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Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Volume 79: Avalon: Book & Online Audio

Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Volume 79: Avalon: Book & Online Audio

For All Instrumentalists and Vocalists

By Jamey Aebersold

Level: Intermediate / Advanced

Item: 24-V79DS
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Twelve great American songs from the Golden Age of popular music. These songs have been enjoyed and recorded in a variety of ways by countless musicians over different jazz eras. Get back to the root of today's music! Book includes lyrics. Rhythm Section: Dan Haerle (p); Lynn Seaton (b); Ed Soph(d). Titles: Avalon * Ja-Da * Three O'Clock In The Morning * Toot Toot Tootsie * Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home * I'm Always Chasing Rainbows * Bye Bye Blues * You Made Me Love You * Margie * Rose Room * St. Louis Blues * After You've Gone.

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Series: Jazz Play-A-Long for All Instrumentalists and Vocalists
Publisher: Jamey Aebersold Jazz
Page Count: 92
ISBN10: 1-56224-237-7
ISBN13: 978-1-56224-237-4
UPC: 635621000797
SKU: 24-V79DS

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About the Author: Jamey Aebersold

Jamey Aebersold revolutionized jazz education by creating a method that treats the Jazz Play-A-Long series as a complete learning system. Rather than isolating theory or transcription, Aebersold embedded real musical contexts into every volume, pairing students with professional rhythm sections and canonical repertoire. His approach shifted jazz pedagogy from passive listening to active collaboration.

Aebersold's legacy rests on a simple conviction: jazz students learn by playing, not by studying about playing. Over fifty volumes, he curated repertoire selections and paired them with world-class accompanists, making the experience of ensemble jazz learning accessible to anyone with an instrument and the determination to improve.

Why we love this

These twelve standards anchor students in the actual songbook that shaped modern jazz. Rather than abstract exercises, they're engaging melodies with genuine harmonic content and lyrical narrative, recorded by a rhythm section that swings cleanly without overwhelming the soloist. The combination of familiarity and challenge makes this volume ideal for building confidence in harmonic navigation and ear training simultaneously.

What to expect

Stepping into a jazz club from the 1920s through 1960s. These melodies carry the warmth and directness of songs written to be sung and danced to, yet the harmonic sophistication embedded in each tune rewards careful listening and creative reharmonization. The swing of the recorded rhythm section anchors you in real time, genuine and unhurried.

Who it's for

Intermediate to advanced jazz students and working musicians seeking to expand or refresh their understanding of essential American standards. Suitable for any instrument in the jazz context: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, piano, bass, drums, vibraphone, and vocalists.

How to get the most out of it

  • Reference the included lyrics even as an instrumentalist. Internalizing the melody's phrasing and emotional arc through text deepens your sense of time and articulation.
  • Experiment with entry points. Start with the head at full tempo, then loop the changes while you develop your solo vocabulary on a single tune before moving to the next.
  • Listen to multiple jazz recordings of the same standard before and after your practice session. Notice how different eras and artists approached rhythm, phrasing, and harmonic reharmonization on tunes like 'Avalon' and 'Rose Room.'

How to use it

Integrate this volume into your jazz ensemble's fall repertoire rotation, rotating tunes across a semester so students develop facility with multiple standards in a single set of changes. Vocalists benefit especially from the included lyrics; pair this with small group vocal jazz coaching for programs building jazz choir or combo ensembles.

Skills your students will build

  • Recognizing and improvising over II-V-I progressions and blues chord changes within authentic American songbook context
  • Phrasing and articulation awareness through melodic line and lyrical content
  • Listening and responding to professional rhythm section time and dynamics in real time
  • Reharmonization and substitution possibilities within familiar tonal and harmonic frameworks
  • Solo construction and chorus development over extended form (AABA, ABAC, 12-bar blues)

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