Jazz Trombone Tunes (Level/Grade 1)

Jazz Trombone Tunes. (Level/Grade 1). ABRSM Jazz. Play Along. Softcover with CD. 24 pages. ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) #D3137. Published by ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music).

The Associated Board's Jazz Syllabus is a comprehensive introduction to the world of jazz. A pioneering set of publications and a structured learning program provide the building blocks needed to play jazz with imagination, understanding, and style and to improvise effectively right from the start. Jazz Trombone Tunes is a series of graded folios providing a wealth of jazz repertoire representing the breadth and diversity of jazz, from the great African-American tradition to the vibrant and multicultural sounds of jazz today. Each book includes a CD that provides “minus-one” backing tracks as well as recordings of full performances. Level 1 includes: Minor Swing (Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli) • Las Vegas Tango (Gil Evans) • Milestones (Miles Davis) • Blue Moon (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart) • Steppin' Out (Nikki Iles) • Mo' Better Blues (Bill Lee) • and more. Level 2 includes: Old Joe Clark (traditional) • Things Are Getting Better (“Cannonball” Adderly) • I'm an Old Cowhand (Johnny Mercer) • Song for My Father (Horace Silver) • I'll Take Les (John Scofield) • Oye como va (Tito Puente) • and more. Level 3 includes: Afro Blue (Mongo Santamaria) • Belly Roll (Quincy Jones) • Birks Works (Dizzy Gillespie) • Alfie's Theme (Sonny Rollins) • Honeysuckle Rose (Thomas 'Fats' Waller & Andy Razaf) • My Little Suede Shoes (Charlie Parker) • Make Me a Memory (Grover Washington Jr.) • and more.