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hey guys, i have been playing jazz for about two years, and im ready to get better at improvising, i am starting to transpose solos, however, and im going to memorize cool licks in 12 keys, the one question i have involves aebersolds, im going to buy one tonight and im wondering what i would benefit from, i can follow key changes and i can create good ideas... thx guys

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Markie

Hi igt,
I highly recommend them. There are over 100 play alongs and some are just bloody difficult as all hell. For starting out, I would recommend The Magic of Miles (vol. 50 I think). Check out the web site to get more info on the difficulty level.
Also, you can sometimes get these play alongs on ebay for cheap (just make sure the book has the CD too!).

dlewis

Buy the band in the box program it does everything aebersolds can do plus more well worth the money. Astarter kit is about 75 bucks

Bob Grier

If your local music store carries a selection, look through them and pick the ones that look doable to you. Also hal leanard has some jazz books with CDs. I use the Aebersolds with my students to great success.

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ManGo

Magic of Miles and Maiden Voyage are my faves at the moment.

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TrumpetMD

Don't forget to let us know which one you purchased, and what you think of it.

I have several favorite volumes. But I think the more practical volumes are the foundational ones like Vol 2 (nothin' but the blues), Vol 3 (II-V progression), Vol 42 (blues in all keys), Vol 47 (rhythm changes in all keys). There are probably a few other foundational volumes, like Major and Minor, Dominant 7 workout, but I'm not as familiar with them. I probably use Vol 3 the most.

jonterman

I've been going through Volume 54 - Maiden Voyage with my teacher. There is a Trumpet Solo supplement sold seperately written by Lennie Niehaus - played by Bobby Shew - that corresponds to each tune in Volume 54. There are two to four solos for each tune.

So first I'll play the chorus, then a written solo from the supplement - followed by improvising. Playing the chorus and a written solo helps me get a feel for the tune.

I highly recommend both books, you'll have a great time!

Regards,

Jon

bostonjazz29

What a great way to learn the song and the changes! Try taking it a step further and play a few bars of the written solo and then improvise a few bars. I used to do this with Bird solos on songs I was learning and it not only helped with vocabulary, but it helped with time and phrasing as well. Thanks for posting that.

Mike
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jonterman

I do this sometimes by accident! A lot of times I end up messing up the written solo and just keep improvising - sometimes I surprise myself, other times it just sounds wrong! But it keeps me playing through the changes.

This is by far my favorite thing to do when practicing - I get to work on reading, phrasing and timing (as you said), scales, arpeggios, improvising, etc - all in one. Oh yea, I'm also learning a standard Jazz tune! I feel like I get a lot done with one 5 min Aebersold track.

I've only been playing Trumpet 8 months or so (I played bass for 20 years - bass hasn't left the case since I picked up the horn), and this way of practice has helped me the most.