For decades, Bb instrumentalists have had to do mental gymnastics, sight-transposing music written in C (concert pitch) while maintaining swing feel and harmonic accuracy. That is why the collection known as has become a legendary, almost mythical, benchmark in the practice rooms of jazz schools worldwide.
: Includes approximately 557 tunes ranging from early swing to complex bebop and bossa nova. -FULL- 557 jazz standards in bb
Phil opened his eyes. They were wet. He mouthed: Go. For decades, Bb instrumentalists have had to do
| Instrument | Transposition | |------------|----------------| | Tenor sax | Bb (sounds M2 below written) | | Trumpet / Cornet | Bb (sounds M2 below written) | | Soprano sax | Bb (sounds M2 below written) | | Clarinet (standard) | Bb (sounds M2 below written) | | Flugelhorn | Bb | Phil opened his eyes