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Not a CD. Digital Download now included. (2 Play-a-long CDs with Instructional Book) What do you play when you have one chord for 8 or 16 bars? the Modal Jazz era presented new challenges for improvisers, spawning a fruitful period rich in new ideas, concepts and harmonic exploration. This in-depth study includes several InchStandardInch forms and important practice tracks, many of which are Inchperiod accurateInch and other of a more contemporary nature. These practice tracks are designed to foster understanding, facility and familiarity. Many of the first tracks are slow, making them perfect for beginners. Intermediate and advanced players will enjoy the opportunity to double-time and experiment with an endless array of chord/scale substitutions over the otherwise simple tracks. Rhythm Section Steve Allee (piano), Tyrone Wheeler (bass), Steve Davis (drums). Album Tracks 1. Simplicity 2. Minorish 3. Simply Swing 4. Four to One 5. Cat and Mouse 6. Three Minors 7. One Scale Fits All 8. Modes of C Scale 9. Latin/Swing 10. New and Old Beats 11. Minor Blues 12. Happy Latin 13. Long Blues 14. Shuffle McGuffle 15. Kind of Modal 16. Dorian Dance 17. Tuning Notes [A] 1. 4/4 and 3/4 2. Melodic Minor 3. Lydian the Beautiful 4. Maiden Locrian-Lydian 5. Phrygian 6. Whole Tone Scales 7. Mixture 8. New Way 9. Smooth As Silk 10. Trane's Ride 11. Reverse Miles 12. Body and Soul 13. P.Y 14. In An Instant 15. Tuning Notes [A]
