Fifteen tunes that reflect the breadth and diversity of jazz, from the great African-American tradition to the vibrant and multicultural sounds of jazz today. Contains sections for improvised solos, with notated guideline pitches to get you started and a CD featuring playalong rhythm-section tracks and full performances recorded by top musicians. • 15 tunes that reflect the breadth and diversity of jazz, from the great African-American tradition to the vibrant and multicultural sounds of jazz today • arrangements by jazz arrangers, carefully researched and designed to accommodate teacher and pupil alike • an approach that encourages playing by ear • ‘minus-one’ rhythm-section tracks and full performances recorded by top jazz musicians • written-out piano score • sections for improvised solos, with notated guideline pitches to get you started • background information including suggestions for further listening 1. Las Vegas Tango [Gil Evans] 2. Sonnymoon for Two [Sonny Rollins] 3. Nobody knows the Trouble I've seen [Trad.] 4. Short Stop [Shorty Rogers] 5. Freddie Freeloader [Miles Davis] 6. Solitude [Duke Ellington / Eddie DeLange / Irving Mills] 7. Sombrero Sam [Charles Lloyd] 8. Idaho [Jesse Stone] 9. Is you is, or Is you ain't (ma' Baby)? [Billy Austin / Louis Jordan] 10. Mack the Knife [Kurt Weill / Bertolt Brecht] 11. Jean Pierre [Miles Davis] 12. Mo' Better Blues [Bill Lee] 13. Mannenberg [Abdullah Ibrahim] 14. Everything that Lives Laments [Keith Jarrett] 15. Oye Como Va [Tito Puente]