Charles Colin Publications Bop Duets Complete, Volumes 1, 2, & 3 - Bower/Bulla - Trumpet - Book

Composer: Bugs Bower
Editor: Steve Bulla
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Trumpet

"Bop Duets", written by Bugs Bower and edited by Steve Bulla, is a favourite jazz duet book! It includes thirty-eight duets in the bebop style to develop feeling for jazz phrasing and rhythms, independence in ensemble playing, and range.

Written for intermediate to advanced players, these duets have a wealth of wonderful musicality in them. Bower is known for his rhythmic etudes as well, and these bop duets with their counterpoint and syncopation push your reading to the limit while you are having the most fun you can possibly have with a trumpet in your hand.

The first set of duets in the book are long form duets, and the second half are shorter with chord symbols so you can improvise with your partner if you are so inclined. They can be used in performance, in master classes, in lessons with students of all ages, and at trumpet hangs.