Improvisation is at the heart of Jazz, but knowing how to play stylistically correctly in a large Jazz ensemble is also a necessity. 'How to Play Lead Trumpet in a Big Band' offers tips, suggestions, examples and a play along tracks to help you put it all together. The repertoire covers many jazz styles from Basie to Latin and African-influenced music to ECM and contemporary jazz (the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Bob Brookmeyer, etc.).

• Audio Files-Contents
• A Word About this Book
• About the Chord Symbols
• Introduction
• Responsibilities of Lead Player
• Some General Rules (Vibrato, Durations, Shakes, Falls)
• Jazz Articulation
• Equipment
• Practicing
• Listening
• Other Miscellaneous Advice
• Some Grat Jazz Trumpet Players
• About the Individual Charts
• Charts:
• A Doll
• Shuffin' in F
• Fung Unity
• Serenidade
• Proxy
• Basie's Blues
• Ulla in Africa
• Strayhorn
• About the Author
• Available Sco...