Blue Salsa

Starting with a killer Latin riff, and continuing with an infectious Salsa groove, this 12-bar B-flat Blues piece might just become your students' favorite jazz piece of all time. It is educationally sound in providing a solid harmonic foundation for mastering the I, IV, and V chords of the blues progression, and gives all your students the opportunity to improvise in the open solo section. It also features several short drum solo breaks right before the climactic final chorus and tag. Listen today and pass it out to your jazz band tomorrow! Instrumentation Note: This piece only includes standard jazz ensemble instrumentation, even though the video (which was a special project) shows oboe, bassoon, horn, and tuba.