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Author: Tony M 
Date:   2011-04-02 01:54

I have searched the archive but this is information that updates anyway so I'll ask the group. I'm interested in some jazz playalong book/cd sets. I'm familiar with (and enjoy) the Aebersold and other stuff that has been around for a while but I was wondering if anyone had come across any new material that was worth considering. By example, I've just seen the Wynton Marsalis standards book/cd set online but it seems to be out of stock/print so I haven't heard it yet.

Anyone got any tips in the area of new jazz/popular/etc. playalongs?

Thanks.

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 Re: playalongs
Author: kilo 
Date:   2011-04-02 12:12

Well, check out the Hal Leonard stuff.

Here's a whole bunch of free backing tracks you can download.

And this outfit will let you put together your own custom play along CD.



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 Re: playalongs
Author: Tony M 
Date:   2011-04-02 13:13

Thanks for those tips.

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 Re: playalongs
Author: Danny Boy 
Date:   2011-04-02 14:31

If you don't have it, consider purchasing Band in a Box - it's pricey but it stopped me from buying another backing track ever again. Combined with Garageband on a Mac it lets me create just any kind of play along I could wish for - and I regularly use them professionally.

The use of real instruments to create the tracks has revolutionised this software for me.

I tried a little experiment with some pretty competent students where I recorded a sax solo over a BIAB track, let the software itself produce a solo and then ask them to tell me which was me - most found it hard and I got a 50/50 split on right and wrong. It's also great for practising progressions in isolation.

http://www.pgmusic.com/

The only other tracks I'm happy to use at a live gig are Jazzbacks.

http://www.jazzbacks.com/

I know these aren't book sets, but thought they may be of use - and they all tally with standard Real Books.

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 Re: playalongs
Author: Tony M 
Date:   2011-04-02 14:35

I use Garageband for making my own backing tracks but I'm restricted to those instruments I can play. How do you use Garageband with BIAB? I played with BIAB some years ago and it always sounded really cheesey to me.

I take this back. I've just looked at a BIAB/Mac tutorial on Youtube and it is way more sophisticated than it was a few years ago.

Again, thanks for the tip. I'll look into this.



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 Re: playalongs
Author: Danny Boy 
Date:   2011-04-02 15:08

BIAB can export it's audio tracks - simply drag them to Garageband and it will import them. I then add other instruments on top to get the full effect of particular tracks.

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