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RECOMMENDED PLAYALONG CDs

Play-along CDs are a great way to practise your jazz improvisation. These recordings have some top jazz musicians playing jazz, standards and blues tracks for you to play along with.

Some of these are better than others, and I have tried out many of the available CDs including most of the Aebersold series, so here is a list of those that I find the best and most useful for beginner and intermediate improvisers.

Alfred Mastertracks

Alfred Mastertracks - Jazz (playalong CD) * - highly recommended

Jamey Aebersold Series:

  • How to Play Jazz and Improvise *
  • Volume 2: Nothing But Blues
  • Volume 6: All Bird (Charlie Parker)
  • Volume 7: Miles Davis
  • Volume 22: 13 Favourite Standards
  • Volume 24: Major & Minor
  • volume 27: John Coltrane - 8 Jazz Originals
  • volume 25: All-Time Standards
  • Volume 54: Maiden Voyage
  • Volume 49: Sugar
  • Volume 56: Thelonious Monk
  • Piano Voicings from Jamey Aebersold Volume 1 How to play Jazz
  • Piano Voicings from Jamey Aebersold Volume 54 Maiden Voyage

Hal Leonard Series:

  • Hal Leonard: Volume 35 - Bluesy Jazz
  • Hal Leonard: Volume 43 - Gerry Mulligan Classics