Publisher : Alfred Music
Backing Tracks and Improv Lessons
By Noah Baerman and Jen Allen
Series: Sitting In Series

Sit in with the band and bring your playing to life
Soloing is an important part of your playing, but practicing on your own doesn't always get the creative juices flowing - there is nothing like the experience of sitting in with a full band. Though playing with a group isn't possible every time you want to jam, Sitting In: Jazz Piano brings the band to you anytime so you can practice comping patterns and soloing with the same energy as playing live. The book offers tips and techniques.

Features:
* High-quality studio play-along recordings performed by a live band
* Progressions in the most important jazz styles including standards, modern jazz, bebop, Latin jazz, ballads, and more
* Recordings include sample solos, and the progressions are repeated so you can jam freely
* Soloing tips feature scales, modes, comping patterns, and other ideas to develop your jazz vocabulary
* Each tune includes an overview and listening suggestions

Destination Miles (Waltz)     
Carob Powder (Bebop)     
Only What You're Not (Standard Changes)     
Here Comes Bill (Modal)     
Mr. Dee Gee (Blues)     
Boppin' with J-Mac (Bebop)     
Tommy's Touch (Standard Changes)     
Blues for Bird (Blues)     
Separation Anxiety (Standard Changes)     
Abstract Feelings (Ballad)     
It Takes Big Feet (Modern)     
Appendix A: Scales     
Appendix B: Chords and Harmonic Devices     
Golden Silver (Bebop/Rhythm Changes)     
Boy from Penn Drive (Latin)     
How to Use This Book     
Working with the DVD-ROM     
Bu's Blues (Blues)     
The Phinest Blues (Blues)

Sample Pages