Description

Fifteen tunes that reflect the breadth and diversity of jazz, from the great African-American tradition to the vibrant and multicultural sounds of jazz today. Introduces an approach that encourages playing by ear. Includes a CD featuring playalong rhythm-section tracks and full performances recorded by top jazz musicians.

Contents

1. Wanderlust [Duke Ellington / Johnny Hodges]
2. Minor Chant [Stanley Turrentine]
3. Birk’s Works [Dizzy Gillespie]
4. Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid [Lester Young / Buddy Feyne]
5. The Preacher [Horace Silver]
6. Georgia on my Mind [Hoagy Carmichael / Stuart Gorrell]
7. Summertime (from Porgy and Bess). The Jazz Sax Collection for Alto or Baritone Saxophone [George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / Dubose Heyward / Dorothy Heyward]
8. Work Song [Nat Adderley]
9. Ain’t Misbehavin’ [Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller / Harry Brooks / Andy Razaf]
10. I Can’t Give you Anything but Love [Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh]
11. Cluster [Chris Batchelor]
12. Rhumba Multikulti [Don Cherry / Robert Huffman / Josh Jones]
13. Westerly [Nikki Iles]
14. August One [Adam Glasser / Dudu Pukwana]
15. In Deep [Bill Frisell]