Improvisation Series: The Blues Vol. 2 (book/CD)

Publisher : Advance Music
For All Instruments
Series: The Ramon Ricker Improvisation Series

Volume 2 is devoted exclusively to the blues form and is for players of all levels who want to become more familiar with this most important form in jazz.

Subjects covered in this book include:
VOCABULARY: The Blues Form and its Variations, Blue Notes, Basic Chord Substitution, The Blues Scale, The Pentatonic Scale, Dominant Scales with a Passing Tone, The Dominant Workout, Applying Dominant Scales with a Passing Tone to II-V Progressions, and Applying Dominant Scales with a Passing Tone to Blues
STYLE: Improvising on Blues, Using the Melody, Learning the Melody, Using Transcribed Solos as the Basis for Improvised Solos, and Steps for Playing Good Solos.
EAR TRAINING: Specific examples and suggestions with recorded tracks for practice.
REPERTOIRE: A suggested basic repertoire.

Most of the play-along tracks feature the rhythm section of the 1980 Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band with Harold Danko on piano, Rufus Reid on bass and the late, great Mel Lewis on drums.
The recordings were brought up to meet todays higher CD standards.

Sample Pages

• Improvisation Series: The  Beginner Improviser Vol. 1
• Improvisation Series: The Blues Vol. 2
• Improvisation Series: The II-V-I Progression Vol. 3
• Improvisation Series: The Developing Improviser Vol. 4