Nine all-time classics! This set includes some of the most famous jazz standards in the world . . . ballads to swing. Every jobbing musician should know these tunes. The ballads are rich and lush while the swing tunes are crisp and light. Each tune ?feels? great! An inspiring way to practice. Makes a great gift for any musician who wants to learn standards, or who plays just for the fun of it! Eve…

Here we have a typical minor blues in all 12 keys. Few chord progressions offer the freedom and variety of expression found in the minor blues progression. Great players have all approached this chord progression in a variety of ways from attacking each chord vertically in its pure form to playing horizontally ?across? the progression, usually with a blues or minor pentatonic scale, to taking all…

By popular request, here we have world famous works from the Bossa Nova's greatest master, played with exceptional taste and sensisitivity in an authentic, relaxed style with a nylon string acoustic guitar rhythm section. For bossa novas with a discreet jazz flavor, check out Volume 31, Jazz Bossa Novas. Once I loved - Corcovado - Wave - S odance ssamba - O grande amor - Trista - Meditation - O…

Eight classic jazz originals written by Miles Davis. This is a unique way to learn eight of the most popular songs of the Fifties. These tunes are considered jazz classics because most all jazz musicians around the world have learned them. And the reason so many jazz musicians have learned them is because they are all such interesting vehicles for improvising and interesting chord changes, altered…

Intermediate/Advanced. When Charlie Parker made his famous with strings recordings, jazz musicians realized the potential of lushly orchestrated strings to enhance their own creativity. Legendary players soon followed suit, making a with strings album almost an essential rite of passage. Here are 10 beautiful standards arranged by jazz great and award-winning arranger Lennie Niehaus. Rhythm S…

The Universal Edition is designed for all English-speaking countries outside of the United States, including Canada, the U. K. and Australia. This edition uses the British system of terminology for rhythmic values such as crotchet for quarter note.

Here?s a great way to expand your blues playing in every key. And, it?s real fun, too! These are slow tempos and are for all levels of ability. Try playing some of the tougher keys without looking at the music and see just how fast your ear takes over. You?ll find yourself gaining confidence very quickly and that confidence will greatly improve your soloing. Charlie Parker learned the Blues in all…