Bass Standards (Songbook)


Book Description

(Guitar Collection). The latest release in our acclaimed Classic Jazz Masters series, this book features note-for-note transcriptions of 17 of the finest improvised jazz bass performances ever recorded. Includes: Blues Minor * Body and Soul * But Beautiful * Falling in Love with Love * Have You Met Miss Jones? * How Deep Is the Ocean * Moose the Mooche * My Romance * Old Devil Moon * So What * Take the "A" Train * Well You Needn't (It's Over Now) * and more. Includes a detailed discography, and a foreword from the editors.




The New Real Book


Book Description

The new standard in jazz fake books since 1988. Endorsed by McCoy Tyner, Ron Carter, Dave Liebman, and many more. Evenly divided between standards, jazz classics and pop-fusion hits, this is the all-purpose book for jazz gigs, weddings, jam sessions, etc. Like all Sher Music fake books, it features composer-approved transcriptions, easy-to-read calligraphy, and many extras (sample bass lines, chord voicings, drum appendix, etc.) not found in conventional fake books.




The Latin Bass Book


Book Description

The only comprehensive book ever published on how to play bass in authentic Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Caribbean and various South American styles. Over 250 pages of exact transcriptions of every note Oscar plays on the 3 accompanying CDs. Endorsed by Down Beat magazine, Latin Beat magazine, Benny Rietveld, etc.




Jazz Standards


Book Description

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). A jam-packed value-priced collection of over 80 jazz classics for only $12.95! Includes: Alfie * Alright, Okay, You Win * Always in My Heart (Siempre En Mi Corazon) * Autumn in New York * Bewitched * Blue Skies * Body and Soul * Cherokee (Indian Love Song) * Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me * Fever * Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) * Good Morning Heartache * Harlem Nocturne * I'll Be Seeing You * In the Mood * Isn't It Romantic? * Lazy Afternoon * Lover * Manhattan * Mona Lisa * Stella by Starlight * When Sunny Gets Blue * and more.




The Jazz Bass Line Book


Book Description

The Jazz Bass Line Book by Mike Downes is a comprehensive approach to the construction of improvised bass lines. Intended for beginners and professionals, the book deals with playing in 2, creating walking bass lines, 3/4 time, using a "broken feel," modal and slash-chord harmony, ballads, and much more. Each chapter is full of fundamental and advanced concepts and ideas, accompanied by transcribed examples from the masters of jazz bass playing.




Standards for Starters (Songbook)


Book Description

(Easy Jazz Play Along). Improvising is easier than ever with this series for beginning jazz musicians. The Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Play-Along Series includes songs with accessible chord changes and features recordings with novice-friendly tempos. Just follow the streamlined lead sheets and play along with the professionally recorded backing tracks. Volume 2 includes 18 songs: Don't Get Around Much Anymore * Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) * Honeysuckle Rose * Moon River * My Favorite Things * Speak Low * The Way You Look Tonight * and more.




John Coltrane Standards Songbook


Book Description

(Jazz Play Along). For use with all Bb, Eb, Bass Clef, and C instruments, the Jazz Play-Along series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues, and other audio choices, this first-of-its-kind book makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. For study, each tune includes audio of: * 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. Includes: All or Nothing at All * But Not for Me * Greensleeves * In a Sentimental Mood * Lush Life * My Favorite Things * My One and Only Love * My Shining Hour * The Night Has a Thousand Eyes * Softly As in a Morning Sunrise.




Joe Pass - Virtuoso Standards Songbook Collection


Book Description

Joe Pass: Virtuoso Standards Songbook Collection contains authentic guitar TAB sheet music transcriptions for the following titles: * The Man I Love * I Can't Get Started * Sweet Lorraine * Have You Met Miss Jones * 'Round Midnight * On Green Dolphin Street * In Your Own Sweet Way




Real Chord Changes for 54 Standards (Songbook)


Book Description

(Fake Book). Includes innovative chord substitutions, introductions and endings, and 54 great standards, including: All by Myself * Alright, Okay, You Win * Autumn in New York * Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea * Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans * The Girl from Ipanema * Harlem Nocturne * Heat Wave * I Love Paris * In the Still of the Night * Makin' Whoopee! * A Man and a Woman * September Song * Till There Was You * The Very Thought of You * We Kiss in a Shadow * Younger Than Springtime * and more.




Jazz Pedagogy


Book Description

DVD provides over three hours of audio and video demonstrations of rehearsal techniques and teaching methods for jazz improvisation, improving the rhythm section, and Latin jazz styles.