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JAZZVILLE |
Welcome to the new JAZZVILLE section; specially created with the musician in mind. This section will focus on Jazz standards but with a fresh and funky groove based take! Fresh backing track arrangements with mainly REAL BOOK changes and a few tasty ones by yours truly.
Plenty of room to solo over and not simply looped forms or rehearsal tracks - full arrangements with builds, pushes, break downs, tasty endings and great sounds and high spec mp3's.
J1. A CHILD IS BORNA CHILD IS BORN
key - Bb playing time - 6:42
The gorgeous Thad Jones classic in a superbly fresh arrangement ;with a dreamy electric piano open intro then into the head.
As per Real Book version with a few chord alternatives.
J2. ANTHROPOLOGYANTHROPOLOGY
key - Bb playing time - 4:05
The Charlie Parker classic in an uber cool half time smooth groove!
Once round the head then solos. Dead stop at the end of the head.
J3. BERNIE'S TUNEBERNIE'S TUNE
key - Dm playing time - 3:23
Fab and funky take on the classic jazz gem. Once thru head then solos.
Nice extended ending!
J4. BLUE IN GREENBLUE IN GREEN
key - C (I would have said Dm!) playing time - 4:17
Gorgeous reworking of this hugely influential Miles tune. Funky groove keeps the smoothness going enough to cook!
Real Book version.
J5. JOYSPRINGJOYSPRING
key - F playing time 5:09
Sticks close to the classic original feel with the pushes in all the right places!
Real Book changes.
J6. STRAIGHT NO CHASERSTRAIGHT NO CHASER
key - F playing time - 3:30
Fab and funky arrangement of the Monk gem!
Twice thru the head then solos ; with some cool alternative chord changes!
J7. WALTZ FOR DEBBYWALTZ FOR DEBBY
key - F playing time - 7:26
Stunning Bill Evans tune in a really smooth and cool arrangement.
J8. NOW'S THE TIMENOW'S THE TIME
key - F - playing time - 4:56
Fabulously funky new take on the Charlie Parker blues. Cool head with pushes in the right places ; cool chord changes ; fab funky bass line and a break down letting the soloing groove you into bad health!
J9. ALL BLUESALL BLUES
key - C (G)- playing time - 5:36
Hugely influential Miles Davis gem ; in a fabulously fresh smooth groove arrangement with some tasty surprises lurking!
J10. FOURFOUR
key - Eb - playing time - 4:30
Mega-cool groove for this fab Miles Davis gem ; with some cool chord changes added.
J11. AU PRIVAVEAU PRIVAVE
key - F - Real Book changes. Playing time - 3:20
Great blues based gem from Charlie Parker - not too fast and not too slow! Grooves long nicely!
J12. AIREGINAIREGIN
key - Ab - Real Book changes - playing time - 3:39
Super-funky and fresh arrangement of this influential classic from Sonny Rollins. Played by Every major jazz figure.
J13. FOUR BROTHERSFOUR BROTHERS
key - Ab - Real Book changes - playing time - 3:54
Wonderful gem from Jimmy Giuffre ; and a huge hit way back for Woody Herman's band. Swinging and happy arrangement.
J14. BETTER THAN ANYTHING - C to DbBETTER THAN ANYTHING
key - C to Db - range - G to Bb
Popular jazz vocal favourite.
Same version as F559 except the vibes and solo has been removed to provide soloing space.
J15. BLUE MONKBLUE MONK
key - Bb playing time - 4:45
Hammond trio and a cool shuffle groove make this quirky blues move.
Loads of soloing space..
J16. SOFTLY AS IN A MORNING SUNRISESOFTLY AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE
key Cm - range - C to F - playing time 3:44
Bright arrangement (220 bpm) of this old standard - loads of room to solo and it breaks done to drums and bass as well.
J17. NARDISNARDIS
key Em - playing time - 4:25
Classic standard with a few tasty changes included!
J18. BLUE MOON jazzvilleBLUE MOON
key - Eb to E 4:04
Very classy arrangement with cool changes and loads of soloing space and a key change for the last 8 bars at the last time thru.
J19. SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME - Bb SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME
key Bb - playing time - 5:44
very cool arrangement ; a few 4 over 3 feels; nice substitutions added and loads of soloing space!
J21. WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN - C key - C - range - C to G
Pretty safe version of this trad jazz classic with loads of room to solo over.
The fresh feel of the arrangement goes into a swing and then back to the opening feel to finish.
J22. FALLEN key - Eb - Warren Hill cover
Cool smooth jazz song; based on the Warren Hill "LOVE SONGS" album version.
J24. PASTELkey - F Instrumental
KENNY G instrumental that scored a massive wordwide album hit.
J27. BEAUTIFUL LOVE KEY - Dm - playing time - 4:25
Great jazz classic in an uber-funky groove! Lots of space to solo and keeps mainly to the Real Book changes with a few alternates thrown in!
J28. FLAMINGOkey - F - playing time 4:19
Cool mid swing arrangement of the jazz standard. Makes a change from the Bossa feel normally associated.
J29. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU jazzvillekey - Eb - playing time - 4:03
New Jazzville version of this great old tune.
Great latin and half time funk feel combined with some tasty changes thrown in and a break down section as well!
key - Am - playing time - 2:59
Wonderful latin favourite ; a huge hit for Hammond organist Ethel Smith back in the 40's; covered by loads of great players - love Paquito D'Rivera's version from his WHY NOT album!
key - C - Real Book changes - playing time - 4:15
Great trio groove for this old standard. Sticks closely to the Real Book changes.
key - F - Real Book changes - playing time - 6:23
Half time grooviness on this Real Book based version.
key - A - Real Book changes - playing time - 5:24
Wonderful Jobim bossa arrangement.
key - D - Real Book changes - playing time - 4:52
Wonderful song that scored a massive hit for Al Jarreau.
Superb trio arrangement!
key - Eb - Real Book changes - playing time - 6:04
Wonderful trio ballad version of this classy standard.
key - Eb - Real Book changes - playing time - 4:44
Super cool funky trio arrangement.
key Fm - Real Book changes - playing time - 5:39
Wonderful and fresh trio take on this Horace Silver classic!
Great feel as it builds and a cool breakdown before the last head.
key - Eb - Real Book changes - range - E to G
Cool and funky trio groove for this classic jazz standard.
key - Am - based on the Real Book version; with a few subs thrown in!
The classic Joe Henderson bossa in a cool groove with percussion added.
key - Ab - range - B to Gb
Wonderful new trio version of the Ellington gem - would suit musician or male vocal (with the range!) providing the main theme then soloist. Based on the Real Book version with a few subs thrown in.
key - G - playing time - 3:31
Cool arrangement of this Ellington classic; as a trio shuffle. Includes a harmony piano line 2nd time thru the head and outro.
key - Cm - playing time - 4:24
This great SWINGING Hammond and drums arrangement gives you loads and loads of soloing space; with a smattering of cool and fresh changes to test your ears!
key - Dm - playing time - 5:29
Very cool swing arrangement of the classic Dizzy Gillespie gem.
key - Bb - playing time - 5:22
Swing arrangement of the popular jazz standard.
Key - Bb - playing time - 4:32
Cool latin arrangement of the jazz standard.
key - Eb - playing time - 5:02 - vocal range - Eb to E
Great song; suitable for both a vocalist and musicians alike. Extended soloing space provided.
key - C - playing time - 4:27
Cool; half time groove arrangement of the classic Charlie Parker tune.
key - Db to Eb - playing time 5:37
Cover version of the smooth guitarist Norman Brown's arrangement of the Luther Vandross hit. From the 1994 album After The Storm.
Check the song out on YouTube....
key - D - playing time - 4:21
Great trio arrangement of this gem so associated with Benny Goodman. Lots of soloing space and a cool swing tempo.
key - C - playing time - 5:58
Fresh and swinging TRIO arrangement of the great old jazz classic.
key - F - playing time - 6:30
Mid tempo TRIO arrangement of this great song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics by Ted Koehler.
key - F - playing time - 5:39
Popular jazz standard in a cool TRIO arrangement, with lots of soloing space and a nice bass breakdown section.
key - F - playing time - 5:46
Lovely mid tempo TRIO arrangement of the cool standard.
key - G - playing time - 7:24
Very lovely TRIO arrangement of the hugely popular jazz classic.
key - F - playing time - 6:38
Mid tempo arrangement of the old Fats Waller tune.
key - Eb - playing time - 6:31
Great mid tempo TRIO arrangement of this wonderful old tune.
key - Eb - playing time - 6:52
Swinging TRIO arrangement of this evergreen standard.
key - Bb - playing time - 5:13
Cool and swinging TRIO arrangement of this jazz standard.
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