Par GORDON ANDREW D.. With the continued worldwide success of the book series Ultra Smooth Jazz Grooves that I co-authored with sax player Frank Villafranca based on compositions that we wrote for our band The Super Groovers, I have now authored this series of Smooth Jazz books for the following instruments: Piano/Keyboards, Guitar/Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Tenor and Alto Saxes, Trumpet and T…

Premier Piano Course, Jazz, Rags and Blues 3 includes original pieces that reinforce concepts introduced in Lesson Book 3. Popular composer Martha Mier has composed all new music in a variety of styles, including ragtime, boogie, and jazz. The pieces in the book correlate page by page with the materials in Lesson Book 3. / Piano

Par WEDGWOOD PAM. After Hours comprises eight laid back jazzy pieces for E-flat Saxophone and Piano, composed by Pam Wedgwood. Covering a variety of styles from cosy dinner jazz to wistful blues and more upbeat numbers, this is the perfect way to wind down after a stressful day! The accompanying CD contains two tracks for each piece in this book: the first track is a full performance of the piece,…

The Best Single Source for Learning to Play like the Masters forw. Par LIEBMAN JON. Following the success of his critically-acclaimed groove-oriented bass technique books, including Funk Bass and Funk/Fusion Bass, Jon Liebman is back with a whole new collection of funky instructional grooves-this time with a jazz infusion! You'll learn to play with a wide variety of expression and nuanace on both …

Twelve easy to intermediate songs. Par DICKBAUER KLAUS. Whether together with the professional Play Along MP3-CD or the available piano accompaniment, the collection of twelve original compositions by Klaus Dickbauer and Martin Gasselsberger grooves from the first to the last note. The solo pieces are within the easy to intermediate degrees of difficulty, and are stylistically based on jazz, world…

Love me sweet was composed for the occasion of the composer's wedding in July 2010. The text consists of four verses taken from Elizabeth Barrett Browning's ironic poem A Man's Requirements which ends with the couplet, 'I will love thee - half a year - As a man is able.' This setting responds to the purer sentiments of the earlier verses, employing a lilting metre, a harmonic idiom and a piquant s…

Par HAMPTON ANDY. Saxophone Basics is a landmark method. It starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to about Grade 2, presenting a wonderful variety of classical, jazz and pop pieces, combined with exercises, quizzes, rhythm boxes and hot tips. The pupil's book is suitable for all saxophones.This new edition of the teacher's book for Tenor/B flat Saxophone contains all the piano and saxop…

Par O'GORMAN PETER. Drum Sessions Book 1. Peter O’Gorman. The most innovative and comprehensive methods for individual or group study available for beginning instrumentalists. The session series for drums, keyboard and bass allows you to perform inaband right from the start. For individual study each book teaches the fundamentals of music theory in an easy to understand format, technique exercises…

The Piano Solos series features original performance repertoire from fourteen different composers. These inviting compositions provide ample reinforcement of skills and concepts learned in the corresponding-level Piano Lessons books. The outstanding variety of musical styles makes every solo an important piece in its own right - exciting to both performer and listener. Fully orchestrated accom…

This book will help drummers gain a deeper knowledge of drum-chart reading and interpretation through the performance of 40 songs in a variety of styles (Afro-Cuban, Rock, Jazz, Brazilian, Reggae, and more). Each style starts with simple drum charts, and gradually builds to more complex and demanding compositions. The accompanying CD contains all the songs included in the book allowing the drummer…