Aebersold Aebersold N°050 - The Magic Of Miles Davis + CD
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Essential Information About This Method
Essential Information About This Method
- 8 Essential Standards associated with Miles Davis's repertoire, to work on modern jazz through immediately recognizable themes.
- Play-along format ideal for progressing in improvisation, rhythmic placement, and jazz language, alone or in lessons.
- Focus on piano comping : a valuable approach to understanding voicings and accompaniment within a rhythm section context.
- Dedicated rhythm section with Mark Levine (piano), Todd Coolman (bass), and Steve Davis (drums) to play in realistic musical conditions.
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Summary of This Method
This play-along method highlights a key period in Miles Davis's career (1957-1964) through a selection of tunes that have become absolute jazz references. Designed for instrumentalists wishing to work on interpretation, improvisation, and listening, it allows confrontation with pieces that shaped the modal and hard bop jazz aesthetic, featuring particularly formative harmonic progressions and forms.
Beyond simply "playing over a chart," this work will especially interest pianists and musicians curious about accompaniment mechanisms: voicings, comping, rhythmic phrasing, and interaction with the rhythm section. The goal is to develop credible comping, better support a soloist, and enrich harmonic vocabulary in various contexts (modal, blues, standards with changes).
The list of tunes offers a coherent and musical journey, perfect for building a practice routine: All Blues, Nardis, So What, Eighty-One, Freddie Freeloader, Joshua, Milestones (New), Blue In Green, and Seven Steps To Heaven. An excellent resource to work on tone, timing, chord colors, and chorus construction, whether you are a trumpeter, saxophonist, pianist, guitarist, or rhythm section musician.
Technical specifications
| Publication | Methods | ||
| Artist | Miles Davis | Instrumentation | All instruments |
Questions frequently asked
Which Miles Davis pieces are included in Aebersold No. 050?
The collection includes nine tracks: All Blues, Nardis, So What, Eighty-One, Freddie Freeloader, Joshua, Milestones (New), Blue In Green, and Seven Steps To Heaven.
Is this Aebersold method suitable for all instruments?
The instrumentation is listed as "all instruments." The material is particularly aimed at trumpeters, saxophonists, pianists, guitarists, and rhythm section players.
Can modal jazz be practiced with this play-along?
The selected pieces notably cover modal contexts, including So What and All Blues. The collection also addresses blues and standard tunes with chord changes.
What does the Miles Davis 1957-1964 volume allow one to work on?
The selection focuses on the period from 1957 to 1964. It enables the development of interpretation, improvisation, and listening skills based on forms and harmonic progressions from modal jazz and hard bop. The package includes a CD.
Is the collection suitable for practicing piano comping?
Special attention is given to voicings, comping, rhythmic phrasing, and interaction with the rhythm section. These elements allow for studying accompaniment of a soloist on tracks like Blue In Green or Freddie Freeloader.
