Jazz Improv Speed Builders Play-Along Series Volume 1 — “Standard” Blues (see detailed description below track information)

by Rich Willey

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of We’re Talkin’ Bebop — a melodic approach for developing a bebop-style jazz vocabulary — by Rich Willey — for B-flat Trumpet & other Treble Clef Instruments with Play-Along Tracks, Jazz Improv Speed Builders PlayAlong Series Volume 5 — “Nuts & Bolts” Cycles and Turnarounds (see detailed description below track information), Jazz Improv Speed Builders Play-Along Series Volume 4 — “Giant Steps” Chord Changes (see detailed description below track information), Jazz Improv Speed Builders Play-Along Series Volume 3 — Minor Blues (see detailed description below track information), Jazz Improv Speed Builders Play-Along Series Volume 2 — “Bird” Blues (see detailed description below track information), Jazz Improv Speed Builders Play-Along Series Volume 1 — “Standard” Blues (see detailed description below track information), Boptism Funk Band — Conspiracy, and Boptism Big Band — Down & Dirty. , and , .

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1.	Volume 1 - Track 0001 - Blues In C - 001 27:10	info	buy track
2.	Volume 1 - Track 0002 - Blues In C - 002 19:39	info	buy track
3.	Volume 1 - Track 0003 - Blues In C - 003 15:25	info	buy track
4.	Volume 1 - Track 0004 - Blues In C - 004 12:42	info	buy track
5.	Volume 1 - Track 0005 - Blues In C - 005 10:48	info	buy track
6.	Volume 1 - Track 0006 - Blues In F - 001 27:10	info	buy track
7.	Volume 1 - Track 0007 - Blues In F - 002 19:39	info	buy track
8.	Volume 1 - Track 0008 - Blues In F - 003 15:25	info	buy track
9.	Volume 1 - Track 0009 - Blues In F - 004 12:42	info	buy track
10.	Volume 1 - Track 0010 - Blues In F - 005 10:48	info	buy track
11.	Volume 1 - Track 0011 - Blues In B-flat - 001 27:10	info	buy track
12.	Volume 1 - Track 0012 - Blues In B-flat - 002 19:39	info	buy track
13.	Volume 1 - Track 0013 - Blues In B-flat - 003 15:24	info	buy track
14.	Volume 1 - Track 0014 - Blues In B-flat - 004 12:42	info	buy track
15.	Volume 1 - Track 0015 - Blues In B-flat - 005 10:48	info	buy track
16.	Volume 1 - Track 0016 - Blues In E-flat - 001 27:10	info	buy track
17.	Volume 1 - Track 0017 - Blues In E-flat - 002 19:39	info	buy track
18.	Volume 1 - Track 0018 - Blues In E-flat - 003 15:25	info	buy track
19.	Volume 1 - Track 0019 - Blues In E-flat - 004 12:41	info	buy track
20.	Volume 1 - Track 0020 - Blues In E-flat - 005 10:47	info	buy track
21.	Volume 1 - Track 0021 - Blues In A-flat - 001 27:10	info	buy track
22.	Volume 1 - Track 0022 - Blues In A-flat - 002 19:39	info	buy track
23.	Volume 1 - Track 0023 - Blues In A-flat - 003 15:25	info	buy track
24.	Volume 1 - Track 0024 - Blues In A-flat - 004 12:42	info	buy track
25.	Volume 1 - Track 0025 - Blues In A-flat - 005 10:48	info	buy track
26.	Volume 1 - Track 0026 - Blues In D-flat - 001 27:10	info	buy track
27.	Volume 1 - Track 0027 - Blues In D-flat - 002 19:39	info	buy track
28.	Volume 1 - Track 0028 - Blues In D-flat - 003 15:25	info	buy track
29.	Volume 1 - Track 0029 - Blues In D-flat - 004 12:42	info	buy track
30.	Volume 1 - Track 0030 - Blues In D-flat - 005 10:48	info	buy track
31.	Volume 1 - Track 0031 - Blues In F# - 001 27:10	info	buy track
32.	Volume 1 - Track 0032 - Blues In F# - 002 19:39	info	buy track
33.	Volume 1 - Track 0033 - Blues In F# - 003 15:25	info	buy track
34.	Volume 1 - Track 0034 - Blues In F# - 004 12:42	info	buy track
35.	Volume 1 - Track 0035 - Blues In F# - 005 10:48	info	buy track
36.	Volume 1 - Track 0036 - Blues In B - 001 27:10	info	buy track
37.	Volume 1 - Track 0037 - Blues In B - 002 19:39	info	buy track
38.	Volume 1 - Track 0038 - Blues In B - 003 15:25	info	buy track
39.	Volume 1 - Track 0039 - Blues In B - 004 12:42	info	buy track
40.	Volume 1 - Track 0040 - Blues In B - 005 10:48	info	buy track
41.	Volume 1 - Track 0041 - Blues In E - 001 27:10	info	buy track
42.	Volume 1 - Track 0042 - Blues In E - 002 19:39	info	buy track
43.	Volume 1 - Track 0043 - Blues In E - 003 15:25	info	buy track
44.	Volume 1 - Track 0044 - Blues In E - 004 12:42	info	buy track
45.	Volume 1 - Track 0045 - Blues In E - 005 10:48	info	buy track
46.	Volume 1 - Track 0046 - Blues In A - 001 27:10	info	buy track
47.	Volume 1 - Track 0047 - Blues In A - 002 19:39	info	buy track
48.	Volume 1 - Track 0048 - Blues In A - 003 15:25	info	buy track
49.	Volume 1 - Track 0049 - Blues In A - 004 12:42	info	buy track
50.	Volume 1 - Track 0050 - Blues In A - 005 10:48	info	buy track
51.	Volume 1 - Track 0051 - Blues In D - 001 27:10	info	buy track
52.	Volume 1 - Track 0052 - Blues In D - 002 19:39	info	buy track
53.	Volume 1 - Track 0053 - Blues In D - 003 15:25	info	buy track
54.	Volume 1 - Track 0054 - Blues In D - 004 12:42	info	buy track
55.	Volume 1 - Track 0055 - Blues In D - 005 10:48	info	buy track
56.	Volume 1 - Track 0056 - Blues In G - 001 27:10	info	buy track
57.	Volume 1 - Track 0057 - Blues In G - 002 19:39	info	buy track
58.	Volume 1 - Track 0058 - Blues In G - 003 15:25	info	buy track
59.	Volume 1 - Track 0059 - Blues In G - 004 12:42	info	buy track
60.	Volume 1 - Track 0060 - Blues In G - 005 10:48	info	buy track

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At last, a logical and methodical approach for developing fast-tempo improv chops!

This is a common-sense approach to developing velocity in your jazz improv in all twelve keys. This slick regimen will dramatically improve your uptempo improvisational ability via 60 extended play-along tracks (over 17 hours of play-alongs) to incrementally get you from playing slow to playing fast!

Improv Speed Builders comes in five volumes, each containing a PDF with lead-sheet style melodies and chord symbols for C treble clef, C bass clef, B-flat intruments and E-flat instruments (and a provision for French Horn players, too) and over 17 hours of play-along tracks designed to take you from a snail’s pace all the way up to burning!

Each key has five accompaniment tracks, the first starting at ♩=80 and creeping up one beat-per-minute (bpm) for sixty choruses (ending up at 140 bpm). The second track starts at ♩=120, the third track at ♩=160, the fourth track at ♩=200, and the fifth track at ♩=240. The tempo overlap between the tracks helps you ease into the higher velocities more gracefully.

The suggested strategy for getting through sixty choruses is this: by playing a chorus and resting a chorus (or trading with a practice partner or scatting every other chorus) your chops will be able to rest as much as you play so you can go on much longer than you might think you can. Also, it’s the perfect vehicle for spending equal time on all your instruments, i.e. a chorus on trumpet, rest a chorus while picking up your flugelhorn and then play a chorus, rest a chorus while grabbing your cornet for the following chorus, etc. Or it can be a great way to spend equal amounts of time rotating through your various mutes that you might not remember to practice between gigs. The possibilities are endless with this series!

The tempo increase is not an accelerando; each imperceptible tempo change happens precisely at the beginning of the next chorus so you are always holding a steady tempo. The tempo increases incrementally chorus by chorus so you really don’t even notice, but the next thing you know you’re negotiating changes at a much faster tempo than you ever thought you could!

These are guaranteed to take you to the next level and beyond without all the frustration and guesswork you may have already experienced.

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released October 5, 2020

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Rich Willey Asheville, North Carolina

Florida-born North Carolinian Rich Willey (rhymes with “Billy”) cut his teeth in Philadelphia jazz clubs in the early 80’s and started calling his bands Boptism in 1986. After finishing school, he worked in NYC before touring with Maynard Ferguson after 9/11/2001.

Rich and his wife Janet run Boptism Music. Rich is a freelance trumpeter, bass trumpeter and tuba player in beautiful Western NC. ... more

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