Get a back-up band in a box! This booklet and 2-CD set has been designed to help the studying saxophone player with soloing studies. These play-along tracks provide you with the ability to place new licks and soloing concepts into context. The first CD starts you playing in the key of G. The first nine tracks are designed for progressive lick study, gradually increasing in tempo. This is a great tool to help you master any lick or song that is too difficult to play at its original speed. The backup tracks after the first nine are arranged by key, single guitar or band, and tempo. Most of the examples will use the standard 12-bar blues format, while a few use common variations such as 16-bar blues. Listening to and playing along with these tracks will help increase your confidence when playing with a blues or jazz band. The enclosed booklet provides the chord progressions plus instruction on how to use the CDs to practice listening and breaks.
