Soulful Jazz Play-Alongs

I always find it very difficult to find good play-alongs. No matter where you look, the information limited to the titles on the most necessary. Not to mention sound samples or even the tracklist. The Play-Alongs by Hal Leonard, I've already mentioned once, for my taste, they offer an excellent cost-performance ratio (10-15 [...]


Jazz Play-Alongs for Christmas

Christmas is just around the corner and play many instruments like the one on Christmas Eve to play a two carols. Perhaps the mood, maybe make to Grandma happy. Such a serenade, totally "naked" and with the notes from the flute book sounds but then something bland.

For all tenor and alto saxophones, brass instruments, but also in Bb and Eb, guitar, bass and piano is available in the Jazz Play-Along series of Hal Leonard Sheet Music with some CDs that promise a bit of variety on Christmas Eve ...


Einhundertundeins years Irving Berlin

Many people know his songs, but few know the man behind it - Irving Berlin, composer of over 2,000 pieces. Through a play-along issue encountered almost by chance, I'm busy myself with the songs of Irving Berlin even closer.


The Real Book Play Alongs - Low Cost Play-Alongs Jazz & Blues

Since November 2008 there is the Real Book by Hal Leonard Play-Along with a number of CDs. Brilliant idea, The Real Book in this form or in a similar issue you anyway. In the various editions are 3 CDs with 60 play-alongs. The recordings are kept in the usual good quality and very [...]


Bossa Nova - 10 Latin Jazz Favorites by Hal Leonard

Today I want you again to present a new Play-Along:
Bossa Nova - 10 Latin Jazz Favorites, Jazz Play-Along, Volume 40, from the Hal Leonard Publishing. Some of them are ships from stock, at a price to € 12-14, including a lot cheaper than the series of Jamie Aebersold.


The story so far ...

How time flies yet. I found the track fit, based on a popular series. Today I found that my last contribution to the actual topic here already pretty much three months ago.
Meanwhile, of course, much has happened - the usual Vorweihnachtsstress' a beautiful, long Christmas holiday, a quick start this year and unfortunately far too little time to play the saxophone. But still I think to have used the few good times.


NEW: The saxlog Shop for saxophonist and jazz beginners

Since I am dealing with the topics of saxophone and jazz, I'm constantly on the lookout for notes Playalongs and good music. search for in the depths of the Web for pearls is not always easy, and above all time consuming.
I have therefore decided to [...] at this point a little "Shöpchen to ';-)