Solos for Jazz Alto Saxophone

Solos for Jazz Alto Sax

Performing EnsembleAlto Saxophone Unaccompanied
Instrumentation: Alto Sax Solo
Publisher: Carl Fischer Music

Have you ever wanted to play like Phil Woods or Charlie Parker? Here is your chance to gain insight into the playing of legendary sax players of the jazz world. Isacoff provides note for note transcriptions of the solos of jazz greats Cannonball Adderley, Paul Desmond, Eric Dolphy, Johnny Hodges, Charlie Parker and Phil Woods. In addition, Isacoff has also provided detained analyses of these solos so that the reader gains a true understanding of each solo. This book is a great addition to any jazz sax player's library.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Elements of Style
• C Jam Blues
• I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
• Klactoveededstene
• I'm In The Mood For Love (I)
• I'm In The Mood For Love (II)
• Hot House
• How High the Moon
• Stella by Starlight
• East of the Sun
• Summertime
• On Green Dolphin Street
• Sack O' Woe
• Blue Rondo A La Turk
• 245
• Just the Way You Are