This series is devoted to ageless jazz, blues and ragtime pieces. The composers/arrangers were commissioned to create engaging original solos and arrangements, and the result is an assortment of carefully leveled solos (12) and one equal-part duet. Ten of the twelve solos include an optional duet. Eighth notes don't appear in this volume, but syncopations and accidentals do. Some well-known titles are: Glad Cat Rag; House of the Rising Sun; Danny Boy; The Alley Cat Song; and Swanee. Un viento caliente by Edwin McLean is sure to be a favorite with a big sound, yet easy patterns to read and to play. Adults and older beginners will really enjoy this book.
Contents
- Swingin' Cats Composed by Christopher Goldston
- Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home? Composed by Hughie Cannon;Arranged by Kevin Olson
- Bringin' It Home Composed by Edwin Mclean
- Swanee Composed by George Gershwin;Arranged by Kevin Olson;Lyrics by Irving Caesar
- Sunshine Rag Composed by Edwin Mclean
- Avalon Composed by Al Jolson & Vincent Rose;Arranged by Robert Schultz
- Glad Cat Rag Composed by Will Nash;Arranged by Edwin Mclean
- Electric Blues Composed by Kevin Olson
- Rockin' the Blues Composed by Edwin Mclean
- House Of The Rising Sun Arranged by Jason Sifford
- Un viento caliente (A Warm Wind) Composed by Edwin Mclean
- Danny Boy Composed by Frederick Edward Weatherly;Arranged by Edwin Mclean
- The Alley Cat Song Composed by Frank Bjorn;Arranged by Robert Schultz;Lyrics by Al Stillman