How to Play Jazz & Improvise, Volume 1

How to Play Jazz & Improvise, Volume 1

How to Play Jazz & Improvise, Volume 1

ASIN: B00005Y95W

Track Listings
 
1. Tuning Notes [Bb and a Concert]
2. F Minor, E Flat Minor, D Minor [8 bars ea.]
3. F Minor, E Flat Minor, D Minor [4 bars ea.]
4. Random Minor Chords [8 bars ea.]
5. Random Minor Chords [4 bars ea.]
6. Four Measure Cadences [ll/V7/l]
7. Blues in Key of B Flat Concert
8. Blues in Key of F Concert
9. Cycle of Dominant 7th's [4 bars ea.]
10. 24-measure song
11. Minor to Dominant Progression [12 keys]
12. Verbal Instructions
13. CD Track #2 w/Examples 1-4
14. CD Track #2 w/Examples 5-8
15. CD Track #2 w/Examples 9-12
16. CD Track #2 w/Examples 13-16
17. CD Track #2 w/Examples 17-20
18. CD Track #2 w/Soloing
19. CD Track #2 w/Soloing
20. CD Track #7 [Bb Blues] w/8 exercises on page 26
See all 21 tracks on this disc

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Vol. 54, Maiden Voyage: Fourteen Easy-To-Play Jazz Tunes (Book & CD Set)
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ASIN: B000009CO6
Release Date: 2000-06-28

Tracks:

  1. Turning Notes
  2. Impressions
  3. B Flat Blues
  4. Solar Flair
  5. Summertime
  6. Watermelon Man
  7. Song For My Father
  8. Satin Doll
  9. Maiden Voyage
  10. F Blues
  11. Cantaloupe Island
  12. Footprints
  13. Doxy
  14. Autumn Leaves
  15. III/VI7/V7

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Got me up and running.......2000-12-27

I'm an intermediate level bass player backing up a praise band at church and a company sponsored big band, but I'd never soloed or played a melody till I took a jazz class that used this book.

Melody lines in the tunes are very readable, even though I did not know most of the songs, and had never played any of them. Tempos are moderate for a productive learning experience--our jazz band performs "Impressions" a lot faster than Aebersold teaches it. And his improv technique got me up and playing pretty quickly. Now I know what in improv solo is and how to get there. It improved my backup skills as well, and overall improved my confidence to step out more even in the backup role. Had a great time, and I'm headed back for another class with another Aebersold book.

5 out of 5 stars A First Class Learning Aid.......2000-05-26

This is a terrific purchase for intermediate level players. The selections are in relatively slow tempos and there is a wealth of information if you are a multi-instrumentalist. The CD recording is good and allows you to mute either the bass or piano acoompaniment as they are recorded on separate channels. There is a recommended discography for each track. My only criticism is that it would be better to have the tracks recorded twice, once with just piano,bass and drums (what you get now) and recorded again with a lead instrument playing the notated themes in the supplied booklet.

5 out of 5 stars FABULOUS-.......1999-11-10

Professional backup for you to solo in whatever key- c, bflat, eflat, your instrument is in. really fun to improvise and learn the "art" of jazz. This is a must for anyone wanting to learn how jazz musicans improvise.
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ASIN: B00064ADMK
Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

  1. Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
  2. Swanee- Al Jolson
  3. When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
  4. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
  5. My Man- Fanny Brice
  6. Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
  7. If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
  8. Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
  9. Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
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  11. Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
  12. Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
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  14. Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
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  23. Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
  24. Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
  25. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake

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  2. If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
  3. Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
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  5. How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
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  17. Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
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  20. If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
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  2. Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
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  6. I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
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  10. Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
  11. Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
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  14. Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
  15. Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
  16. Come Follow The Band
  17. Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
  18. And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
  19. The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia

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  2. I Am What I Am- George Hearn
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  5. The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
  6. You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
  7. The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
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  10. On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
  11. Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
  12. Seasons Of Love-
  13. Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
  14. I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
  15. Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
  16. Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
  17. Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
  18. I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
  19. Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel

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5 out of 5 stars Top Shelf.......2007-01-04

This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won't be disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23

THESE BROADWAY MUSICALS CD'S ARE A BROADWAY LOVERS DREAM. WITH EACH SONG, MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK. BOTH THE FAMILIAR AND THE FORGOTTEN SONGS ARE A TRUE LISTENING PLEASURE. IF YOU LIKE BROADWAY, YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET.

5 out of 5 stars Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14

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5 out of 5 stars Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17

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ASIN: B000001O58
Release Date: 2000-06-28

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  1. II-V7-I (All Major Keys)
  2. II-V7-I Random Progression
  3. V7+9-I All Keys
  4. 0-V7+9-Io All Minor Keys
  5. G Minor Blues
  6. Bebop Tune
  7. II-V7-I Three Keys (Giant Steps Prog.)
  8. F Blues With 8-Bar Bridge - Jamey Aebersold, Charlie Craig, Dan Haerle, Rufus Reid
  9. II-V7-I in Major Key
  10. V7+9 to 1 Exercises #1 - #72
  11. II-V7-I in Minor Key Exercises #1 to #31
  12. II-V7-I (In One Key)
  13. Tuning Notes

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Good? Certainly. "New Approach"? Hardly.......2006-12-09

Some highlights: The CD takes you through II-V-I progressions in all keys, major and minor. There are scales to look at, if you want to look at them when you start. There are some sample etudes. There is a long list of sample runs in D that start out simple and gradually grow in difficulty. Some of them have comments to explain the techniques used.

This set is a versatile tool - the CD tracks have a great band accomaniment that you can use to practice improvising on your own, learn some comping skills, practice your own comping, practice scales and chords, . . . Exercises are in Bass, Treble, Bb and Eb, so just about anyone that doesn't play F french horn can use them easily. The charts in the book are extensive. The set is as good as you care to make it.

I had a small customer service that the publisher remedied instantly and courteously. Bravo!

If I could change one thing, the exercises in D might be a little more musical and a little less "classroom". I wouldn't recommend playing many of them "as is" in a real setting. However, you aren't tied to those examples when using the CD, so it's not really a big issue. A CD with 12 tracks of ii-v-i, one in each key (major and minor) instead of just D, might be a nice addition for the beginner level, but it is also beneficial to jump around different keys as some of the exercises do.

Why four stars instead of five? I have a personal bias. Music books that "change your life" with minimal user effort get five stars from me. Music books that "change your life", but only with considerable effort on your part, get four. Call me lazy.
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  1. Tuning Notes
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  3. 6/8 Modal Blues
  4. Slow Blues In F Concert
  5. Fast Blues In B Flat Concert
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  9. Slow Blues In G Concert
  10. Fast Blues In F Concert
  11. Minor Blues In C
  12. Bird Blues

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "Mr. Super Hip" is makes the whole CD worth it.......2001-02-03

Suffice it to say that this is an excellent tool for beginning improvisers. More experienced players who have a fondness for the seventies rock/Fender Rhodes sound will LOVE Mr. Super Hip. It's just cheesy enough to be cool, and this sus chord thing at the end of the form was so juicy it just about made me bang my head into a wall. Highly recommended for all beginners and anyone like me with an open mind toward the retro thing....

4 out of 5 stars A Good Start.......2000-05-23

This CD provides a good start for people at the beginning of the journey that is jazz. It is a tool that is able to be used at both beginners level with the option of putting more complex scales over the top at a later stage. A very useful teaching aid and good to have a blow over when you find the time. A must get for all jazz teachers.
How to Play Jazz & Improvise, Volume 1
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Introduction for any instrument.
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Release Date: 2000-06-24

Tracks:

  1. Tuning Notes [Bb and A Concert]
  2. F Minor, E Flat Minor, D Minor [8 Bars Each]
  3. F Minor, E Flat Minor, D Minor [4 Bars Each]
  4. Random Minor Chords [8 Bars Each]
  5. Random Minor Chords [4 Bars Each]
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  8. Blues in Key of F Concert
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  11. Minor to Dominant Progression [12 Keys]
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  14. CD Track #2 w/Examples 5-8
  15. CD Track #2 w/Examples 9-12
  16. CD Track #2 w/Examples 13-16
  17. CD Track #2 w/Examples 17-20
  18. CD Track #2 w/Soloing
  19. CD Track #2 w/Soloing
  20. CD Track #7 w/8 exercises on page 26 [Bb Blues w/8 exercis]
  21. CD Track #7 With Soling [Bb Blues w/8 exercis]

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Introduction for any instrument........2006-03-16

The book explains the scales to be used with different chords. And gives some patterns to be played over these scales. The first play-along track have chord progressions to go along with those pattern, so you can play along using those pattern. The pattern starts very simple to more complex ones. Of course you may also improvise freely over the same backing tracks, using notes from the given scales. The book further explains ideas about hwo to build a nice solo, and introduces the concept of tension and release.

While all well done, I have only rated it 3 stars. I play the guitar, and found that an introduction to jazz specificly written for the guitar was much to prefer, e.g. by providing ideas on fingering of different scales. I guess that this would be similar for most instruments. Morover the main part of the book has to be written three times for instruments of different tuing.

The book proceeds directly to a modal approach to improvising. Non of the backing track would allow imporivsations within one major scale. I guess that the author want to avoid the reader to get stuck in the diatonic approach (Using the same scale if all chords are derived from one common scale, as the chord progression for many songs is.) Still, this makes the initial learning curve steeper.

On the other hand, after studying other book, I found lots of useful ideas when I reconsidered this one.
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    5. I Say Hello
    6. Happiness
    7. She Loves Me
    8. What Kind of Fool Am I?
    9. Shy
    10. Consider Yourself
    11. Poor Little Person

    Tracks:

    1. Magic to Do
    2. They're Playing My Song
    3. I Don't Know How to Love Him
    4. I Won't Send Roses
    5. Good Morning Starshine
    6. Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
    7. Hard Candy Christmas
    8. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
    9. Won't You Charleston with Me?
    10. Applause

    Tracks:

    1. Phantom of the Opera
    2. Memory
    3. On My Own
    4. Muddy Water
    5. How Could I Ever Know
    6. American Dream
    7. I Know Him So Well
    8. Dr. Jazz
    9. Me and My Girl
    10. Suddenly Seymour

    Tracks:

    1. Mamma Mia!
    2. Popular
    3. Seasons of Love
    4. Oh, the Thinks You Can Think
    5. Whatever Lola Wants
    6. Crazy
    7. How Deep Is Your Love
    8. Stars
    9. People Like Us
    10. I Go to Rio
    Michael Feinstein with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    • A Cabaret Singer Grows Up
    • This cd is about average, it could have been better
    • Fabulously Fantastic!
    • Michael has done it again
    		 Michael Feinstein with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
    Michael Feinstein , and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
    Manufacturer: Concord Records
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005Q6LL
    Release Date: 2002-05-07

    Tracks:

    1. The Folks Who Live On The Hill
    2. The Best Is Yet To Come
    3. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
    4. By Myself
    5. Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
    6. Stormy Weather
    7. Laura
    8. On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
    9. Love Is Here To Stay
    10. How Deep is The Ocean?
    11. Somewhere
    12. I Won't Send Roses

    Amazon.com

    If there's a precious tone to Michael Feinstein's interpretations of the American songbook, it probably stems from a fervent dedication to preserving the original context of his material. This is, after all, a musician who spent many of his formative years in personal service to the late Ira Gershwin. This collection further underscores that commitment, with the lush sound of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (augmented by the piano trio of Alan Broadbent, who also provides all but one of the arrangements here) adding considerable dramatic resonance to Feinstein's performances.

    While singers from Sinatra and Streisand to Fitzgerald and Bennett have imbued many of these songs with considerable dollops of jazz, blues, and their own strong personas, Feinstein mines melancholy jewels like "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year," "How Deep Is the Ocean," and "By Myself" for all their introspective emotion. "Somewhere" pays tribute to Bernstein with glorious, unabashed melodrama, while "Laura" (one of the most recorded songs of all time) gets recast in something approaching its original intent via an arrangement written for this recording by composer David Raksin. Feinstein himself penned the album's notes, paying careful tribute to each composer represented and noting that all were Jews, yet their music came to represent a richly American spectrum that included black and white and encompassed jazz, the theater, and even classics in its scope. There's a lesson herein, and one that spans more than mere history and musical archaeology. --Jerry McCulley

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Musical Wit in an Orchestral Setting.......2004-01-04

    The one problem a record collector encounters when he has an album too many of one artist, is the tendency of the artist to sing the same songs in succeeding albums/settings. Feinstein, who I consider as the leading proponent in reviving the American Popular Song standards to its unfettered glory is backed by a philharmonic orchestra in this album with the musical direction of conductor Alan Broadbent. And yes, he sang some songs that were sung in sparse and acoustic settings in his previous albums. As usual, just like any cabaret singer who never really sings the same song twice (listen to the grand old dames of cabaret like Julie Wilson and Mabel Mercer), Feinstein delights in the varied ways he can see a song in different contexts. Having said that, I thought he was a bit overly cautious in exploring his rich bari-tenor (sorry for this oxymoron but that is the word to apply to his voice) in soaring the vocal lines of Kern's The Folks Who Live on the Hill. Other than that, he was at his wittiest and conversational (not to mention just plain beautiful) voice when singing I Won't Send Roses and he can revisit the Bernstein/Sondheim Somewhere without evoking the famous version of uber diva Barbra Streisand. If you like good crooning vocals in a grand and orchestral setting, this is the album to listen or give as a gift -- you/they won't regret it.

    4 out of 5 stars A Cabaret Singer Grows Up.......2003-03-14

    "Extraordinary how potent cheap music is." -Noel Coward

    Like Coward, Mr. Feinstein seems to understand the power of popular, romantic song when flung into the void of an apparently cold universe by an all too human, understated voice...I first heard Michael Feinstein sing and play the piano umpteen years ago in the mad, bad '80s. At that time, I found his choice of material from the great 20th Century American composers refreshing & interesting, his skills as a pianist were good, and his diction to be above average. Yet his voice at that time was a bit weak--there was too much bravura nonsense, too much vibrato and he may have been too young for some of the songs that he sang at the time.

    Well, we've both matured, (I hope), and Mr. Feinstein has delivered a remarkably smooth, yet heartfelt performance on this album. I'm particularly impressed by his vocal smoothness and emotional restraint, especially on "Love is Here to Stay", "How Deep Is the Ocean", "Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year" & "I Won't Send Roses". Mr. Feinstein appears to really understand the depth of feeling that these words and music evoke in him and us. The vibrato is there when needed, but the ripeness of a mature singer is beginning to be heard on his recordings and the Israeli Philharmonic simply gives his singing wings. The only song that doesn't seem to fit is "Stormy Weather"--I kept hearing Lena Horne in my mind's ear, rather than a polished cabaret singer. I hope that Feinstein continues to grow in vocal power and subtlety as he does here. A lovely album for sophisticated romantics.

    2 out of 5 stars This cd is about average, it could have been better.......2002-08-18

    First I would like to say i'm a Michael fan. I own all his catalog. Even though i'm a fan there are some things about this cd that I find in bad taste. Please let me explain!

    I know it is hard to always be creative. There are just so many ideas to go around and then you have to start duplicating others. This is known as copying what others have done.

    For this cd I felt like some of the arrangements were too long. For example, Laura as it was performed hear is a six minute song. It really should have been done in two minutes. I'm an engineer and I edited this version of Laura to run two minutes and it is just perfect. Sometimes less is really more. Also, I felt that some of the other songs didn't really have top notch arrangements attached to them. If the arrangements would have been better I whould have had no choice but to bring out the 5 star rating for this project.

    To talk a little bit about the voice of Michael is my pleasure. His voice seems to be getting better with age. I have always liked Michael's voice and will continue to do so.

    I will give this cd a favorable recommendation!

    5 out of 5 stars Fabulously Fantastic!.......2002-07-21

    Feinstein has outdone himself with this collection!! He is in fine fettle with songs that only He can do justice! His interpretations and stylings are beyond compare and trust you will not be disappointed with this recording!! Feinstein is simply fabulously fantastic!

    5 out of 5 stars Michael has done it again.......2002-07-12

    S'Wonderful, S'Marvelous.

    If there is one thing you can say about Michael Feinstein it's that he knows how to put over a song. His new cd is absolutely magnificent, these are the only words to describe it.

    Somewhere, By Myself, Stormy Weather and the rest of the songs are beyond compare. Do yourself a big, big favour and don't miss out on this cd; you'll love it.
    Vol. 76, How To Learn Tunes: A Jazz Musician's Survival Guide (Book & CD Set)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Hang with the "Big Boys"
    • Essential Took When It Comes To Learning To Hang...
    		 Vol. 76, How To Learn Tunes: A Jazz Musician's Survival Guide (Book & CD Set)
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    Manufacturer: Jamey Aebersold
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Avant Garde & Free JazzAvant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
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    5. Building a Jazz Vocabulary

    ASIN: B000001O5W
    Release Date: 2000-06-28

    Tracks:

    1. Preparatory Exercise No. 1 [Same "A" Section With Different "B" Sectio]
    2. Preparatory Exercise No. 2 [Same "A" Section With Different "B" Sectio]
    3. Everybody's Song
    4. At Twilight
    5. Velvet Rose
    6. April in August - Tom Diehl, Luke Gillespie, Erik Unsworth
    7. Eclipse
    8. Aulil
    9. Changes
    10. To the Fore
    11. 10/17/21
    12. Kirsten and Her Puppy Katie
    13. Illegal Entrance
    14. Tuning Notes (BB and A)

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Hang with the "Big Boys".......2006-11-18

    This book was somehow not what I expected. Having spent a fair bit of money lately to augment my piano chops, I'm reminded of an important point that is easy to forget when my inner "kid in the candy store" takes over. Musical instruction books must do two things to be effective: 1) meet you where you are; and 2) take you where you want to go. Notice that "you" plays a big part in the results.

    This book does a great job on the first point. For beginners, it includes charts and recordings of model practice tunes to illustrate concepts that it builds on. For old timers, it catalogs a long list of standards in various ways to make them easier to remember. The title is enough to turn away experts that don't need the book at all.

    The second point, taking you where you want to go, is where the book falls short for me. The book does a fine job in coaching the user in how to learn songs, and apply what you learn from one song to mastering other songs. It has drills and exercises to help you master and memorize a large body of material. The ultimate goal of this book is to free the user from fake books so they can go to jam sessions and fly without a net. The author and those whose opinions he values apparently have great disdain for musicians who carry fake books to jam sessions and the author makes it his mission here to spare his readers from such ignominy.

    I don't currently need that kind of help. I'd guess that not many people reach that point. I accompany a singer on piano who doesn't care if I use a book or not. In fact, he likes to throw his own fake books at me during gigs to see what we can pull off. My immediate goals are to polish my fills, comping, harmonies, solos, and left hand work. Theory books, lick books, etc. feed that need, not this book.

    There is value in what this book does, and I would like to try to impress the big boys one day, but until my repetoire fills out and I need a new challenge, I can see this book taking up space on my "round to it" shelf.

    5 out of 5 stars Essential Took When It Comes To Learning To Hang..........2001-12-14

    Remember when you walked into your first Jam session (or perhaps you're still yet to) and you were simply baffled how the cats knew just about (if not every) tune thrown at them... and in any key called... and you were thinking, "Jeez, how the heck did they do that ?" Well, this book attempts to answer that question. The answer in a nutshell is that tunes tend to follow forms... certain changes, certain bridges, and tunes with the same changes as other tunes... if you know those forms, and someone calls a tune you don't know, you lean over, and the cat next to you says, "Oh, its just * * changes..." - - The leader counts, and everyone is amazed how you were able to play it on the spot.

    If you're already to the point where you understand how to play tunes - - you know your II V progressions, can play Blues, Rhythm Changes, handle a fake book, or are well on your way to it, but find yourself struggling when tunes are called, this book is might be what you need. It will break you free of simply reading chords from the book, and get you seeing where things are going - - at which point, rather than learning one tune at a time, every tune you learn will be like learning a 100 others (of course, if you hang out at the same session long enough, you'll find out that everybody calls the (...) same dozen or so tunes week after week... so maybe you don't have to memorize the basic 100 or so anyway...)

    Whatever the case, if you've ever found yourself sweating on a gig or at a session, this book might be just what the doctor ordered - - and even if you're like me, and have the memory retention of a pet rock... it'll still make it easier to follow the written changes when they're thrown at you... definitely an essential learning resource for the aspiring student of Jazz !
    The Musicals: The Best Of
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      		The Musicals: The Best Of

      Manufacturer: Solid Gold
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      All Works by PorterAll Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000BFH4OO
      Release Date: 2005-11-01

      Tracks:

      1. Lion King/The Circle of Life
      2. Fiddler on the Roof/Sunrise Sunset
      3. Man of la Mancha/The Impossible Dream
      4. Sweet Charity/Big Spender
      5. Aida/Elaborate Lives
      6. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Any Dream Will Do
      7. Chicago/Mr. Cellophane
      8. Beauty and the Beast/If I Can't Love Her
      9. South Pacific/Some Enchanted Evening
      10. West Side Story/Something's Coming
      11. Annie Get Your Gun/Anything You Can Do
      12. Camelot/How to Handle a Woman
      13. Thoroughly Modern Millie/Thoroughly Modern Millie
      14. Cats/Memory
      15. Cabaret/Maybe This Time
      16. Rent/One Song Glory
      17. Ragtime/Back to Before
      18. Mame [From Mame]

      Tracks:

      1. Chicago/All That Jazz
      2. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang/Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
      3. Mamma Mia/Dancing Queen
      4. My Fair Lady/On the Street Where You Live
      5. Chess/Anthem
      6. Jubilee/Begin the Beguine
      7. Phantom of the Opera/Masquerade
      8. Staurday Night Fever/What Kind of Fool
      9. Miss Saigon/Why God Why?
      10. Bombay Dreams/Shakalaka Baby
      11. Guys and Dolls/Luck Be a Lady
      12. Lion King
      13. Miserables/I Dreamed a Dream
      14. Mary Poppins/Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
      15. Phantom of the Opera/All I Ask of You
      16. Oliver!/As Long as He Needs Me
      17. Anything Goes/Anything Goes
      18. We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions
      Vol. 8, Sonny Rollins (Book & CD Set)
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • You Better Git To This ! ! !
      		 Vol. 8, Sonny Rollins (Book & CD Set)
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      ASIN: B000007S0J
      Release Date: 2000-06-24

      Tracks:

      1. Tuning Notes
      2. Doxy
      3. St. Thomas
      4. Blue Seven
      5. Valse Hot
      6. Tenor Madness/Solid
      7. Pent Up House
      8. Airegin
      9. Oleo

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars You Better Git To This ! ! !.......2001-02-06

      Different towns have different Jam Session standards that you're sort of expected to be able to handle (or get off the bandstand.) In my home town OLEO, (an uptempo Rhythm Changes usually in Bb) is definitely one of them. What I like about this volume is that it actually has the hipper chromatic style Rhythm Changes, not just the I VI II V turn back ad infinim.

      The inclusion of two different blues and funky Rollins style tunes like Airgin and St. Thomas obviously make this a good work out... and I do say funky... because its a pretty cookin' rhythm section that should offer either delightful accompaniment or a nice challenge featuring Dan Haerle on Piano, Rufus Reid on Bass and Johnathan Higgins on drums. - - One tip for players of all instruments I'd offer incidentally is to listen to Rufus Reid's basslines... he's playing some hip changes - - if you have any means, regardless of your instrument try to slow it down and transcribe it then key in on Haerle's comping... they're playing hipper changes that you're not necessarily going to get from the book - - if you can understand them, you'll really find yourself taking off.

      Final word : If you are tempted to use these CDs on a bandstand instead of hiring real musicians, you're probably the type of person who likes to break wind in the bathtub and pop the bubbles for fun. Knock it off... 'K ? .... and tell everyone else to as well...

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      1. In Person at El Matador/Pele/Sergio Mendes' Favorite Things
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      7. Live in Tokyo [Live]
      8. Mambo Birdland [Live]
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