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Dorian Mode backing tracks
(in trumpet key)
D Dorian: qn=100, qn=120, qn=140, qn=160, qn=180, qn=200
E Dorian: qn=100, qn=120, qn=140, qn=160, qn=180, qn=200
F Dorian: qn=100, qn=120, qn=140, qn=160, qn=180, qn=200
G Dorian: qn=100, qn=120, qn=140, qn=160, qn=180, qn=200
A Dorian: qn=100, qn=120, qn=140, qn=160, qn=180, qn=200
B Dorian: qn=100, qn=120, qn=140, qn=160, qn=180, qn=200
C Dorian: qn=100, qn=120, qn=140, qn=160, qn=180, qn=200
Db Dorian: qn=100, qn=120, qn=140, qn=160, qn=180, qn=200
Eb Dorian: qn=100, qn=120, qn=140, qn=160, qn=180, qn=200
F# Dorian: qn=100, qn=120, qn=140, qn=160, qn=180, qn=200
Ab Dorian: qn=100, qn=120, qn=140, qn=160, qn=180, qn=200
Bb Dorian: qn=100, qn=120, qn=140, qn=160, qn=180, qn=200

ii-V-I backing tracks
(in trumpet key)
C Major: qn=100, qn=120, qn=140, qn=160, qn=180, qn=200
Sample Jazz Standard List (Bb parts)*

all keys shown in concert key     (concert parts)

Straight-ahead
        All of Me (in C) (audio, backing track)
        All The Things You Are (in Ab) (audio, backing track)
        Autumn Leaves (in e minor) (audio, backing track)
        Bye, Bye, Blackbird (in F) (audio, backing track)
        How High The Moon (in G) (audio, backing track)
        Honeysuckle Rose (in F) (audio, backing track)
        I Remember You (in F) (audio, backing track)
        Joy Spring (in F) (audio, backing track)
        Lady Bird (in C) (audio, backing track (qn=140))
        Like Someone In Love (in Eb) (audio, YouTube, backing track)
        Night and Day (in C) (audio, backing track)
        Satin Doll (in C) (audio, backing track)
        Tangerine (in F) (audio, backing track)
        There Is No Greater Love (in Bb) (audio, backing track)
        There Will Never Be Another You (in Eb) (audio, backing track)
        Tune Up (in D) (audio, backing track)
        When Lights Are Low (in F) (audio, backing track)

Latin/Swing
        A Night In Tunisia (in d minor) (audio, backing track)
        On Green Dolphin Street (in Eb) (audio, backing track)

Latin
        Blue Bossa (in c minor) (audio, 2, backing track: 4x, qn=130))
        Desafinado (in Eb) (audio, backing track)
        Girl From Ipanema, The (in F) (audio, backing track)
        Meditation (in C) (audio, video, backing track)
        Recordame (in a minor) (audio, backing track)
        St. Thomas (in C) (audio, backing track)
        Wave (in D) (audio, backing track)

Fusion/Funk/R&B
        Chameleon
        I Can t Help It
        Mister Magic (in c minor) (audio, backing track)
        Strasbourg Saint Denis (in xxx) (audio, backing track)
        This Masquerade (in xxx minor) (audio, backing track)
        Watermelon Man (in xxx) (audio, backing track)

Bird Tunes (non-blues)
        Anthropology (audio, backing track)
        Confirmation (audio, backing track)
        Scrapple from the Apple (audio, backing track)
        Yardbird Suite (in C) (audio, backing track)

Rhythm Changes
        Ow! (in Bb) (audio, backing track)

Bebop
        Wail (in Eb) (audio, backing track)

Waltz
        Alice in Wonderland (audio, backing track)
        All Blues (audio, backing track)
        Bluesette (in Bb) (audio, backing track)
        Footprints (audio, backing track)
        Jitterbug Waltz (audio, backing track)
        Moon River (audio, backing track)
        Someday My Prince Will Come (audio, backing track)
        Ugly Beauty (audio, backing track)
        Up Jumped Spring (audio, backing track)
        West Coast Blues (audio, backing track)

Modal
        Impressions (in d minor) (audio, backing track)
        Little Sunflower (in xxx) (audio, backing track)
        Maiden Voyage (in Dsus) (audio, backing track)
        Milestones (in a minor) (audio, backing track)
        So What (in d minor) (audio, backing track)

Blues
        All Blues (in G) (audio, backing track)
        Billie s Bounce (audio, backing track)
        C Jam Blues (audio, backing track)
        Mr. P.C. (audio, backing track)
        Now s The Time (in F) (audio, backing track)
        Tenor Madness (audio, backing track)
        Walkin (audio, backing track)

Ballad
        A Child Is Born (audio, backing track)
        As Time Goes By (audio, backing track)
        Body and Soul (audio, backing track)
        Here s That Rainy Day (audio, backing track)
        I Can t Get Started (audio, backing track)
        I Remember Clifford (audio, backing track)
        I ll String Along With You (audio, backing track)
        Lush Life (audio, backing track)
        Misty (audio, backing track)
        Willow Weep For Me (Bb Part in concert G) (audio, backing track)
        You Go To My Head (audio, backing track)


* unless noted, all are .pdf files





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