Hear It and Sing It! Exploring the Blues is an effective tool for learning to sing and improvise on blues. Designed for people who love to sing, as well as for students and teachers in vocal jazz programs, it includes a step-by-step approach to learning blues lyrics, forms, harmony, scales and improvisation, with a brand new repertoire of songs. Vocal examples followed by accompaniment-only tracks make learning easy and enjoyable. New songs include lyrics added to compositions by jazz greats Dexter Gordon (plus lyrics to his solo), Johnny Griffin, Gigi Gryce, Julian Priester and Norman Simmons as well as compositions by Judy Niemack and Sheila Jordan. The book includes: blues forms, scales and harmony; transcriptions of exercises and improvised solos; accurate lead sheets for 14 contemporary blues songs; examples of 12 different blues forms; scat syllables; blues riffs; “Voices in Blues” history chapter; Listening and repertoire suggestions. The CDs include: 14 songs and exercises sung by Judy Niemack, Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy and Darmon Meader; “Hear It and Sing It” blues warm-ups, riffs, scales and harmony; recordings of each song featuring vocal plus accompaniment-only; exciting accompaniment tracks by top New York City jazz musicians; and more.

This authoritative, newly revised collection comprises 70 melodies arranged for piano and voice by blues great W. C. Handy. Includes "The Hesitating Blues," "Joe Turner Blues," "Deep River Blues," "Basin Street Blues," and dozens of other classics. Detailed notes on each song offer fascinating background details. Extensive text by music critic Abbe Niles surveys the development of the blues, a 1990 Introduction describes the book's publication history, and a new Introduction by a leading expert on W. C. Handy profiles the life and work of the Father of the Blues. Eight striking illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias complement the collection. Dover Original.

Big Band Singer: Songs in the Style of David Campbell (Karaoke CDG). Includes lyric booklet. Standards. Karaoke CDG. Published by Pocket Songs (PS.PSCDG6092). Each Pocket Songs PSCDG album contains a complete performance with a professional vocalist as well as the karaoke tracks of each song, for the at-home performer. CDG discs can be played on a regular CD player but require a CDG player to see the graphics.

You Sing Frank Sinatra-The Golden Years Vol. 8 (Karaoke CDG). Includes lyric booklet. Standards. Karaoke CDG. Published by Pocket Songs (PS.JTG378). Each JTG album contains background tracks only. CDG discs can be played on a regular CD player but require a CDG player to see the graphics.

You Sing Frank Sinatra-The Golden Years Vol. 7 (Karaoke CDG). Includes lyric booklet. Standards. Karaoke CDG. Published by Pocket Songs (PS.JTG377). Each JTG album contains background tracks only. CDG discs can be played on a regular CD player but require a CDG player to see the graphics.

You Sing Frank Sinatra-The Golden Years Vol. 6 (Karaoke CDG). Includes lyric booklet. Standards. Karaoke CDG. Published by Pocket Songs (PS.JTG376). Each JTG album contains background tracks only. CDG discs can be played on a regular CD player but require a CDG player to see the graphics.

You Sing Frank Sinatra-The Golden Years Vol. 5 (Karaoke CDG). Includes lyric booklet. Standards. Karaoke CDG. Published by Pocket Songs (PS.JTG375). Each JTG album contains background tracks only. CDG discs can be played on a regular CD player but require a CDG player to see the graphics.

You Sing Frank Sinatra-The Golden Years Vol. 4 (Karaoke CDG). Includes lyric booklet. Standards. Karaoke CDG. Published by Pocket Songs (PS.JTG374). Each JTG album contains background tracks only. CDG discs can be played on a regular CD player but require a CDG player to see the graphics.

You Sing Frank Sinatra-The Golden Years Vol. 3 (Karaoke CDG). Includes lyric booklet. Standards. Karaoke CDG. Published by Pocket Songs (PS.JTG373). Each JTG album contains background tracks only. CDG discs can be played on a regular CD player but require a CDG player to see the graphics.

You Sing Frank Sinatra-The Golden Years Vol. 2 (Karaoke CDG). Includes lyric booklet. Standards. Karaoke CDG. Published by Pocket Songs (PS.JTG372). Each JTG album contains background tracks only. CDG discs can be played on a regular CD player but require a CDG player to see the graphics.