Fifteen tunes that reflect the breadth and diversity of jazz, from the great African-American tradition to the vibrant and multicultural sounds of jazz today. Introduces an approach that encourages playing by ear. Includes a CD featuring playalong rhythm-section tracks and full performances recorded by top jazz musicians.

• Birks Works [Dizzy Gillespie]
• Jumpin' with Symphony Sid [Lester Young / Buddy Feyne]
• Summertime [George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / Dubose Heyward / Dorothy Heyward]
• Georgia on my Mind [Hoagy Carmichael / Stuart Gorrell]
• Work Song [Nat Adderley / Oscar Brown, Jr.]
• Ain't Misbehavin' [Thomas 'Fats' Waller / Harry Brooks / Andy Razaf]
• I Can't Give you Anything but Love [Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh]
• Cluster [Chris Batchelor]
• Rhumba Multikulti [Don Cherry / Robert Huffman / Josh Jon...