Harold Arlen: Jazz Play-Along Volume 18

Jazz Play-Along #18

by Harold Arlen (Composer)

(Jazz Play Along). For use with all Bb, Eb, C, and bass clef instruments, the JAZZ PLAY ALONG SERIES is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues, and other split-track choices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. FOR STUDY, each tune includes a split track with: * Melody cue with proper style and inflection * Professional rhythm tracks * Choruses for soloing * Removable bass part * Removable piano part. FOR PERFORMANCE, each tune also has: * An additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) * Additional choruses for soloing. 10 pieces, including: Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive * Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea * Come Rain or Come Shine * I've Got the World on a String * If I Only Had a Brain * It's Only a Paper Moon * My Shining Hour * Over the Rainbow * Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) * That Old Black Magic.

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck) February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986 was an American composer of popular music who composed over 500 songs including the "Over the Rainbow" in 1939, which won him the Oscar for Best Original Song.

Arlen also composed a wide range of film music including, “Blues in the Night,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “I Love a Parade,” and “Stormy Weather.”