Jazz Drummer's Workshop - Approaching Standards - Modern Drummer Magazine

Jazz Drummer’s Workshop – Approaching Standards

Jazz musicians spend a considerable amount of practice time learning standard tunes in a variety of keys. By doing so, they become versed in the tradition, while developing a repertoire of music to be played with other musicians. Many choose to learn these songs from The Real Book, which is a compilation of dozens of lead sheets that outline the melody and chord changes, while others transcribe music from the original recordings.
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