Welcome to the companion website for Creative Jazz Improvisation, Fifth Edition by Scott Reeves and Tom Walsh. This website is home to a wealth of resources, organized by chapter, grouped into the following categories:
- Play-Along Tracks: Used for practicing improvisation over short chord progressions in twelve keys
- Call and Response: Exercises to introduce jazz vocabulary to growing improvisers.
- Ear Training: Tracks for developing skills to find and play chords by ear.
- Tunes: A collection of tunes helpful for practicing the concepts in the book, complete with play-along tracks, lead sheets, and exercises.
- Piano Voicings: Piano voicings for each chord type presented in the book.
- Transcription Recordings: Transcribed solos that appeared in earlier editions, as well as YouTube and Spotify links to recordings of solos that appear in the Fifth Edition
As you work through Creative Jazz Improvisation, you will want to make use of the practice tools highlighted in each chapter. As you continue your journey as an improvisor, you will want to return to these resources time and again, discovering new ways to develop your abilities.
The possibilities far exceed what is presented here... so be creative and have fun!
