JAZZ TROMBONE TUNES LEVEL/GRADE 1 BOOK/CD

The Associated Board’s Jazz Syllabus is a comprehensive introduction to the world of jazz. A pioneering set of publications and a structured learning program provide the building blocks needed to play jazz with imagination, understanding, and style and to improvise effectively right from the start. Jazz Trombone Tunes is a series of graded folios providing a wealth of jazz repertoire representing the breadth and diversity of jazz, from the great African-American tradition to the vibrant and multicultural sounds of jazz today. Each book includes a CD that provides minus-one backing tracks as well as recordings of full performances. Level 1 Minor Swing (Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli) · Las Vegas Tango (Gil Evans) · Milestones (Miles Davis) · Blue Moon (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart) · Steppin’ Out (Nikki Iles) · Mo’ Better Blues (Bill Lee) · and more. Level 2 Old Joe Clark (traditional) · Things Are Getting Better (Cannonball Adderly) · I’m an Old Cowhand (Johnny Mercer) · Song for My Father (Horace Silver) · I’ll Take Les (John Scofield) · Oye como va (Tito Puente) · and more. Level 3 Afro Blue (Mongo Santamaria) · Belly Roll (Quincy Jones) · Birks Works (Dizzy Gillespie) · Alfie’s Theme (Sonny Rollins) · Honeysuckle Rose (Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller & Andy Razaf) · My Little Suede Shoes (Charlie Parker) · Make Me a Memory (Grover Washington Jr.) · and more.