their choices of songs straight from the Tin Pan Alley and Great American Songbook.Tunes like Limehouse Blues All of Me and Honeysuckle Rose were exciting challenges toexplore after becoming comfortable with bluegrass and fiddle tunes. Barry always thought that bluegrass and jazz were a wonderful combination and the most gratifying challenge has been to create arrangements that meld both stylesin a tasteful and exciting manner.Titles presented in Volume 2 include: The Way You Look Tonight All of Me Oh Baby and Limehouse Blues. Accompanying audio tuition is included.