Mel Bay Publications
Level: Beginning-Intermediate

This collection of jazz etudes with accompanying CD gives students a fun and effective way to learn to play jazz style blues lines. The CD tracks provide a professional rhythm section (piano, bass, drums) to play along with, plus recordings of professional jazz musicians playing each etude. The recordings help to provide a model for the student's stylistic development, and an opportunity to play with a great band! Each of the 12 etudes provides a new challenge to master.

BeBoppin' Alice       
Big Beat Blues       
Big Blue Swing       
Blue Caboose       
Blue Sax       
Blues News       
Bossa Blues       
Bouncing Blues       
Bridge Over Muddy Waters       
Slo' Mo' Blues       
Too Sharp Blues       
Ursa Minor Blues