To prepare you for the next time this jazz standard is called at a jam session, lets explore a singlenote solo and a comping etude. Hey guys, this is a backing track for blue bossa, sorry its a bit fast. Essential bass butch warren many of trumpetercomposer kenny dorhams compositions contain specific parts for each member of the ensemble, making the. Blue bossa latin jazz backing tracks with srcolling chords. This was one of my first jazz tunes i learned and after so much time i still find it intriguing and the harmonies very inspiring for improvisation. The changes for blue bossa as performed by kenny dorham 71 bpm duration 4. Author comments blue bossa is an instrumental jazz composition by kenny dorham. Try with a vertical approach just using 1 2 3 5 in various orderings you dont have to use all 4 notes every time each chord appears you may only feel. To practice improvising over blue bossa, you can use the following karaokestyle backing track video, made with band in a box. Included are pdf lead sheets for c, bb, and eb instruments.
Blue bossa is one of those tunes every jazz lover is going to play, so its good to have a few ideas and concepts under your belt to get through the tune convincingly. A cm fm g ebm ab c gb am f chords for blue bossa 150bpm. The backing track is for you to try playing the solo over and to practice improvising over this classic standard. Blue bossa as recorded by emily remler transcribed by monte moore music by kenny dorham cm9 x x fm9 8 fr. Lets go through each of the solos and point out any interesting or tricky parts. Blue bossa guitar backing track by jazz guitar online. Print and download in pdf or midi blue bossa backing track. The backing track is for jazz musicians to practice songs that are in the vanilla book. Blue bossa trumpet cover backing track by jamey aebersold bb instr. Michel camilo born april 4, 1954 is a pianist and composer from santo domingo, dominican republic.
Stream blue bossa guitar backing track by jazz guitar online from desktop or your mobile device. Blue bossa is a 16 bar melody chord sequence written by kenny dorham which combines jazz chord sequences harmony with the straight 8th bossa nova groove from south america. Blue bossa sheet music download free in pdf or midi. Jazz standard realbook chart blue bossa jazz standard. Read about blue bossa from jamey aebersolds volume 54. The tune has been transpose to transpose is to change the key of a piece of music, by moving every single one of its notes by exactly the same amount, either up or down to a higher or lower key. Blue bossa backing tracks jazz play along jazzbacks. The girl from ipanema play along backing track take the a train play along backing track blue monk play along backing track just friends play along backing track nows the time billies bounce play along backing track impression play along backing track satin doll play along backing track. Pdf free download other themes in this channel all of me. This important standard is 75% in the key of c minor, but modulates to a iivi in db for four bars in the middle of the tune. Nows the timebillies bounce bb realbook play along backing track blue monk. Blue bossa is a great way to start improvising following the harmony because its a well known tune that is not too difficult.
After trying a few set patterns and being able to keep up with the chord changes try slowing the backing track down to 0. Blue bossa harmonic analysis blue bossa is a 16bar tune and is in the key of c minor. Free guitar backing tracks for jamtracks in mp3 format. Recado bossa nova bb free pdf download recado bossa nova play along backing track night and day bb realbook play along backing track in a. Free guitar backing track for blue bossa by kenny dorham in mp3 format. Play along with our free backing track streams or join the collaboration by recording a remix. For example, the minor iivi in bars 5, 6 and 7 is outlined using the c harmonic minor scale. Blue bossa dexter gordon transcription cm 2 choruses notice the use of approach arpeggios in the 2nd measure of the above transcription g7 arpeggio descending from the 5th blue bossa dexter gordon transcription dm for sax.
To practice improvising over blue bossa, you can use the following karaokestyle backing track video, made. Check out arpeggios and pentatonics for blue bossa and learn how to use. Trumpet 1,trumpet 2 horn,tenor sax piano fretless bass, drumset. Check video version of this backing track on our youtube channel. Chords to most of the tracks are found in the vanilla book section. Jazz guitarist kenny burrell wrote and recorded a lyric to blue bossa, called its no time to be blue. Piano is on left channel, bass and drums are on the right channel.
Learning to navigate the changes is a challenge to many beginning improvisers when they first encounter this tune. On the audio files below you will hear each solo played and also an extended backing track. Blue bossa trumpet cover slow theme tutorial youtube. Recado bossa nova bb free pdf download jazztutorial. Blue bossa is a great introduction to the bossa nova style.
Finally, here an etude of the jazz standard blue bossa to conclude our melodic minor study. In this lesson ill present a set of arpeggios, some exercises, target notes and strategies for making solos where you can hear the harmony in the improvisation. Download kenny dorham blue bossa sheet music notes, chords. Melodic minor scale guide for jazz guitar jamie holroyd. The solo uses the melodic minor, harmonic minor and major scale. Blue bossa is a popular crossover track for musicians coming into jazz. Blue bossa 150 bpm gypsy jazz backing track jazz manouche duration. Instrumental version backing track of the song blue bossa jazz standard instrumental by jazz standard in midi format. Number after the title refers to the number of beats per minutes. Blue bossa has a shorter form 16 measures and relatively few chords. Bossa nova is, like rock and blues, a music that was invented on guitar. Blue bossa wmelody solos style jazz standard midi file blue bossa wmelody solos style jazz standard midi file add to cart.
He is known as a great jazz, latin and classical pianist with superb technical ability, and has played and recorded with many worldfamous musicians. Tired of fiddling with expensive and quirky play along software. A place inside my heart is where you live memories of our start, the love you give days when were alone and you are in my heart the blueness of the trueness of our love. Bossa nova guitar patterns 1 blue bossa jens larsen. Learn how to play blue bossa in this free lesson here. The melodic minor scale is used exclusively over the first four bars. When you first start out learning the jazz theres a good chance youll spend a lot of time learning how to play swing or walking bass lines. Our backing tracks of blue bossa are made entirely with live musicians for that real feel. Blue bossa backing track pack 100 to 150 bpm gumroad. Backing tracks at 6 speeds in increments of 10 bpm beats per minute. The original track is available to listen to and purchase at itunes or amazon. To learn about full playback, mp3 download, video lessons and tab links. Blue bossa jazz guitar solo achim kohl product no dl09 content. Differentiating which notes are consonant with the c minor harmony.
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