Take the A-Train with Shout Chorus and Piano Intro

July 30, 2010 in Jazz Standards

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! Recordings Amazon.com Widgets 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 Piano Intro (.pdf) Take the A-Train Shout Chorus To be played after the solos. It’s commonly played two ways. First, play the shout for 2 As, then play the melody at the bridge and the last A section. Or you [...]

There Will Never Be Another You

June 23, 2010 in Jazz Standards

I’ve been fascinated by this jazz standard ever since I was in high school. I was at the Lionel Hampton jazz festival in Moscow, Idaho, which is the biggest jazz festival in the world by student participants. I still remember hearing the Outstanding High School soloists on each instrument jam on this tune with no music at the evening concert. They sounded incredible. I HAD to learn this tune! The last 5 bars have so many different changes on different recordings that it’s impossible to say what the “right” changes are. I have chosen to go with the Chet Baker/Oscar [...]

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