Jam with the man who changed jazz. In Session With Charlie Parker offers you the chance to play along with this jazz icon as the featured saxophonist. Arranged only for alto saxophone live the dream of being in a mid-20th Century recording studio creating his classics such as “Ornithology” and “Billies Bounce”. Immerse yourself in jazz. Not only will you be guided through the performance with tips and a breakdown of each solo youll develop an understanding of Parker through the biographical notes. Youll be a pro like him in no time with the slowed-down version for practise before playing with the complete performance track.

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Charlie Parker Charlie Parker or “Yardbird” is an American jazz icon. He grew up listening to back-alley jazz jams in Kansas and from here honed a passion for the genre. Acclaimed as one of the most influential jazz soloists he lead the way into bebop jazz. Famous for songs such as “Parkers Mood” and “Nows The Time” was considered the greatest jazz saxophonist in the world. Contents Billies Bounce Yardbird Suite Donna Lee Ornithology Nows The Time AnthropologySpecificationsISBN: 0571525989 Publisher: Faber Music Instruments: Alto Saxophone Genre: Jazz Pages: 52 Language: English

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Make your audience melt with smooth jazz. Jazzworks for Alto Sax is a ten-piece collection of old favourites and original tunes to build your jazz repertoire. Get everyone singing along with classics like “And All That Jazz” and “My Favourite Things”. Along with the more traditional sounds youll become a jazz expert as you explore swing blues bebop and ballads. Feel prepared for your exams. These tunes have been arranged to suit Grade 3-4 players and piano accompaniments support learning. With soloing guides to help you get creative over the backings this collection is a great introduction to improvisation.

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Contents Not That Much (Hampton) Black and Blue (Hampton) Green Onions (Jones Cropper Jackson Steinberg) Nearly Fabulous (Hampton) And All That Jazz (Kander Ebb) Leave the Hoovering for Now Honey (Hampton) My Favourite Things (Rodgers Hammerstein) Jazzworks (Hampton) Chewing the Cud (Hampton) Sergeant Swing (Hampton)Specifications ISBN: 0571528910 Publisher: Faber Music Arrangement Format: Instrumental Solo Accompaniment: Accompanied Score/Parts: Score & Parts Instruments: Alto Saxophone Piano Genre: Jazz Educational Swing Blues Difficulty: Intermediate Grades: Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Pages: 24 Language: English

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