Description

Fifteen tunes that reflect the breadth and diversity of jazz, from the great African-American tradition to the vibrant sounds of jazz today. Includes a CD containing playalong rhythm-section tracks and full performances. Also contains sections for improvised solos, with notated guideline pitches to get you started, and a written-out piano score.

Contents

1. Afro Blue [Mongo Santamaria]
2. Belly Roll [Quincy Jones]
3. Don’t Stop the Carnival [Sonny Rollins]
4. Blues in the Closet [Oscar Pettiford]
5. Birk’s Works [Dizzy Gillespie]
6. Midnight Mood [Ben Raleigh / Joe Zawinul]
7. Alfie’s Theme [Sonny Rollins]
8. Honeysuckle Rose [Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller / Andy Razaf]
9. Summertime (from Porgy and Bess). The Jazz Sax Collection for Alto or Baritone Saxophone [George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / Dubose Heyward / Dorothy Heyward]
10. My Little Suede Shoes [Charlie Parker]
11. The Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers [Steve Kuhn]
12. Sara’s Touch [Mike Mainieri]
13. Make me a Memory [Grover Washington Jr.]
14. Valstrut [Stan Sulzmann]
15. Mopti [Don Cherry]