hi i'm not used to playing along but want to start trying to see how it goes . Are those the right chords to use for an alto sax or do i need to transpose them intto another key or something ? Really appreciate any replies . Just a novice trying to get along .
I just got into Jazz 1 (Trumpet) and Jazz 2 (Trombone) my freshmen year of high school, and this has been a major help so far with the blues scale, improvising, and solos. This video is amazing!!!
This is the best track ever!!! What a great mix of jazz and blues and such a perfect tempo for those of us who aren't quite that fast! Love it - thanks!
Thanks a lot! My band teacher uses this for our B flat major blues scale. We were having a blues conversation with our instruments, each taking turns for 4 measures improvising with this track. It was fun.
Just for fun try playing G blues down a minor third.. I do Georgia on my mind jazz version in F maj. Playing around in D blues sounds great. I especially like playing it over the Bb7 four dominant chord. I don't know how it will sound.
For jazz band auditions, our director makes us improv to this track (I play clarinet) I find it really fun sometimes as long as I don't mess up (he gives us a specific scale to use)
thank you thank you thank you so so much. i have a 24 bar improv solo in band coming up and this helped me so much. I cannot thank you enough. Love this! Thanks for posting.
same on piano, ive been playing for 4 years but tonight i discovered this video wanting to look more into backing tracks and i had fun like crazy! I'm slowly getting passionate about jazz and blues
This is such a wonderful track, I use it all the time. If I were to make one suggestion I would change it up a little near the end so it isn't super repetitive. Other than I love it! Can't believe you only 157k subscribers, you deserve more.
I was playing along on the chords on the piano... Enjoyed improv on piano and it was fun on guitar. I forgot that the % sign was a good review..I am going to review the video.
This is excellent. Did this a number of times..sounded better almost every time ..I am exploring scales over it ..I like to throw a little blues in the improv, but lightly sprinkle it in the tune.. I suspect the Dom dimminished scale has a place some where in this..I want to check it out for sub chords. The quality is great. BTW guitar player also.
I have a question for anyone. So I found the Bflat Dorian scale to fit, and not the Bflat major. It definitely doesn't sound like an Aflat major tune because of the root tone but it still falls on that scale. I guess I don't understand how something could use two different scales but be in the same key. I'm probably missing something but would it be more accurate to say this is in Bflat Dorian or is that extenuous?
It's a good question, and a very common on. I have a video about it but it's in french : th-cam.com/video/LFGRE2eBb8g/w-d-xo.html Here's my anwser : the key chord here is Bb7, not Ab, hence all the notes you play sound relatively to this Bb7 (Ab sounds like a m7 and Bb like a root). Thinking "the Ab major scale" doesn't help you memorizing the feeling (or "role") that each note will have, but thinking everything relatively to Bb (the Bb dorian mode) will help you. So you have to learn this dorian mode like if it's a new scale, and memorise the interval and sound of each note. For this topic, the theory that you know doesn't help you because you think about "the major scale this mode comes from" and this is something you want to slightly get away from :-) I hope this helps
Just started jazz last week. I thought “yo all the other kids are doing improv why not try?” I picked b flat blues scale. Pulled this up. Just played. And it was the most fun I’ve had in such a long time with music. Insane
Did a video with this and few other of your tracks. Really like the quality. I will have some up tonight. I definitely am keeping this link and plan to share it with my jazz and blues afficionados.
John 1st..Thx for the request. I have many blues videos. Some I play piano over backing tracks, some are guitar over the result. Just put another one up. I realistically have done 50 or so blues videos..Some are primarily teaching exercises. Also I have play along blues videos.. they usually started as Backing tracks.I'm pretty happy with most. I am working on putting up a sampler.. All my stuff ain't gems. Not a pro..but have always enjoyed playing and teaching..
@@johnosullivan6620 John I think I used this backing track on piano and possibly guitar. Ill check.. if not I can do another..Ill try to do a little teaching. I think I have it already. Ill try to send you a link.
![[BackingTrack] Bossanova 1-6-2-5 in Bb major](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8_H4SbVqfr8/mqdefault.jpg)
As an alto saxophone player, this track is awesome. I love improvising to it.
Brandon Cox just curious have you tried G blues over it. Also not a horn player..is G blues hard to play on a trumpet?
@@PIANOSTYLE100 it can be challenging but no it's not super hard
@@Lor40 I tried playing sax and other wind instruments.. Not my forte.
same!
hi i'm not used to playing along but want to start trying to see how it goes . Are those the right chords to use for an alto sax or do i need to transpose them intto another key or something ? Really appreciate any replies . Just a novice trying to get along .
I just got into Jazz 1 (Trumpet) and Jazz 2 (Trombone) my freshmen year of high school, and this has been a major help so far with the blues scale, improvising, and solos. This video is amazing!!!
Woah 😮, Congrats dude, that’s great🎉
tenor here!!! love improvising over this, much more pleasing than hearing my trombone section blare my ears out in jazz!!!
Incredibly relatable, fellow tenor, sit in front of Trombones, they're all not very good and out of tune and just pain
@@T-Vivid-T yes! this is so real! mine has this really annoying attention seeker and hes the best player currently so i cant do anything about it
Put it in 2x speed and you got yourself Bebop
A rather microtonal bebop :D
@@petedavid5127 it clearly doesnt
@@pe4o243 Speed changing on TH-cam does not change pitch
Reminded me of super Mario brothers
Bro thanks that was fun ngl
Thanks for this!!! I play trombone, and I like listening to this while I practice. It helps a lot!!!
Same I play trombone!
Same
Bones ftw
Bone W
Same here, working on improv
Thank you so much. im a trombone player and i needed something that i could do a jazz improve to and this worked great!
Literally my exact thoughts
Thanks! Your whole playlist of backing tracks is a huge help.
as a trombonist i wrote many song over this and improved my improvisational ability.
Good god I'm playing jazz my mind is blown. 😮
Same
My band director for Jazz band has us play to this and everyone gets a chance to solo for 12 measures I think it’s a great way to start reversal👍
This is the best track ever!!! What a great mix of jazz and blues and such a perfect tempo for those of us who aren't quite that fast! Love it - thanks!
jazz and blues are the same thing on the contrary of what people saying
Thanks a lot! My band teacher uses this for our B flat major blues scale. We were having a blues conversation with our instruments, each taking turns for 4 measures improvising with this track. It was fun.
Cool ! This is a great exercise :-)
So does our jazz band. We do that sometimes as well. We do improvising as a warm up.
Just for fun try playing G blues down a minor third.. I do Georgia on my mind jazz version in F maj. Playing around in D blues sounds great. I especially like playing it over the Bb7 four dominant chord. I don't know how it will sound.
*currently trying to make a clarinet solo to this, wish me luck 😋*
Fell you
Post vid or it didn't happen!
I wish u good luck!❤️
Clarinet gang
I’m listening to this to help me write in a classy atmosphere 😊
Thanks a ton! We did this in Jazz band and I do it at home all the time playing along with my saxophone 🎷😁
Haven't picked up my horn in a long time, and this track made it seem like putting on an old pair gloves. Many thanks
For jazz band auditions, our director makes us improv to this track (I play clarinet) I find it really fun sometimes as long as I don't mess up (he gives us a specific scale to use)
Yeah! I'm an alto sax, and I wanna audition for honor jazz in my district, so I have to do Concert Bb Blues improv. I can say I'm getting better.
I'ma trombone and this is 💥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Helped me to work my jazz beat, comping and mesure change with some littles accents. Thanks !
thank you thank you thank you so so much. i have a 24 bar improv solo in band coming up and this helped me so much. I cannot thank you enough. Love this! Thanks for posting.
Thank you for sharing this. Its a goldmine of information for a bass player. Thanks!
for one chorus XD
Thanks this helped me not look bad when i did my solo in middle school ha ha those where the times.
This is amazing for practicing soloing over, thanks so much!
Played this while learning clarinet improv. Really great!
So good! I could jam to it all day love Bb
That’s like the most fun I’ve had on the guitar...and I’ve been playing for 12 years lol that’s so cool
same on piano, ive been playing for 4 years but tonight i discovered this video wanting to look more into backing tracks and i had fun like crazy! I'm slowly getting passionate about jazz and blues
hello
I love working on improve with this track!
ATTENTION : Ce Bb Blues pourrait provoquer un stress répétitif pour certains musiciens qui l’aimeraient trop!
Martin tu es diabolique...
Max Fidanza i
This is nice, been ripping some sax solos makimg me feel good
Soloing over this is a blast and really helps thanks a lot!
I love your Backing tracks!!! Good job 👌
This is a great improv backing track!
This is absolutely the best way to practice I'm getting better already
Tiffany Rudd Agree excellente
got all state jazz auditions tmr, wish me luck 🤞
Thanks for posting this. Great track!
This is such a wonderful track, I use it all the time. If I were to make one suggestion I would change it up a little near the end so it isn't super repetitive. Other than I love it! Can't believe you only 157k subscribers, you deserve more.
Super ! Merci beaucoup Martin.
Thanks! clarinet player here, needed this.
Great practice video
This is just what I was looking for thanks
Why would someone dislike this? Like, I actually don't understand.
Very useful for practicing solos on any instrumet (even bass :3)
I was playing along on the chords on the piano... Enjoyed improv on piano and it was fun on guitar. I forgot that the % sign was a good review..I am going to review the video.
This probably is the wrong place to ask but HOW DO YOU EVEN DO IMPROV 😭
use a scale and play different notes on it
Learn a Major or Pentatonic scale and mess around with the different notes
Use the chord tones of each chord as reference let your ears guide you. Start in .50x speed
just get the feel of the background and let your ears do the talking through your instrument
Essence of improv is to put yourself on a stage and show everyone your musical domain and interpretation
Way to go... thanks man that is just perfect 🤠
I love this stuff. I'm in a middle school jazz band and this is really helpful for my soloing skills. THANK YOU!
Bryan The Memenga I feel u bro I’m a guitarist for jazz
thats a saucey dangle!
I have a scating solo today and this is a great track to listen to
i am currently a trombone player in middle school and my band teacher has us play to this song every morning best music i heard
Great track! Use this for jazz band.
Absolutely loved this, helped a lot with my improvising
Gonna use this at my improv recital tonight!
The best track for practise! Thanks for posting.
Sarebbe bello vederne lo spartito :-)
You spelled practice wrong. It's spelled with a "C", not a "S".
This is excellent. Did this a number of times..sounded better almost every time ..I am exploring scales over it ..I like to throw a little blues in the improv, but lightly sprinkle it in the tune.. I suspect the Dom dimminished scale has a place some where in this..I want to check it out for sub chords. The quality is great. BTW guitar player also.
@@williamjones3301 It can be both. I googled it.
Thanks for making this. I’m an alto sax player and i use it all the time
I love this backing track sooo much❤️ i improvises to it all the time ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love this!
Nice nice! Thank you!
The 4th best song I have ever heard in my life
i use this while playing the electric bass and i rlly enjoy it :))
im on my grind for jazz band as a guitarist and this has been my go to channel for it
Thank you really was swinging to this! Much w
great to practice jazz organ!
perfect for some trombone!!
This is such a wonderful
Thanks for this
Thanks you so much for this🙏🏾
Definitely one of the best !!
Fun to play along to
Nice backing track
This is great!
I’m gonna have a workshop on jazz blues in an hour. Doing some warmup here before the action. Great backtrack!
Thanks a lot !!
You're incredible.
i just checked out your band camp and the new album - wow really fun gonna buy the mp3 version - you guys are right on!
Thanks a lot Stavros !!
Very good!..I'm improvise on the piano.
I have a question for anyone. So I found the Bflat Dorian scale to fit, and not the Bflat major. It definitely doesn't sound like an Aflat major tune because of the root tone but it still falls on that scale. I guess I don't understand how something could use two different scales but be in the same key. I'm probably missing something but would it be more accurate to say this is in Bflat Dorian or is that extenuous?
It's a good question, and a very common on. I have a video about it but it's in french : th-cam.com/video/LFGRE2eBb8g/w-d-xo.html
Here's my anwser : the key chord here is Bb7, not Ab, hence all the notes you play sound relatively to this Bb7 (Ab sounds like a m7 and Bb like a root). Thinking "the Ab major scale" doesn't help you memorizing the feeling (or "role") that each note will have, but thinking everything relatively to Bb (the Bb dorian mode) will help you. So you have to learn this dorian mode like if it's a new scale, and memorise the interval and sound of each note. For this topic, the theory that you know doesn't help you because you think about "the major scale this mode comes from" and this is something you want to slightly get away from :-) I hope this helps
@@guitareimprovisation Thanks!
Just started jazz last week. I thought “yo all the other kids are doing improv why not try?” I picked b flat blues scale. Pulled this up. Just played. And it was the most fun I’ve had in such a long time with music. Insane
it's something that can make you happy for a lifetime...take it from an old old man.
David Ferrara dang actually? Crazy
@@neeko5918 yes indeed
Great track. Played here for hours with my horn.
super fun to improvise too! thanks
as a trumpet player it also works extremely well
My band teacher uses this so I thought I would look at it and now it is stuck in my head😂
Woots’ Dog check out irealpro app. Try Donna Lee Song. What instrument(s) do you play?
Love using this when practicing jazz guitar for my band 🤟
Wonderful!
I use this to improv on tenor madness and it works great
Lolololol my band teacher uses this
sam,e
It's pro..smart band teacher..
Incognitomeme sameee
Incognitomeme same
Same
Fantastic!
Wow what a nice backingtrack. Thank you so much.
I think it is so much backing track
Really great, thanks!
Trying to improv with a diatonic harmonica on this. Suffice to say, I need to work on that. Thanks.
Danke viel mal!!!
G
Bb
C
C#
D
F
G
(Alto saxophone notes for this key for anyone forgetting)
cool, tnx man
These are the exact chords for my region improv Etude😆
Did a video with this and few other of your tracks. Really like the quality. I will have some up tonight. I definitely am keeping this link and plan to share it with my jazz and blues afficionados.
Can you post some?
@@johnosullivan6620 Ill have to look arround...Im searching right now.
John 1st..Thx for the request. I have many blues videos. Some I play piano over backing tracks, some are guitar over the result.
Just put another one up. I realistically have done 50 or so blues videos..Some are primarily teaching exercises. Also I have play along blues videos.. they usually started as Backing tracks.I'm pretty happy with most.
I am working on putting up a sampler.. All my stuff ain't gems.
Not a pro..but have always enjoyed playing and teaching..
@@johnosullivan6620 John I think I used this backing track on piano and possibly guitar. Ill check.. if not I can do another..Ill try to do a little teaching. I think I have it already. Ill try to send you a link.
@@johnosullivan6620 th-cam.com/video/174cuDcwZvo/w-d-xo.html
Very nice track to improvise along with, thanks..
This song changed my life
Thank you so much this is very helpful
This helps a lot
Ima jazz piano and idk if this is the right backing track for my class but it’s still great for improv
I play clarinet and this really works!
I play sax and it’s great
My band teacher is using this for a jazz ensemble.
This is very helpful for me, thank u for making this! :)
Make that last Cm7 in the turnaround a C7 (a Dominant chord). Both versions are good!