Just Friends Backing Track - This is a good accompaniment to practice improvisation for both beginning and experienced musicians.

Just Friends is a jazz standard written in 1931 by John Klenner with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis. Many renowned singers and instrumentalists have performed this theme, artists like Tony Bennett, Stan Getz, Herbie Hancock, Larry Coryell, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Earl Hines, Joe Pass, Lee Konitz, Bill Evans, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins, Cecil Taylor, John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughan, Joe Williams, Jack Sheldon and many others.

The structure of this piece is ABAC, there are many chords in a space of 2-bar that generates comfort to the improviser, as well as the passages in II-V-I which is the old acquaintance of jazz musicians.

The instruments that make up this accompaniment track are: Drums, Bass and Piano. The tempo is at 140bpm.

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