12 Jazz Duets for 2 Tenor Saxophones or Clarinets

These are the famous Jack Gale 12 Jazz Duets (originally for Trombones and Trumpets), masterfully edited for 2 Tenor Saxophones or Clarinets by Mike Titlebaum, Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at Ithaca College. This edition includes new and expanded insights on how to best play these fantastic and swinging duets. Any of the versions of these duet books can be mixed/matched with one another for additional instrumental pairings. 

NOTE: When ordering these duets in PDF or hard copy format be sure to add the FREE MP3 download product here to your cart. It includes a phrasing tutorial, rhythm section play-alongs with Alto Sax top part only, bottom part only, both parts and no parts options.  Additionally, Jack's original tracks for Trombone and Trumpet are included. 

No. 1: Blues 
No. 2: Medium Swing Standard 
No. 3: Ballad
No. 4: Blues Canon
No. 5: Rhythm
No. 6: 16 Bar Scat Form
No. 7: Bop Standard
No. 8: Turnaround
No. 9: Extended Blues Form
No. 10: Half-Diminished Progression
No. 11: Standard Ballad
No. 12: Post-Bop Line

From Jack Gale...

The duets in this collection were written to be played by my students and me for fun and to improve their jazz phrasing and concepts. Originally written as complete musical works for two players, these duets can also be accompanied in several exciting ways. A drummer playing simple time will complement the duet parts and add rhythmic impact. The chord symbols can be used by a bass player and/or a pianist to provide a small jazz group effect. The tempo markings are only included as a general indication; wide variations are possible. Duet No. 4, for example - the Blues Canon - can be played at virtually any tempo the players find comfortable. The duets range in difficulty from fairly easy to challenging. I hope you will enjoy these duets and find them educational and challenging. Some of them will be quite playable, virtually at sight; other may take many hours of practice to perfect.