Latin Saxophone Soloist by Gabriel Rosati & Darrow Hunt provides an extensive study into the various Latin saxophone styles including: Salsa Mambo Merengue Calypso Cha Cha etc. These exciting 50 examples will have you spending many enjoyable hours learning the intricacies of Latin saxophone playing. The book is transcribed note for note (for both Bb & Eb instruments) from the recorded audio files. Each example is recorded twice the first version with sax piano bass and percussion and the second version with just piano bass and percussion so that the sax player can practice along with the rhythm section.

Internationally renowned authors musicians and recording artists Frank Villafranca and Andrew D. Gordon have composed a collection of grooves and melodies in the Smooth Jazz Genre creating an exciting supplemental jazz study series for beginner intermediate and advanced jazz students and musicians. The smooth jazz grooves in this 46 page book feature a variety of contemporary rhythm section styles including R&B Jazz Funk Top 40 Rock Gospel Hip Hop and Latin. These stylistic influences are frequently associated with smooth jazz. Popular artists in this genre include The Super Groovers David Sanborn Eric Marienthal Kenny G DaveKoz David Benoit Tom Scott Gerald Albright Candy Dulfer Wilton Felder Boney James Chris Botti Chuck Mangione Sade George Benson Peter White Lee Ritenour Earl Klugh Larry Carlton Jeff Lorber Brian Culbertson George Duke Joe Sample Spyro Gyra Pat Metheny Four Play The Yellow Jackets and The Rippingtons. On each of the 20 tracks the groove is separated into 3 melodic ideas. Each melodic idea (example or riff) is played first by the saxophone with the groove followed by just the rhythm section groove without sax. The 1st example is usually the easiest the 2nd slightly harder and the 3rd the most difficult.

Medieval Music For Violin contains thirty-four solo pieces for Violin. Author Allan Alexander has selected a fantastic variety from Medieval times and most tunes have been extended with variations to make them a more suitable length and increase the violinist's enjoyment! Every tune in the book is also included on an accompanying CD which gives a perfect demonstration and is enjoyable in its own merit. Medieval Music For Violin contains thirty-four solo pieces for Violin. Author Allan Alexander has selected a fantastic variety from Medieval times and most tunes have been extended with variations to make them a more suitable length and increase the violinist's enjoyment! Every tune in the book is also included on an accompanying CD which gives a perfect demonstration and is enjoyable in its own merit.

Funk and its infectious style remains a popular part of the music we listen to today. Timeless recordings from such artists as James Brown The Commodores Stevie Wonder The Meters The Crusaders Brecker Brothers The Average White Band Sly & the Family Stone Tower of Power Prince The Blackbyrds Manu Dibango Maceo Parker Junior Walker & the All Stars and many more continue to enjoy massive popularity and have had a major influence on contemporary music styles such as Hip-Hop Rap and R&B. The saxophone in Funk music has its place not only in the Horn sections so often heard in this genre but also as a dynamic solo instrument. This bookcontains 92 riifs that showcase the different ways in which the soloist can create a distinct Funk sound to their playing. The audio tracks contains 31 different grooves that accompany each of the riffs influenced by the aforementioned artists and covers a wide range of different Funk styles from the mid-sixties to the present day. The book is intended for the musician who wants to practically develop their playing style and improvisation technique in this genre.

Forty pieces ranging from lovely portraits to lively jigs from Scotland Ireland Wales and the Isle of Man spanning several hundred years. Wether it is a lilt a lovesong or a lament each of these tunes is a real gem and the unique personality and sound of the recorder compliments them all. An accompanying CD includes all the tunes from the book so that you can hear them demonstrated or simply enjoy this timeless collection.

Ultimate Contemporary Rhythm Keyboard Grooves by Andrew D. Gordon will give you an insight into how keyboardists play rhythm Keyboard grooves in many different styles of contemporary music such as: Pop Rock Blues Jazz Funk R&B Latin Gospel New Age Reggae Calypso. Each of the 21 grooves is broken down into patterns ranging from 3 up to 16 with over 150 patterns in total. Each groove uses a chord progression that is commonly used for that style of music and generally starts off with a simplified pattern and as you progress through the groove the patterns become more complex both rhythmically and harmonically. The CD that accompanies this book contains all the patternsthat are notated in the book. Each pattern is recorded twice 1st. with the Keyboard rhythm part playing along with a rhythm section of Organ Guitar Bass and Drums and in certain grooves percussion 2nd. the rhythm section without the piano rhythm part so you can practice along. Also there are extended 2-3 minute play-a-long mp3 files of all 21 grooves contained on the CD that can be accessed from a computer enabling you to practice each groove and pattern for an extended period of time. The play-a-long mp3 files gives you the ability to either practice the rhythm patterns notated in the book in whatever order you prefer as well as the possibility of creating your own rhythm patterns. MIDI files are also included on the CD. This book is being used by Andrew to teach Keyboard students in his Keyboard Groove Lab at Cornel School of Contemporary Music in Los Angeles. Ultimate Contemporary Rhythm Keyboard Grooves by Andrew D. Gordon will give you an insight into how keyboardists play rhythm Keyboard grooves in many different styles of contemporary music such as: Pop Rock Blues Jazz Funk R&B Latin Gospel New Age Reggae Calypso. Each of the 21 grooves is broken down into patterns ranging from 3 up to 16 with over 150 patterns in total. Each groove uses a chord progression that is commonly used for that style of music and generally starts off with a simplified pattern and as you progress through the groove the patterns become more complex both rhythmically and harmonically. The CD that accompaniesthis book contains all the patterns that are notated in the book. Each pattern is recorded twice 1st. with the Keyboard rhythm part playing along with a rhythm section of Organ Guitar Bass and Drums and in certain grooves percussion 2nd. the rhythm section without the piano rhythm part so you can practice along. Also there are extended 2-3 minute play-a-long mp3 files of all 21 grooves contained on the CD that can be accessed from a computer enabling you to practice each groove and pattern for an extended period of time. The play-a-long mp3 files gives you the ability to either practice the rhythm patterns notated in the book in whatever order you prefer as well as the possibility of creating your own rhythm patterns. MID

For Flute-Andrew D. Gordon has created 30 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues Boogie Blues Jazz Blues Minor Blues Country Blues Latin Blues Old Time Jazz Blues Jazz Swing Blues Classic Blues Rock Soulful Blues Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line 12 measures in length designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your own improvisationalsolos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of keyboards guitar bass and drums and immediately following is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times generally between 5-8 minutes in length giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz Funk Folk Country Latin Rock Gospel Pop Boogie giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the blues. Andrew D. Gordon has created 30 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues Boogie Blues Jazz Blues Minor Blues Country Blues Latin Blues Old Time Jazz Blues Jazz Swing Blues Classic Blues Rock Soulful Blues Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line 12 measures in length designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your ownimprovisational solos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of keyboards guitar bass and drums and immediately following is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times generally between 5-8 minutes in length giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz Funk Folk Country Latin Rock Gospel Pop Boogie giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the blues.

The Blues Scale For Alto Saxophone And Eb Instruments by Andrew D. Gordon is an invaluable guide to the blues scale explaining how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music. This book contains 20 grooves in 13 styles: Pop: 2 Grooves Rock: 3 Grooves Blues: 2 Grooves Jazz-Swing: 1 Groove Funk: 3 Grooves R&B: 1 Groove Latin: 1 Groove Gospel: 2 Grooves New Age: 1 Groove Reggae: 1 Groove Calypso: 1 Groove Acid-Jazz: 1 Groove Country: 1 Groove In The Blues Scale For Alto Saxophone And Eb Instruments the blues scale and relative minor blues scale are covered in detail. This book explains how they are used either separately or together in the patterns for eachstyle (the relative minor blues scale is generally not used in minor keys). Each of the 20 grooves in this book contains over 150 patterns in total using notes solely from the blues scale. Each groove utilizes a chord progression that is commonly used for that style of music. The patterns generally start off fairly simply and become more complex as the groove progresses. The audio files contain recordings of all the blues patterns that are notated in the book featuring a rhythm section of Piano Organ Guitar Bass and Drums. Also included are extended 2-3 minute play-a-long MP3 files of all 20 grooves enabling you to practice playing the blues patterns or creating your own for an extended period of time. MIDI files are also available. Watch the video below for more information. The Blues Scale for Alto Saxophone and Eb instruments by Andrew D. Gordon is he feels one of his most important books because of the nature of the blues scale and how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music. This book contains 20 grooves in 13 styles: Pop: 2 Grooves Rock: 3 Grooves Blues: 2 Grooves Jazz-Swing: 1 Groove Funk: 3 Grooves R&B: 1 Groove Latin: 1 Groove Gospel: 2 Grooves New Age: 1 Groove Reggae: 1 Groove Calypso: 1 Groove Acid-Jazz: 1 Groove Country: 1 Groove In The Blues Scale For Alto Saxophone And Eb Instruments the blues scale and relative minor blues scale are covered in detail. This book explains how they are used either separately or together in the patterns for each style (the relative minor blues scale is generally not used in minor keys). Each of the 20 grooves in this book contains over 150 patterns in total using notes solely from the blues scale. Each groove utilizes a chord progression that is commonly used for that style of music. The patterns generally start off fairly simply and become more complex as the groove progresses. The audio files contain recordings of all the blues patterns that are notated in the book featuring a rhythm section of Piano Organ Guitar Bass and Drums. Also included are extended 2-3 minute play-a-long MP3 files

This best selling book 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs by Andrew Gordon is an exhaustive guide to some of the best musical phrases that make up blues piano/keyboard playing. There are five sections broken down into: Basic Blues riffs influenced Blues riffs Boogie Woogie Rock influenced Blues riffs Gospel influenced Blues riffs The 12 bar Blues progression and the Blues scale are explained. There are two completed songs at the back of the book that shows how to combine many of the riffs to form a song.

With the 37 original pieces contained within be prepared for a journey into the beautiful simplicity of a variety of musical styles ranging from South American to Celtic with trips to Italy Greece and Spain in between. For the teacher of emerging students this book solves the problem of producing repertoire that is at once interesting and accessible. The accompanying CD provides an invaluable aid to learning for these students. For the intermediate player this book provides important experience in sight-reading uncomplicated but appealing music. The book also provides fascinating text that is interspersed with valuable musical secrets that Allan has discovered in hislifelong devotion to the Guitar. Pay attention; I have been his student for quite a long time and I continue to learn many new things all the time. If there are any doubts about what can be done with simple pieces simply listen to the CD which is a most enjoyable experience in itself. With the 37 original pieces contained within be prepared for a journey into the beautiful simplicity of a variety of musical styles ranging from South American to Celtic with trips to Italy Greece and Spain in between. For the teacher of emerging students this book solves the problem of producing repertoire that is at once interesting and accessible. The accompanying CD provides an invaluable aid to learning for these students. For the intermediate player this book provides important experience in sight-reading uncomplicated but appealing music. The book also provides fascinating text that is interspersed with valuable musical secrets that Allan has discoveredin his lifelong devotion to the Guitar. Pay attention; I have been his student for quite a long time and I continue to learn many new things all the time. If there are any doubts about what can be done with simple pieces simply listen to the CD which is a most enjoyable experience in itself.

Folk & Country Waltzes for Guitar contain 50 well known waltzes fully notated in the book and played on the CD with a full backing band. (play-a-long tracks including melody line played by another instrument). These pieces are all easy to learn. If you do not read music well (or at all) you can pick up the melody from the CD. The book can be used to build a repertoire of waltz music. At live engagements especially weddings the audience will always ask for a few waltzes. The material in this book covers a wide range of tempos and styles not just slow waltzes. The melodies of these pieces are easily recognizable although you may not remember the name of a specific tune. Many of thetunes are very well known such as: Daisy Home On The Range Anniversary Waltz After The Ball Ash Grove Greensleeves Laredo Scarborough Fair Star Of The County Down The Black Velvet Band The Greenwood Tree Southwind The Four Marys Barbara Allen Flowers Of The Thorn Beautiful Brown Eyes Give Me Your Hand and many more. Folk & Country Waltzes for Guitar contain 50 well known waltzes fully notated in the book and played on the CD with a full backing band. (play-a-long tracks including melody line played by another instrument). These pieces are all easy to learn. If you do not read music well (or at all) you can pick up the melody from the CD. The book can be used to build a repertoire of waltz music. At live engagements especially weddings the audience will always ask for a few waltzes. The material in this book covers a wide range of tempos and styles not just slow waltzes. The melodies of these pieces are easily recognizable althoughyou may not remember the name of a specific tune. Many of the tunes are very well known such as: Daisy Home On The Range Anniversary Waltz After The Ball Ash Grove Greensleeves Laredo Scarborough Fair Star Of The County Down The Black Velvet Band The Greenwood Tree Southwind The Four Marys Barbara Allen Flowers Of The Thorn Beautiful Brown Eyes Give Me Your Hand and many more.

Classic Keyboard Riffs And Rhythms by Andrew D. Gordon consists of 40 short riffs 4 to 16 measures in length covering blues country funk gospel jazz latin new age reggae R&B and rock styles. This book will help spice up arrangements of songs by incorporating the techniques used for each of the different styles. There is also an analysis giving hints on the best way to use these riffs in your playing. It is also a great tool as a source of improvisational ideas. The American Music Teacher magazine review said All in all this is a good book to get to those elusive sounds that make up the contemporary pop style. Recorded at normal and slow tempos. Classic Keyboard Riffs And Rhythms by Andrew D. Gordon consists of 40 short riffs 4 to 16 measures in length covering blues country funk gospel jazz latin new age reggae R&B and rock styles. This book will help 'spice up' arrangements of songs by incorporating the techniques used for each of the different styles. There is also an analysis giving hints on the best way to use these riffs in your playing. It is also a great tool as a source of improvisational ideas. The 'American Music Teacher' magazine review said ' All in all this is a good book to get to those elusive sounds that make up the contemporary pop style.'Recorded at normal and slow tempos.

The idea for this book series is to give instrumentalists the opportunity to practice solo improvisational techniques while playing along to rhythm tracks of keyboards guitar bass drums/percussion in various different Latin styles including Calypso Mambo Salsa Songo Bossa Guaracha Samba and Latin-Blues. The 24 grooves totalling over 200 riffs/phrases and play-a-long tracks consists of a variety of tempos and keys. Each groove has a variety of riffs to learn that are generally 4 or 8 measures in length. It would be beneficial if you could memorize these riffs so that you can experiment using different permutations of the riffs as well as being used as a starting offpoint for one's own improvisations. Each riff has been recorded with a rhythm track with each style having an extended play-a-long track around 3 minutes in length recorded without the solo part so you can practice the riffs that you have learned. Also these musical phrases or riffs may be interchanged from one groove to another and should be learned in as many keys as possible.

The idea for this book series is to give instrumentalists the opportunity to practice solo improvisational techniques while playing along to rhythm tracks of keyboards guitar bass drums/percussion in various different Latin styles including Calypso Mambo Salsa Songo Bossa Guaracha Samba and Latin-Blues. The 24 grooves totalling over 200 riffs/phrases and play-a-long tracks consists of a variety of tempos and keys. Each groove has a variety of riffs to learn that are generally 4 or 8 measures in length. It would be beneficial if you could memorize these riffs so that you can experiment using different permutations of the riffs as well as being used as a starting offpoint for one's own improvisations. Each riff has been recorded with a rhythm track with each style having an extended play-a-long track around 3 minutes in length recorded without the solo part so you can practice the riffs that you have learned. Also these musical phrases or riffs may be interchanged from one groove to another and should be learned in as many keys as possible. The idea for this book series is to give instrumentalists the opportunity to practice solo improvisational techniques while playing along to rhythm tracks of keyboards guitar bass drums/percussion in various different Latin styles including Calypso Mambo Salsa Songo Bossa Guaracha Samba and Latin-Blues. Memorable melodies along with more Bluesier sounding melodic lines have been created over the various chord progressions used in these various Latin styles.

Andrew D. Gordon has created 30 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues Boogie Blues Jazz Blues Minor Blues Country Blues Latin Blues Old Time Jazz Blues Jazz Swing Blues Classic Blues Rock Soulful Blues Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line 12 measures in length designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your own improvisationalsolos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of Keyboards Guitar Bass and Drums and immediately following is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times generally between 5-8 minutes in length giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz Funk Folk Country Latin Rock Gospel Pop Boogie giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the blues. Andrew D. Gordon has created 30 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues Boogie Blues Jazz Blues Minor Blues Country Blues Latin Blues Old Time Jazz Blues Jazz Swing Blues Classic Blues Rock Soulful Blues Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line 12 measures in length designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your ownimprovisational solos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of Keyboards Guitar Bass and Drums and immediately following is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times generally between 5-8 minutes in length giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz Funk Folk Country Latin Rock Gospel Pop Boogie giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the blues.

For Bb (Tenor) Sax - Beginner Series-Andrew D. Gordon has created 30; 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues Boogie Blues Jazz Blues Minor Blues Country Blues Latin Blues Old Time Jazz Blues Jazz Swing Blues Classic Blues Rock Soulful Blues Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line 12 measures in length designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your own improvisationalsolos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of keyboards guitar bass and drums and immediately following is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times generally between 5-8 minutes in length giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz Funk Folk Country Latin Rock Gospel Pop Boogie giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the Blues. Andrew D. Gordon has created 30; 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues Boogie Blues Jazz Blues Minor Blues Country Blues Latin Blues Old Time Jazz Blues Jazz Swing Blues Classic Blues Rock Soulful Blues Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line 12 measures in length designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your ownimprovisational solos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of keyboards guitar bass and drums and immediately following is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times generally between 5-8 minutes in length giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz Funk Folk Country Latin Rock Gospel Pop Boogie giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the Blues.

Learn advanced concepts for blues guitar soloing with Canned Heat lead guitarist Barry Levenson. He continues his guitar method with analysis of key concepts and techniques demonstrating these with his own tunes and style to help you find an outlet for self-expression. Includes a CD of specially recorded backing tracks so you can play along! Experienced studio and blues player Barry Levenson invites you round for a guitar lesson with transcriptions of his own solos (with backing tracks) on the CD and advice and dissection in the book. He's an inventive soulful and diverse blues lead player primarily in the West Side Chicago mould of Otis Rush and Buddy Guy and his analysis of his own solo work is expert. Bar-by-bar breakdowns nestle alongside tone info and the author's awareness of the heritage of his licks makes for an insightful read for the budding blues soloist - Guitarist - November 2007 Learn advanced concepts for blues guitar soloing with Canned Heat lead guitarist Barry Levenson. He continues his guitar method with analysis of key concepts and techniques demonstrating these with his own tunes and style to help you find an outlet for self-expression. Includes a CD of specially recorded backing tracks so you can play along! Experienced studio and blues player Barry Levenson invites you round for a guitar lesson with transcriptions of his own solos (with backing tracks) on the CD and advice and dissection in the book. He's an inventive soulful and diverse blues lead player primarily in the West Side Chicago mould of Otis Rush and Buddy Guy and his analysis of his own solo work is expert. Bar-by-bar breakdowns nestle alongside tone info and the author's awareness of the heritage of his licks makes for an insightful read for the budding blues soloist - Guitarist - November 2007

For Eb (Alto) Sax - Beginner Series-Andrew D. Gordon has created 30; 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues Boogie Blues Jazz Blues Minor Blues Country Blues Latin Blues Old Time Jazz Blues Jazz Swing Blues Classic Blues Rock Soulful Blues Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line 12 measures in length designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your own improvisationalsolos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of Keyboards Guitar Bass and Drums and immediately following is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times generally between 5-8 minutes in length giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz Funk Folk Country Latin Rock Gospel Pop Boogie giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the Blues. Andrew D. Gordon has created 30; 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues Boogie Blues Jazz Blues Minor Blues Country Blues Latin Blues Old Time Jazz Blues Jazz Swing Blues Classic Blues Rock Soulful Blues Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line 12 measures in length designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to createyour own improvisational solos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of Keyboards Guitar Bass and Drums and immediately following is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times generally between 5-8 minutes in length giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz Funk Folk Country Latin Rock Gospel Pop Boogie giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the Blues.

Saxofoon Methodes en Etudes- Blues Horn Ensemble Playing is the result of the combined efforts of Andrew D. Gordon and Frank Villafranca to present the material in a way in which beginning and intermediate horn players can gain an understanding of blues ensemble playing quickly and easily. The twenty examples recorded on the CD provide a dual purpose. They take you through a variety of musical styles including swing blues slow blues funky blues jazz blues latin blues minor blues mostly based on the standard 12 bar blues chord progression and include four choruses each. The first two choruses are recorded with the horns and rhythm section consisting of keyboards guitar bass and drumsand the last two choruses are rhythm section only. On the last two choruses you may want to play the riffs again or practice playing your own melodic blues solos. These examples will help you build a repertoire of riffs you can use in a live situation. Hopefully they will also provide inspiration to help you come up with your own ideas.

For Flute- 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs for Flute the Beginner Series by musician educator and world renowned author Andrew D. Gordon is an exhaustive guide to introduce beginner students to the various phrases or “riffs” that make up Flute playing both from a rhythmic and soloing standpoint. Due to the continued success of his more advanced series 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs Andrew decided to author a similar type of book for beginner students. This book is ideal for the beginner to intermediate music student with most of the examples notated in the easier keys. Besides learning how to play Blues riffs the book is a useful tool for sight readingexercises with many different rhythms. The 12 bar Blues progression and the Blues scale in Andrew’s opinion the two most important aspects of playing the Blues is explained in detail as well as “straight” and “swing” rhythms. There are five sections to the riffs in the book section 1 contains basic Blues riffs section 2 contains Rhythm & Blues influenced riffs section 3 contains Blues/Boogie Woogie riffs section 4 contains Rock influenced Blues riffs and section 5 contains Gospel influenced Blues riffs. Included with this book is an audio CD that contains all the riffs recorded twice: first sax melody piano guitar bass and drums and second just the rhythm track of piano guitar bass & drums so you can play-a-long. Review of the Sax version of the book by Skip Spratt of The Sax Shed https://saxshed.com Andrew D. Gordon of ADG Productions has recently updated and added to his popular series of books with 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs – The Beginner Series. The original publication by the same title is geared toward intermediate to advanced students. Both books feature a companion CD and optional midi files that will help in the practice of these 100 blues riffs. I had the opportunity to preview the tenor saxophone books from the series; however the same books are published for other instruments as well. Saxophonist Frank Villafranca of the Super Groovers demonstrates each riff with the rhythm section first with and opportunity for play-along following each demo track. Andrew Gordon writes “For people who want to improve their