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  • Blues In Bb**
  • Blues In F**
  • 24-measure Song**

Volume 1 - How To Play Jazz & Improvise by Jamey Aebersold. For any C, Eb, Bb, bass instrument or voice. Play-Along series with accompaniment CD. Jamey Aebersold Play-A-Long series. Beginner, intermediate. Book & CD. 104 pages. Published by Jamey Aebersold Jazz (JA.V01DS).

ISBN 978-1-56224-122-3.

This is the culmination of Jamey's 30 years as one of the world's leading jazz exponents. Volume 1 has unlocked the mysteries of jazz improv for a whole generation of musicians who previously had nowhere to turn. Easy to understand and inspiring for all musicians wishing to explore the secrets of jazz improv. Includes 2 CDs - one at slower practice tempos - of blues in Bb and F, four dorian minor tracks, four-measure cadences, cycle of dominants, 24-measure song, II/V7 in all keys. Book includes transposed parts for all instruments. The CD includes Jamey playing exercises from the book. Hear the master clinician show you exactly how it's done!

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      3 star rating

      Location: from Slidell La.

      Difficulty Level:
      Intermediate/advanced

      June 3, 2011

      How To Play Jazz & Improvise

      Little disappointed in the way organized and overall format . Okay , but expected more !!

      36 of 85 people found this review helpful.

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      3 star rating

      Location: from Lodi, Ca.

      Difficulty Level:
      Early intermediate

      December 19, 2010

      HOW TO PLAY JAZZ

      I found the book confusing and would be better if they had sample licks for each style of jazz.

      42 of 98 people found this review helpful.

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      4 star rating

      Location: from WPB, FL

      Difficulty Level:
      Intermediate

      May 22, 2010

      Lots of Info, but....

      This book is full of information, though it is presented piecemeal. It probably should be at the "intermediate" level for the theory (but lots of gems) because it is presented somewhat haphazard. I got a lot out of it, but have had a bunch of music theory. There is a...

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      5 star rating

      Location: from Detroit,MI

      Difficulty Level:
      Intermediate

      December 6, 2009

      A Good Into To The World Of Jazz,But....

      As a person who has been in the world of jazz for 14+ years,I say that this book is well put together-in fact,it covers many things that I didn't learn about when I was just starting out.However,I would recommend at least a intermediate knowledge of one's instrument to get the...

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      58 of 124 people found this review helpful.

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      1 star rating

      Location: from Halifax, Nova Scotia

      Difficulty Level:
      Beginner

      July 22, 2009

      Waste of money

      From a teaching point of view this is the worst book I've ever read. Aebersold may know his stuff but his approach is so scattered I'm not learning anything. I bought this book against the recommendation of my local music store which has had better feedback with other books. I...

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