Back to Basie, Back to Basics: Music Minus One Trumpet

by Count Basie

(Music Minus One). Here is an amazing new offering from Music Minus One, which is being released in separate versions for trumpeters, tenor and alto saxophone players and for trombonists. Play section lead and solos in eight new arrangements recorded by Peter Ecklund and the Messengers of Swing! Includes two swinging instrumentals made famous by Count Basie and Lester Young, and six original tunes. Written-out jazz solos with chord symbols supplied. Play the large notes for the easiest route through the arrangement; play the small notes for additional solos and leads. Improvise your own jazz solos using the provided accompaniment tracks. This collection of wonderful tunes in that classic Basie style are sure to thrill! The perfect gift for musicians interested in the great swing band tradition of the 30s and 40s. Includes a newly engraved, high-quality printed solo part, and a CD containing a complete version of each song as well as the accompaniments minus the soloist.

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 31, 2010

About the author

Especially famous American musician William Basie, known as "Count Basie," a pianist and a major force in jazz, composed and led his big band sound.

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