July 30, 2010 in Jazz Originals, Jazz Standards, Swing Era & Dixieland
These are the regular changes to this song. To experiment with some hip alternate changes, click HERE. And make sure you learn the shout chorus and the piano intro-they are very cool!
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Take the A-Train .pdf
Take the A-Train-C Instruments (.pdf)
Take the A-Train-Bb Instruments (.pdf)
Take the A-Train-Eb Instruments (.pdf)
Take the A-Train Piano Intro
A-Train …
July 29, 2010 in Jazz Originals, Jazz Standards, Swing Era & Dixieland
Nice changes, I think. They are fun to experiment with. Please comment and let me know what you think of them!
-Camden
Take the A-Train Reharm
Take the A-Train-C Instruments (.pdf)
Take the A-Train-Bb Instruments (.pdf)
Take the A-Train-Eb Instruments (.pdf)
Take the A-Train-Hip Alt Changes Jazz Track
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July 8, 2010 in Jazz Originals, Jazz Standards, Swing Era & Dixieland
Perdido is one of my very favorite jazz tunes. It’s such a simple tune, but it’s got a great melody, and the changes are just fun to blow on. It’s not very hard, and it’s very accessible to most beginning jazz musicians, but also a favorite of many advanced players.
I really fell in love with this tune when I …
June 16, 2010 in Jazz Originals, Jazz Standards, Swing Era & Dixieland
This is such a great standard when done right. However, “In a Mellow Tone” Don’t Mean a Thing, If It Ain’t Got that Swing! Listen to the way Dizzy and his group does it. What a burnin’ chart! I changed the way I do my play alongs today, and I’d like some comments. See if you like it better. I …
June 5, 2010 in Great American Songbook, Jazz Standards
This is such a great standard tune, written in 1930 by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields. At least, that’s what history tells us. Rumor has it that Fats Waller may have penned the tune and sold the rights, but who knows? At any rate, we know that it’s a great standard to blow over. This tune is done in many …
