Creative Saxophone Improvising Alto Tenor Sax +2 CDs

Creative Saxophone is for the beginner who wants to play jazz, rock, and contemporary music and, at the same time, develop a really solid technique. The books introduce jazz improvisation right from the start. Pupils learn all the essential aspects of technique, and, at the same time, absorb contemporary music idioms. The accompanying CDs (one for alto and one for tenor) provide authentic and stylistically varied backings played by professionals. Students will enjoy the experience of being part of a real jazz performance early in their learning.

The third book in the series, Improvising Creative Saxophone leads the intermediate student towards fluent and idiomatic improvisation using a range of skills and techniques. Each of the 16 pieces is presented with a range of warm-ups, scales, and solo ideas or melodic variations, to be used as a basis for improvising. Focusing on jazz, blues, Latin, and funk, this book encourages the student to start improvising without delay. The backing CDs are recorded by world-class musicians.

• suitable for Eb and Bb saxophones, including alto, tenor, soprano, and baritone
• includes modes, blues, two-five-one progressions, minor blues, ballads, and rhythm changes
• systematic, hands-on approach
• exercises and original extended pieces reinforce technical points
• CD with 16 authentic professionally played backing tracks to improvise over