The Melody Lingers On (Bass Clef) by Willey, Rich

“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:

1. On A Slow Boat to China
2. Joy Spring
3. There Will Never Be Another You
4. Yardbird Suite
5. In a Mellow Tone
6. Here’s That Rainy Day
7. Body & Soul
8. I’ve Got Rhythm
9. Have You Met Miss Jones?
10. Tiny Capers
11. Like Someone In Love
12. Indiana
13. Just Friends
14. Stompin’ at the Savoy
15. Stella By Starlight
16. Old Folks
17. Green Dolphin Street
18. I Should Care
19. All the Things You Are
20. How High the Moon
21. Stardust
22. Gone With the Wind
23. Pennies From Heaven
24. Autumn Leaves

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