The Essential Jazz Book (pdf)

There are 182 scores in fake book format (with melodies and figures) of songs that are considered world jazz standards. They are mandatory songs in the repertoire of every jazz musician such as All Blues, Au Privave, Autumn Leaves, Black Orpheus, Bluesette, Body and Soul, Con Alma, Dolphin Dance, Easy Living, Footprints, Giant Steps, How High the Moon, I' ll Remember April, Impressions, Misty, My Funny Valentine, Oleo, Satin Doll, Stella by Starlight, Take Five, There Is No Greater Love, Wave and more. As the name implies, in this book the student will find the essentials of jazz.

There are also bass line suggestions for most of the songs in this book, giving the bassist access to numerous melodic applications that will help him in his studies.

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