Our Description
Fifteen tunes that reflect the breadth and diversity of jazz, from the great African-American tradition to the vibrant and multicultural sounds of jazz today. Introduces an approach that encourages playing by ear. Includes a CD with playalong rhythm-section tracks and full performances recorded by top jazz musicians. Contains written-out piano score and sections for improvised solos, with notated guideline pitches to get you started.
Difficulty guide: 1
Difficulty level, roughly compared to ABRSM exam grades. 0 is total beginner, 9 is advanced (beyond grade 8).
Contents
- BLUES & ROOTS
- Las Vegas Tango Gil Evans
- Sonnymoon for Two Sonny Rollins
- Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen Traditional
- Short Stop Shorty Rogers
- Freddie Freeloader Miles Davis
- STANDARDS
- Solitude Duke Ellington,Eddit Delange & Irving Mills
- Sombrero Sam Charles Lloyd
- Idaho Jesse Stone
- Is You Is, or Is You Ain't (ma' Baby)? Billy Austin & Louis Jordan
- Mack the Knife Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht
- CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
- Jean Pierre Miles Davis
- Mo' Better Blues Bill Lee
- Mannenberg Abdullah Ibrahim
- Everything that Livres Lament Keith Jarrett
- Oye como va Tito Puente
Item Details
Category: Tenor Saxophone MusicPublisher: ABRSM Publishing
Publisher's reference: 9781860963070
Our Stock Code: 1115895
Media Type: Paperback (68 pages [score]); includes accompaniment CD
