Blue bossa is a good song for beginners to practice improvisation over chord changes because its slow and has an easy to follow. Blue bossa is a great way to start improvising following the harmony because its a well known tune that is not too difficult. This is a very simplified version of the song for beginners. In order to be a part of the jazz movement one must accept change. Blue bossa as recorded by emily remler transcribed by monte moore music by kenny dorham cm9 x x fm9 8 fr. I think it far better to think in terms of chords rather than fancy scales. The backing track is for jazz musicians to practice songs that are in the vanilla book. In this lesson ill present a set of arpeggios, some exercises, target notes and strategies for making solos where you can hear the harmony in the improvisation. Chords to most of the tracks are found in the vanilla book section. The craze for the real book started in the 70s when jazz players around berklee college of music created a fake book of common jazz tunes called the real book. This real book includes an amazing collection of some of the greatest jazz compositions ever recorded by over 100 of europes best jazz writers. Cd of 10 standards and blues in g, with correct real book chord charts. Easy fake books general fakebooks mini fakebooks hal leonard real books. Bass blues nr2 17 batterie r1 38 be bop r2 21 beautiful love nr1 16 beautiful love r1 39.
Jamey play a long vol 31 jazz bossa novas book and. According the new real book, that chord is a c6, but the pianist could pick the natural 6th or the flatted 6th. The official series is now expanded to 71 titles, including ebook editions for tablets, coordinating audio backing tracks, vocal editions with lyrics, other musical styles, and more. I think the blues scale sound over this chord is understood as our ears have been acclimatised to it for a long time, in my opinion its more about the way the blues scale is. Many of your real book favorites can be found here ready to be transposed into any key that you need. It is one of the first tunes that many jazz musicians learn. Try one of the apps below to open or edit this item. The real book bass clef edition by various fakebook. Assuming this is bar 6 in blue bossa you are talking about, in tenor sax pitch. This backing track contains no bass part and is intended for a bassist to play. Building up is an online course with 45 lessons and 4 hours of video. Skip ahead 30 something years, and there are now legal versions based on the original real book. Bass players will play solo or have the option of piano accompaniment if they wish.
Az list of jazz standards backing tracks jazzbacks. In this tutorial, you will learn how to play the jazz standard, blue bossa. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The course covers john goldsbys most effective materials, learnt from studying with and transcribing the music of our jazz bass heroes. Composed by trumpeter kenny durham in 1961, blue bossa is what i call a jazz bossa, since it was composed specifically as a jazz vehicle. Hey guys, this is a backing track for blue bossa, sorry its a bit fast. Table of contents 1 all of me 2 all the things you are 3 alone together 4 autumn leaves e minor 5 autumn leaves g minor 6 beautiful love 7 blue bossa 8 blues bb 9 blues f 10 body and soul 11 c minor blues 12 cherokee. Ive seen the sheets and noticed that there is a melody and chord changes. Professional jazz backing tracks, standards, smooth, soul.
Shop and buy the real book bass clef edition sheet music. Copenhagen chord chart free jazz real book over 1,300 chord charts of jazz standards available that can be transposed to any key. In addition to his teaching duties for over 20 years at berklee college of music in boston where he is a full professor, jims expertise in great playing and great. The real books are the bestselling jazz books of all time. Levy 2 introduction to steps to the real book stuff to read and think about before you sit down and practice while it is helpful to first look through the entire book for an overview, much of. Check out blue bossa by mccoy tyner on amazon music. Piano is on left channel, bass and drums are on the right channel. Most of these tunes can be found in the real book 6th edition published by hal leonard isbn 0634060384. These songs have shaped the cultural landscape of the american 20th century, and, in essence, can be regarded as the real folk music of the.
Its one of the easier tunes in the real book and is a big jam session favorite. The only legal, corrected and updated version of the original real book 438 pages. Ive been digging into blue bossa and its generated a question. The real book volume i sixth edition c edition, series. Blue bossa kenny dorham blue in green miles davis blue monk thelonious monk.
The language of jazz or the jazz idiom is in a constant state of flux. As a teacher, john has selected the lessons which made the biggest impact on his students. Ive seen bands just call out a song and they all play it on the spot. Very practical good standard tunes youll always use, graduated walking bass cut 2x then jazz comping guitar 2x for you to play with, 2 bossas included. Volume 1 download in pdf format from the real book volume 1 bass download in pdf format from the real book volume 1 bb download in pdf format from the real book volume 1 eb. This lesson, bossa nova bass, is an excerpt from the online course, jazz bass 2 at stinnett music online school. The real book volume i sixth edition c edition hal. New jazz backing track blue bossa c minor bossanova jazz standard live play along jazzbacks. Blue bossa is one of the essential jazz tunes to learn. Jazz bass soloing fundamental changes music book publishing. Im new to jazz so i was wondering how the real book works.
So as a bass player, how can you tell what kind of bass line to play on a song. It has a short 16 bar form but also contains some moving functional harmony, which provides a. The real book volume 4 bass clef edition real4bc was. Since the 1970s, musicians the world over have trusted these volumes to get them through the gig. Bass keyboard drum loop microphones used rode nt1a, rode m3. Blue bossa from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the. The chord is functioning as the dominant chord in a minor 251 ie basically it is ema7dm im with pete on this.
Jazz has changed greatly over the past 70 years and is presently in transition. Complete lesson for ii v i major soloing with notation, tab and audio for bass guitar. Download or print kenny dorham blue bossa sheet music notes, chords in minutes. For more info about the jazz real books, and other products in the real book series, we suggest you visit. Jim stinnett is one of the worlds foremost instructors of both the electric bass as well as the upright. Number after the title refers to the number of beats per minutes. Blue bossa is a popular bossa nova standard written by kenny dorham and made popular by joe henderson on his album page one 1963. Blue bossa nr1 25 blue bossa r1 51 blue comedy r1 52 blue daniel nr1 26 blue gardenia srb 63 blue in green r1 53 blue monk r1 54 blue moon r2 31. The digital real book now you can download over 650 songs selected from sher music co.
Learn jazz bass soloing with essential arpeggios and scales. Here is a list of all jazz standards in our backing track library. Blue bossa backing trackplay along at 150 bpm in the key of cm. Ah yes, blue bossa by kenny dorham is one of the best songs for aspiring jazz musicians to start with. Blue bossa is a popular standard by the great jazz trumpet player kenny dorham. It is also one of the first latin tunes that many jazz musicians encounter. Each generation of jazz musicians contribute their own unique ideas, feelings, and sound to the music and this is what. Free search service of jazz scores from the old real books for educational purposes and reherseals only. How to play blue bossa on bass guitar easy jazz basslines duration. I will play everything at the start, then we will break the song into parts.