“Learn by doing” with this melodic approach to jazz improvisation. Introducing The Melody Lingers On, a collection of 24 melodic jazz etudes by Rich Willey, written over 24 jazz standards. Each solo is two written choruses in a comfortable playing range. This book includes 48 accompaniment tracks (two tempos for each study: a medium tempo and a brighter tempo). Play-along tracks contain no melody instruments, only piano, bass and drums.
Listen to Rich play “Speedboat To Singapore” over the changes to On A Slow Boat To China (with accompaniment track)
Solos are two choruses long, each written on the chord changes from the following standards:
- On A Slow Boat to China
- Joy Spring
- There Will Never Be Another You
- Yardbird Suite
- In a Mellow Tone
- Here’s That Rainy Day
- Body & Soul
- I’ve Got Rhythm
- Have You Met Miss Jones?
- Tiny Capers
- Like Someone In Love
- Indiana
- Just Friends
- Stompin’ at the Savoy
- Stella By Starlight
- Old Folks
- Green Dolphin Street
- I Should Care
- All the Things You Are
- How High the Moon
- Stardust
- Gone With the Wind
- Pennies From Heaven
- Autumn Leaves
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