Aebersold,Jamey St. Louis Blues: Traditional Dixieland Classics CD

Instructional book with play-a-long CD contains 16 toe-tappin' Dixieland classics including "When the Saints Go Marching In," "The Darktown Strutters Ball," "The Sheik of Araby," "Tiger Rag," "Royal Garden Blues" and others. Many of these songs have forms that are unusual to modern jazz players - today, tunes are usually 12 bar blues and 32 bar song froms. Older pieces like "Tiger Rag" are structured in a different way, with multiple themes and forms that are similiar to marches or minuets - the early music also had a simpler harmonic language. On this CD, a seasoned and professional rhythm section helps you absorb the traditional style with ease. Also includes a track of tuning notes at the end of the CD.

1. When the Saints Go Marchin' in 2. Darktown Strutters' Ball 3. Royal Garden Blues 4. Alexander's Ragtime Band 5. Sheik of Araby 6. St. James Infirmary 7. St. Louis Blues 8. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans 9. Margie 10. Chicago 11. Tiger Rag 12. After You've Gone 13. Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) 14. Bill Bailey 15. That's a Plenty 16. Limehouse Blues 17. Tuning Notes