The ukulele is highly percussive and muting the strings can be beneficial in many ways. Lyle joseph ritz january 10, 1930 march 3, 2017 was an american musician, known for his work on ukulele and bass both double bass and bass guitar. I have been working out of the ukelele jazz book by. As its a book of solos, i was expecting it all to be combined. All three of these arrangements presented here with transitions and some small modifications are found in the uke songbook jumping jims ukulele masterslyle ritz. Download jumpin jims ukulele masters lyle ritz ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. And 50th state jazz, an album by lyle ritz on spotify. I highly recommend this book for intermediate and advanced ukulele fans. In 1950, while studying tuba at the university of southern california, lyle ritz held a parttime job behind the smallgoods counter at southern california music co. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Please use this link to purchase a gift subscription. Lyles style ukulele master lyle ritz shares a lifetime of. May 31, 20 posted by brian i have created this web page for number of reasons. Im used to reading tab, but ive never seen it written out.
Complete your lyle ritz and his jazz ukulele collection. From the fall 2015 issue of ukulele by jim tranquada. Learn how to get the most out of the ukulele without even making a chord. As explained previously, most of these arrangements require the facility to play advanced and extended chords in various positions on the fret board. Shop the ukulele source flea market music online store. By the 1960s, he had begun working as a session musician, more often on double bass or electric bass guitar. His early career in jazz as a ukulele player made him a key part of the hawaii music scene in the 1950s. Fly me to the moon jazz chord melody lyle ritz jazz book. Let me call you sweetheart by leo friedman and beth slater whitson. While this songbook is ideal for the experienced player, with practice, these magnificent. Learn how to create a train sound, marches, percussive drum techniques, vaudeville tricks, chunking, and much more. The third and final part of the sleepless in seattle suite. Ukulele jazz master lyle ritz shares many of his playing techniques in this educational and entertaining 75 minute dvd.
Lyle ritz and if thats too rich for your blood, try lyle lite. Pdf sheet music tabs for parts the mystery part 2. Lyle ritz plays jazz ukulele 2 lp on 1 cd blue sounds. Lyle ritz jazz uke lesson learn to play let me call you sweatheart repertoire ukulele how. But the orange book, just called jazz, has a great selection of jazz standards with lushsounding arrangements for the uke.
I find the blue one way beyond my abilities, however. Which have a more authentic sound associated with the classic style of jazz standards and classic old movies and broadway tunes. This is the key to building a massive chord vocabulary. You can also use a simple ukulele tuner on a phone or ipad from the app store that plays the four notes g, c, e, a to tune the strings by ear. Also includes a cd of 12 of the songs performed by ritz himself. Ukulele lessons w aaron fly me to the moon part1 lyle. Click download or read online button to jumpin jims ukulele masters lyle ritz book pdf for free now. Each song is arranged for both gcea standard tuning and dgbe tenorbaritone tuned ukuleles.
Lyle lite songbookcd, pointing out techniques and tricks that he has developed over a lifetime of performing. Firstly because of my love for the music of the great american songbook. Ukulele pdf library click on a pdf file name to open it in a new tab window. Autumn leaves lyle ritz version with tabs american songs. The jazzy ukulele series of books and videos will teach you how to play this style of music. The chords are not the same as the ones you learn when first starting out on ukulele or in playing hawaiian music. This songbook does not exist as such but it is a generic name for the music mostly created in america from about the 1920s through to say, the mid 1950s. O arranjo foi retirado do livro jumpin jims ukulele masters. These are some of the most challenging arrangements ever published for the ukulele, and unquestionably, some of the. A down and outward pluck with the pad of your right thumb generally on the g or c string a downward motion using your right hand fingernails over the high strings generally on the c, e, and a strings. Pdf with most of the scales youll ever need unless youre doing jazz. Lyle ritz book cd 25 handpicked standards lushly arranged by jazz ukulele great lyle ritz. Enjoy playing and listening to this beautiful jazz waltz.
Autumn leaves lyle ritz version with tabs free download as pdf file. Tips and tricks for arranging songs on the ukulele. From the summer 2017 issue of ukulele by jumpin jim beloff. This was at the height of the arthur godfreyfueled. Twentyfive handpicked standards lushly arranged by jazz ukulele great lyle ritz.
He was a professional bass player, but he got his start on the ukulele. Lyle ritz was born january 10, 1930, and died march 3, 2017. Subscribe to ukulele to get all the entertaining, enlightening, and inspiring stories in print and digital formats. This collection includes 15 magnificent chord solos arranged by the ukulele jazz master, lyle ritz. A chord solo is an arrangement where both the melody and harmony of a song are ingeniously captured in the many chord changes. No frills jazz ukulele and bass by lyle ritz on spotify. Lyle ritz version by joseph kosma and jacques prevert 1947 2 nd pos nd nd2 nd pos 2 pos 2 pos. In the instructional portion lyle plays through seven different arrangements drawn from his ukulele masters. This lesson goes along with the book found here comjumpinjimsukulelemasterslyleritz.
Throughout the 1920s, ukuleles and banjoleles were often used in jazz vaudeville acts. I havent really explored it as a solo instrument, i just strum standards and sing and annoy my family. Father of jazz ukulele lyle ritzs bass can be heard on many pop singles between the mid60s and early 80s. Ive just got the ukulele masters, lyle ritz solos book but i dont understand the way the music is written out. In 2002, when we released his lyle ritz solos songbook, i wrote in the introduction. Lyle ritz solos 15 chord solos arranged by the ukulele jazz master. Pdf jumpin jim s ukulele masters lyle ritz download full. In 2002, when we released his lyle ritz solos songbook, i wrote in the. Lyle ritz plays jazz ukulele 2 lp on 1 cd fresh sound records personnel. Here is a list of five great jazz songs to play on a tenor, or any g, c, e, a, tuned ukulele. Free tabs paid tabs books learning practice drills christmas. Lyle ritz and his jazz ukulele 50th state jazz discogs. Ukulele tabs songs ukulele fingerpicking songs uke tabs cool ukulele guitar songs hawaiian ukulele songs ukulele cords luna ukulele ukulele case. Lyle ritz, who passed away on march 3, 2017, at the age of 87, was acknowledged as a jazz ukulele legend.
Lyle ritz ukulele, bernie fleischer, don shelton, gene cipriano, paul horn, john bambridge jr. Both jazz music and the use of ukulele continued to grow throughout the following decades. Fly me to the moon jazz chord melody lyle ritz jazz book part two. Download pdf jumpin jims ukulele masters lyle ritz free. Ive tried learning some jazz tunes from the two lyle ritz jazz books. Being able to create chords on the fly from a solid foundation of basic chords. The clipon ukulele tuners are popular such as those made by snark but any standard chromatic tuner will work for the ukulele also.
Ukulele jazz master lyle ritz shares many of his playing techniques in this. I havent played the ukulele for months and today i decided to draw the chords on a paper in order to organize what i wanted to play, its a nice instrument. Autumn leaves lyle ritz version san jose ukulele club. The price of this book also includes access to online recordings by james hill of all the arrangements for download or streaming, using the unique code on page one. Ukulele lessons w aaron fly me to the moon part1 lyle ritz. Ritz returned to his ukulele roots in the mid 1980s, releasing a number of more recent recordings as well as an instructional book of his arrangements.
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