Jazz Clarinet
Level/Grade 1 Tunes
15 tunes that reflect the breadth and diversity of jazz, from the great African-American tradition to the vibrant and multicultural sounds of jazz today.
Arrangements by jazz arrangers, carefully researched and designed to accommodate teacher and pupil alike.
An approach that encourages playing by ear.
‘minus-one' rhythm-section tracks and full performances recorded by top jazz musicians.
Written-out piano score.
Sections for improvised solos, with notated guideline pitches to get you started.
Background information including suggestions for further listening. Contents Neal Hefti arr. Iain Dixon - After Supper Iain Dixon arr. Charles Beale - Awa Frank Foster arr. Kate Williams - Blues Backstage Trad. arr. Dave Bitelli - Down by the Riverside Sonny Rollins arr. Dave Bitelli - First Moves Clement Dodd, Robert Lyn arr. Dave Bitelli - Full Up Billy Austin, Louis Jordan arr. Pete Churchill - Is you is, or Is you ain't (ma' Baby?) Count Basie, Ed Durham arr. Dave Bitelli - Jumpin' at the Woodside Neal Hefti arr. Pete Churchill - Li'l Darlin' Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht arr. Nikki Iles, Dave Bitelli - Mack the Knife Tito Puente arr. Charles Beale - Ran Kan Kan Joe Primrose arr. Simon Woolf - St. James Infirmary Nikki Iles - Steppin' Out Horace Silver arr. Nikki Iles - The Tokyo Blues James M Black, Katherine Purvis arr. Charles Beale, Dave Bitelli - When the Saints go Marchin' in
