Modern Etudes for Solo Trumpet (book/CD)

Publisher : Sher Music

A unique set of jazz etudes for the contemporary trumpet player, featuring a CD with etudes played by Dave Douglas, Ingrid Jensen, Scott Wendholt, Terell Stafford, Nicholas Marchione and author Cameron Pearce.

•  Featuring recorded performances of each etude by some of the greatest jazz trumpeters in the world today, Modern Etudes for Solo Trumpet is a twenty-first century contribution to the lineage of musical studies for trumpet like Brandt and Charlier.
•  A book of challenging yet highly enjoyable etudes that apply to the technical and musical needs of both the aspiring and the accomplished player in todays jazz trumpet arena.
•  Featuring new compositions for solo trumpet as well as new melodies over popular standards such as But Not for Me, All the Things You Are and Honeysuckle Rose.
•  Combines a variety of stylistic elements ranging from the very early stages of Jazz to the newer harmonic and intervallic concepts yielding a very creative and beautiful set of studies.
•  A collection of inventive etudes that provide a unique contribution to the solo trumpet repertoire. 43 pages including an accompanying CD.

"Really enjoying the book and everyone's performance... very well done, and indeed, quite inventive etudes!” — Randy Brecker