Bluesette Backing Track Jazz Waltz – Apply your improvisation knowledge to this famous jazz waltz by Toots Thielemans.

“Bluesette” was composed in the early 1960s by Belgian harmonica player and guitarist Toots Thielemans. As soon as it was released, with lyrics by Norman Gimbel, this song became an international success.

This theme has been interpreted by great names such as Bill Evans, Quincy Jones, Hank Jones, Robert Conti, Lenny Breau, Charlie Byrd, Paquito D’Rivera, Jaco Pastorius, Louis Stewart, Mundell Lowe, Jimmy Smith, Les McCann, among others.

This song is perfect for practicing improvisation, as the harmony features several II-V and II-V-I progressions in different keys. An opportunity to apply various scales and arpeggios.

This jazz standard can be found in the “Real Book vol. 1” on page 56.

This backing track consists of drums, bass, piano, and organ. The tempo is set at 180bpm.

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