For the "fearful" to the "fearless", Approaching The Standards is an innovative, user-friendly approach to jazz improvisation. Designed for the individual or group, each of the 3 volumes of this play-along CD contains 8 classic jazz tunes. Each volume features a jazz group demo recorded by top pros in a typical jazz gig setting, clearly written musical examples, jazz vocabulary, transcription opportunities, in fact everything you need to begin improvising or to improve your jazz skills.