100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs for Tenor Sax and Bb Instruments

100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs by Andrew D. Gordon and Mark Vegas consists of, as the title suggests, 100 Jazz riffs based on common chord progressions used in jazz such as the II-V-I, III-VI-II-V etc. Most jazz as well as pop standards such as "Misty", "Satin Doll", "Blue Moon", "This Masquerade" and "Europa" use these types of chord progressions. There are five separate sections: Jazz Swing, Jazz Ballad, Jazz Funk, Jazz Waltz and Latin Jazz. At the end of the book there is the chord progression for the popular jazz standard "Blue Moon" showing you how to use various examples from the 100 riffs to create an improvised solo over the chord progression. By demonstrating this technique you can pick most jazz standards and create your own improvisational ideas using the book. The CD that comes with this book is recorded with the saxophone as the melody instrument along with piano, bass and drums. All of the examples are recorded with the saxophone playing with the rhythm section at the normal tempo followed by, just the rhythm section playing at the normal tempo so that the soloist can practice along. The more difficult examples have been recorded with the rhythm section playing at a slowed down tempo.