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The Blues Play-A-Long and Solos Collection for Guitar Beginner Series: The Blues Play-A-Long and Solos Collection  Beginner Series
The Blues Play-A-Long and Solos Collection for Guitar Beginner Series: The Blues Play-A-Long and Solos Collection  Beginner Series
The Blues Play-A-Long and Solos Collection for Guitar Beginner Series: The Blues Play-A-Long and Solos Collection  Beginner Series
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The Blues Play-A-Long and Solos Collection for Guitar Beginner Series: The Blues Play-A-Long and Solos Collection Beginner Series

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Andrew D. Gordon has created 30; 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles, keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues, Boogie Blues, Jazz Blues, Minor Blues, Country Blues, Latin Blues, Old Time Jazz Blues, Jazz Swing Blues, Classic Blues Rock, Soulful Blues, Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line, 12 measures in length, designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your own improvisational solos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded, first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of keyboards, guitar, bass and drums and immediately following, is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times, generally between 5-8 minutes in length, giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz, Funk, Folk, Country, Latin, Rock, Gospel, Pop, Boogie, giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the Blues.

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Release dateSep 1, 2020
ISBN9781970178197
The Blues Play-A-Long and Solos Collection for Guitar Beginner Series: The Blues Play-A-Long and Solos Collection  Beginner Series
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Andrew D. Gordon

Andrew was born in London England and moved to Los Angeles in 1979. In 1991 Andrew started a music educational publishing company A.D.G. Productions which has now published over 150 music instructional books with Andrew authoring over 80 books for piano/keyboards, woodwinds, guitar/bass, including such titles as "100 Ultimate Blues Riffs", "100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs", "Funky Organ Grooves", "Outta Sight Funk & R&B Riffs" "The Blues Scale" that are sold to and used by teachers and students throughout the world. Andrew is an exceptional all round experienced keyboard player, composer as well as a guitarist, and his experience has enabled him to compose, produce and arrange music for many artists, TV Shows, film, theater, commercials including TV shows such as General Hospital and Oceanquest. He has worked with such notable artists as Gary Wright, Johnny Guitar Watson, Edwin Starr, Mike Pinera. His band The Super Groovers has received worldwide airplay on many jazz radio stations. Andrew is equally adept at playing and teaching in many styles including, Pop, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Funk & R&B, Gospel, Country. Andrew plays in an instrumental jazz group called "The Super Groovers" where he co-writes all the music with saxophonist Frank Villafranca blending musical styles such as : Jazz, Blues, Funk, Latin, African, New Age, Gospel, Rock. They have released two albums Supergroovin' and Mainline Connection to critical acclaim available from various internet music retailers. Andrew began his musical training at the age of 7, studying classical piano for 12 years. He has studied Synthesizer Programming at UCLA and was chosen to participate, by B.M.I., in their film scoring workshop, instructed by world renowned TV and film composer EARL HAGEN. Andrew also studied Jazz piano for 6 years with top jazz pianist MIKE GARSON. With the success of his books, Andrew teaches many beginner to advanced music students from around the world using the internet, skype and webcam specializing in blues, jazz, rock, country, gospel piano playing, music production, songwriting, music career development, jazz improvising, music sequencing and programming, etc. He can be contacted at: musiclessons@adgproductions.com

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    The Blues Play-A-Long and Solos Collection for Guitar Beginner Series - Andrew D. Gordon

    INDEX OF THE 30 PLAY-A-LONG TRACKS

    British Blues Rock Page 1

    Texas Blues Shuffle Page 2

    Funky Minor Blues Page 3

    Uptempo Boogie Blues Rock Page 4

    Funky Blues Page 5

    Latin Jazz Blues Page 6

    Slow Minor Blues Page 7

    Even 8th. Note Blues Page 8

    Uptempo Jazz Swing Blues Page 9

    Slow Swing Blues Page 10

    Country Rock Blues Page 11

    Acoustic Swing Blues Page 12

    Old Time Jazz Blues Page 13

    Classic Blues Rock Page 14

    Funky Minor Blues Page 15

    60’s Soulful Blues Page 16

    Acoustic Country Blues Page 17

    Slow Funky Blues Page 18

    Swing Blues Shuffle Page 19

    Acoustic Straight Blues Page 20

    Folky ¾ Time Blues Page 21

    Blues Rock Shuffle Page 22

    Medium Tempo Boogie Blues Page 23

    Slow Minor Jazz Blues Page 24

    Gospel Blues Page 25

    Minor Bossa Nova Blues Page 26

    Minor Jazz Blues Page 27

    Slow Blues Page

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