Phrase like a pro! By simply adding one chromatic note, you can convert the most commonly used scales into'Bebop' scales. Bebop scales almost magically turn scales into jazz lines, adding melodic flow...
Much has been written about the jazz 'language' or the jazz 'vocabulary.' Linguistic references are sensible and proper because, just as we speak in words and phrases derived from the alphabet, so do...
Joe Riposo's latest book, 'Making A Connection With Your Saxophone' offers teaching techniques to help students physically put into practice what they have learned in the classroom. The premise is tha...
Learn the secret to playing long, flowing musical lines that move from one chord change to the other in a smooth, seamless manner. This book explains approach tones (a tone or series of tones leading...
Phrase like a pro! By simply adding one chromatic note, you can convert the most commonly used scales into 'Bebop' scales. Bebop scales almost magically turn scales into jazz lines, adding melodic flo...
Indian Summer is an old standard tune dressed up with a new modern feel. Riposo took this tune and arranged it with rich up dated harmonies. Even though it is written on a difficult level with a few r...
A slow ballad that goes into a double time swing and returns to a ballad for the endimg. This medium level chart is a tenor saxophone feature surrounded by rich harmonies and a lot of colorful musical...
Joe Riposo has hit the mark in providing a medium up tempo blues that is playable by any bands. It sounds hard but plays easy. The brass ranges are very moderate and the rest of the parts playable. Th...
A medium level ballad that goes into a Bossa Nova tempo. This chart features piano as a solo instrument. This beautifully lyrical ballad/Bossa Nova will provide contrast in your programming. Great veh...
A Bossa Nova chart scored to be played by a little big band. It starts as a Bossa and goes in to swing at the bridge and returns to the Bossa feel. Sections can be opened giving any one in the band th...
