For use with all B-flat, E-flat, C and BC instruments, the JAZZ PLAY ALONG SERIES is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues, and
other split-track choices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. FOR STUDY, each tune includes a split track with: * 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. In this special instructional edition, technical concepts used in jazz improvising are covered in detail - from scales
to chord progressions to ii-V-I patterns. And in true Jazz Play-Along fashion, there are also plenty of play-along tracks based on common chord progressions and songs, so you can apply the
concepts you learn right away in context. Topics covered include: essential chord-to-scale relationships * making music with scales * chord tones * adding chromatics * other scales *
fundamental harmony * the ii-V-I progression * advanced harmony * "must-know" progressions * improvising * modern concepts in improvising * suggested listening.
