Hal Leonard Jazz Play Along Vol.85 - Motown Hits + Cd - Bb Eb C Instruments
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Summary of this sheet music
This collection immerses you in the soul and groove universe of Motown through 10 essential hits, designed to be played on a wide variety of instruments. The sheet music is provided in B-flat, E-flat, C, as well as in bass clef, making it easy to integrate into your lessons, ensemble workshops, or home practice routine.
The included CD is designed as a true educational tool. For study, each song features a split track with the melody, choruses intended for solos, as well as a removable piano part and a removable bass part : practical for isolating harmony, reinforcing rhythmic placement, and developing listening skills. For playing, each track offers an additional stereo backing track without the melody, and extra choruses to choose to play more choruses instead of the theme.
You will find: Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing, Baby I Need Your Lovin', Ben, Heatwave (Love Is Like A Heatwave), Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology), My Guy, Ooo Baby Baby, Reach Out, I'll Be There, Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours, What's Going On. An excellent resource to work on intonation, tone, interpretation, and improvisation on instantly recognizable pop-soul standards.
Technical specifications
| Musical Genre | Jazz, Blues, Soul | Publication | Sheet music |
| Instrumentation | Instruments in B-flat, E-flat, C, and bass clef | Genre | Variety / soul sheet music (play-along) |
Questions frequently asked
Which instruments are compatible with this Motown songbook?
The sheet music is provided in Bb, Eb, C, and bass clef to cover several families of transposing and non-transposing instruments.
Does the CD contain backing tracks without melody?
Each track includes a stereo accompaniment track without melody. Additional choruses allow for extended passages dedicated to solos.
How should the split tracks on the CD be used?
For practice, the split tracks include the melody and choruses for improvisation. The piano part can be removed to isolate the harmony. The bass part is also removable to work on rhythmic timing.
Which Motown songs are included in Jazz Play Along Vol.85?
The book features songs such as Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing, Heatwave, Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology), Reach Out, I'll Be There, and What's Going On.
Is this play-along suitable for practicing soul improvisation?
The choruses intended for solos and the backing tracks without melody enable practicing improvisation on titles like Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours and My Guy.



