# The Essence of the Blues: Alto Saxophone: Alto Saxophone Book & CD

- **Brand:** Alfred Music
- **Price:** $26.95
- **Catalog:** alfred
- **Retailer:** alfred
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- **GTIN:** 9783954810512
- **Availability:** In stock

## Summary

The Essence of the Blues instructional book for alto saxophone, featuring 10 etudes for playing and improvising on the blues, including a companion CD.

## Description

The Essence of the Blues by Jim Snidero provides beginning to moderately advanced musicians with an in-depth look into the blues. In 10 etudes focusing on various types of the blues, the musician learns to master the essential basics step by step. Each piece comes with an in-depth analysis of blues styles and music theory, appropriate scale exercises, tips for studying and practicing, suggestions for improvising, recommended listening, and specific techniques used by some of the all-time best jazz/blues musicians, including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, B.B. King, Stanley Turrentine, and others. The accompanying play-along CD features world famous New York recording artists including Eric Alexander, Jeremy Pelt, Jim Snidero, Steve Davis, Mike LeDonne, Peter Washington, and others. Recorded at a world-class studio, these play alongs are deeply authentic, giving the musician a real-life playing experience to learn and enjoy the blues.

## Variants

- **In stock:** 1 of 1

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## Categories

- **Categories:** Shipped

## Additional Attributes

- **handle:** the-essence-of-the-blues-alto-saxophone-01-adv14530
- **weight:** 0.55
- **barcode:** 9783954810512
- **created at:** 2025-12-16T21:04:04-08:00
- **updated at:** 2026-08-03T23:27:12-07:00
- **variant sku:** 01-ADV14530
- **weight unit:** lb
- **product type:** Shipped
- **published at:** 2026-08-03T20:01:17-07:00
- **published scope:** global
- **requires shipping:** true
- **inventory management:** shopify

## Enrichment

- **Type:** music instructional book
- **Type Synonyms:** sheet music, method book, educational book
- **Tags:** alto saxophone, blues, etudes, instructional, includes CD
- **Styles:** educational
- **Category Path:** Media > Sheet Music
- **Compatible instrument:** Alto saxophone, Saxophone
- **Music genre:** Blues, Jazz
- **Canonical Brand:** Alfred Music

## Images

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