Jazz Saxophone Duets

This book and 3 CD set gives players an opportunity to experience the excitement of playing professional level duets with a great rhythm section, although most are suitable for the solid intermediate level player. Both saxophonists are actively involved rhythmically and harmonically throughout the duets. Offering maximum flexibility, this set gives saxophonists the choice of playing with two altos, two tenors, or alto and tenor. Both altos and tenors read the same written part while the recorded rhythm section transposes. The play-along CDs feature four different versions of each duet: both saxophones plus the rhythm section; second saxophone plus the rhythm section; first saxophone plus the rhythm section; rhythm section only with extra choruses for soloing. The extra choruses allow the players to musically communicate by trading choruses or phrases during the solo section of the play-along tracks.