Improvising is easier than ever with this new series for beginning jazz musicians. The Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Play-Along Series includes songs with accessible chord changes and features recordings with novice-friendly tempos. Just follow the streamlined lead sheets in the book and play along with the professionally recorded backing tracks on the audio. Volume 1 includes 18 songs: All of Me • All the Things You Are • Autumn Leaves • C-Jam Blues • The Girl from Ipanema (Garôta De Ipanema) • On Green Dolphin Street • Satin Doll • There Will Never Be Another You • and more.

Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.