After many years of teaching jazz, and playing professionally, Erik Veldkamp developed some opinions about standard jazz repertoire. This series is a collection of jazz standards for the aspiring jazz improviser to learn, arranged as duets with a fresh an innovative new voice. These include all types of songs, and tunes written by jazz figures as improvisation vehicles that are used all around the world.

These duets are a challenge and make for very rewarding practice both in the studio and on the stage. Throw in some improvising of your own and you see that these are infinitely adaptable and are guaranteed to give you many years of fun at lessons and late night sessions.

Below I have included some audio of these duets so you can get an idea of how innovative these are. You can follow along with the free samples to the left, then click above for an immediate digital download.

Listen to Tangerine

Song List

1. I’m Beginning To See The Light
2. Tangerine
3. After You’ve Gone
4. A Child Is Born
5. Blues For Alice
6. Cottontail
7. Sandu
8. Mack The Knife
9. The Shadow Of Your Smile
10. Speak Low
11. Minor Mood
12. Cheek To Cheek
13. One Note Samba
14. Lullaby Of Birdland
15. Whisper Not
16. Waltz For Debby
17. Well You Needn’t

Shop The Series

1. Veldkamp, Jazz Standards for Two Trombones Vol.1
2. Veldkamp, Jazz Standards for Two Trombones Vol.2
3. Veldkamp, Jazz Standards for Two Trombones Vol.3
4. Veldkamp, Jazz Standards for Two Trombones Vol.4