(Instructional). Exercises and Etudes for the Jazz Instrumentalist is a collection of original pieces by the master trombonist/composer J.J. Johnson. Designed as study material and playable by any instrument, these pieces run the gamut of the jazz experience, featuring common and uncommon time signatures and keys, and styles from ballads to funk. They are progressively graded so that both beginners and professionals will be challenged by the demands of this wonderful music.
(Fake Book). The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed without any copyrights or royalties paid to the master composers who created these musical canons. Hal Leonard is very proud to present the first legitimate and legal editions of these books ever produced. You won't even notice the difference...the covers look the same, the engravings look the same, the songlist is nearly identical, and the price remains fair even on a musician's salary! But every conscientious musician will appreciate that these books are now produced legally and ethically, benefitting the songwriters that we owe for some of the greatest music ever written! 400 songs, including: Air Mail Special * Birdland * Bye Bye Blackbird * Caravan * Doxy * Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) * Georgia * Girl Talk * In Walked Bud * I Remember You * I Thought About You * The Jody Grind * Just the Way You Are * Killer Joe * Little Sunflower * Mercy, Mercy, Mercy * Moanin' * The Nearness of You * Now's the Time * Old Devil Moon * Phase Dance * St. Thomas * Speak Low * Stardust * Tangerine * Tenor Madness * Watch What Happens * Whisper Not * Willow Weep for Me * Yardbird Suite * and more.
An impressive range of jazz styles, from New Orleans to contemporary. All tunes suitable for less experienced players, with pitch range, chords and technical level carefully considered. Tunes in their most commonly played keys, with reliable melodies and chord changes. Comes in B flat, E flat, C Treble-clef and C Bass-clef editions.
This book gives you all the basic principles underlying solid walking bass lines. Comprehensive, easy to understand, with page after page of great transcriptions of the author's walking lines on the accompanying CD. The CD of NY professional jazz players can also be used as a swinging play-along CD. Endorsed by Eddie Gomez, Jimmy Haslip, John Goldsby, etc.
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.
More than a pattern book, this lays out the theory behind the use of pentatonic scales in jazz, and follows with transcribed solos and exercises. Still a favorite after 14 years, this book has become a standard in the field.
(Fake Book). You don't have to be from below the Mason-Dixon line to enjoy this primo collection for B-flat instruments of nearly 250 Dixieland tunes: Ain't Misbehavin' * Alexander's Ragtime Band * Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home * California, Here I Come * Dinah * Down by the Riverside * Georgia on My Mind * Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah) * Honeysuckle Rose * I'm Gonna Sit Right down and Write Myself a Letter * It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) * Jelly Roll Blues * Lazy River * Makin' Whoopee! * My Baby Just Cares for Me * Nobody Knows You When You're down and Out * Puttin' on the Ritz * St. Louis Blues * Smile * Stompin' at the Savoy * Tiger Rag (Hold That Tiger) * When the Saints Go Marching In * and many more. All the Real Books feature accurate arrangements in the famous easy-to-read, hand-written notation.
(Bass). This songbook features a variety of arrangements and transcriptions for 70 songs ranging from exact note-for-note transcriptions and easy bass melodies to solo bass arrangements and bass riffs. No matter what type of arrangement you prefer, you'll find many top hits to play in this collection! Songs include: All My Loving * Blowin' in the Wind * Bridge over Troubled Water * Canon in D * Crazy * Dust in the Wind * Every Breath You Take * Hallelujah * Head like a Hole * Let's Get It Started * Let's Go Crazy * Peter Gunn * The Pink Panther * Pride and Joy * Slow Ride * Stand by Me * Sweet Child O' Mine * Under Pressure * Yesterday * and more.
(Fake Book). This amazing collection transcribes nearly 150 of the best-known jazz solos (regardless of the instrument) exactly as recorded by icons of the trade, including: Autumn Leaves (Chet Baker) * Blue in Green (Toots Thielemans) * Blue Train (John Coltrane) * Bright Size Life (Jaco Pastorius) * Dolphin Dance (Herbie Hancock) * Footprints (Wayne Shorter) * I Do It for Your Love (Bill Evans) * I Mean You (Thelonius Monk) * Isreal (Bill Evans) * K.C. Blues (Charlie Parker) * Milestones (Miles Davis) * New Orleans (Wynton Marsalis) * Nuages (Django Reinhardt) * Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Oscar Peterson) * Spring Ain't Here (Pat Metheny) * Stella by Starlight (Ray Brown) * Waltz for Debby (Cannonball Adderley) * West End Blues (Louis Armstrong) * and many more.
(Easy Piano Songbook). Do you feel you've learned enough piano skills to take on some jazz tunes? This book is designed to let beginners dive into jazz standards with success. The arrangements, although easy, are full enough to make you sound great. Lyrics are also included. This collection features 50 of the best jazz standards ever, including: All the Things You Are * Autumn in New York * Body and Soul * Don't Get Around Much Anymore * Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) * Georgia on My Mind * The Girl from Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) * It Could Happen to You * Misty * My Funny Valentine * Night and Day * Satin Doll * Speak Low * Summertime * The Way You Look Tonight * When I Fall in Love * You Stepped Out of a Dream * and more.
