Big Phat Band Play Along for Trombone by Gordon Goodwin, Book 2 and CD, pub. Alfred

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Category: Brass - Trombone.  Composed by Gordon Goodwin

Format: Book & DVD-ROM.  Solo transcriptions, black & white photos and performance notes are included.
Level: 5-6.  Difficult.

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Play-Along Series, Volume 2 teaches you the art of ensemble playing.  Using actual charts from Gordon's recent CDs, you will learn volumes of information about style, phrasing, tone, dynamics, technique, articulation, playing in time, and improvisation.

Stylistically, the charts include swing tempos from medium to very fast, and funk and Latin grooves. Included are solo sections, with chord changes, and transcriptions of recorded solos by Andy Martin and Gordon Goodwin.  

The TNT 2 Custom Mix software on the accompanying DVD-ROM lets you listen to and play along with the outstanding players in the Big Phat Band.

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Play-Along Series gives you the chance to sit in with the outstanding players in the Big Phat Band to improve and measure your own ability to play in a big band. The goal of this series is to teach the art of ensemble playing. You will learn volumes of information about style, phrasing, tone, dynamics, technique, articulation, playing in time, Latin grooves, and a variety of swing styles as you play along and listen to the players in the Phat Band.