Intros & Endings

Sunday, 14 November 2004 23:00

I bought a Mel Bay publication "Jazz Intros and Endings" by Ron Eschete and worked through the first 15 of 60 examples. I listened to the CD in my car a few times. Some examples are very simple but one thing I really like - Ron provides each example presented in multiple keys. The melodies are slightly modified to fit but picking keys separated by a third or a fourth really open up each example to be used in ANY key. I recommend this book to anyone looking to add interest to their song presentation. I am providing most (if not all) intro/endings now in our combo so this book is very useful to me.