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I"m trying to find either on CD or Computer some blues backing tracks I can use to solo over. I'm not really looing for an instructional video or anything (but if you know of a good one I'm all ears)...just mostly the tracks. Free is good but if you know any good CD's that would be great too. Thanks in advance!

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Thanks, man! I appreciate it. I finally got around to picking-up a T-Bone Walker album and I can't quit playing it. That's the style I'm trying to drum into my head right now. With all due respect to the "Kings", I think T-Bone blows them out of the water.

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I must check it out! The only blues albums I have are SRV (if ya call that the blues) I really dig it thou. Im gonna type t-bone walker in to pandora and check it out.

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Alfred Publishing has a series of backing tracks called Stand Alone Series that are pretty good, though some sound a bit dated. My favorite one is by Wayne Riker, called Urban Blues. :thu:

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From what I've found, every blues album ever made is a great blues backing track. Lately I've been letting Albert King's "Born Under a Bad Sign" be my backing tracks.

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From what I've found, every blues album ever made is a great blues backing track. Lately I've been letting Albert King's "Born Under a Bad Sign" be my backing tracks.

 

 

Heck yeah, dude! I made myself a quality Pandora station of nothing but blues cats old & new. Many hours jamming and picking up new riffs from the legends.

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From what I've found, every blues album ever made is a great blues backing track. Lately I've been letting Albert King's "Born Under a Bad Sign" be my backing tracks.

 

 

No doubt this is true....just picked up a T-Bone Walker album that is truly like a primer on blues styles. The only problem with "just play with the album" is that I find myself "playing against" the vocalist/soloist...gets things kinda muddled. But you're right, in a pinch it works ok.

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Alfred Publishing has a series of backing tracks called Stand Alone Series that are pretty good, though some sound a bit dated. My favorite one is by Wayne Riker, called Urban Blues.
:thu:

 

Hey thanks for the props on "Stand Alone Urban Blues"...unfortunately it went out of print a couple of years ago,even though I was getting a lot of great feedback on it...it featured a number of good players on it,and was the first in that series to feature a live horn player.It continues to be a successful book for my private students as a tool for strengthening their improv against the varied grooves contained on the Cd.

 

Wayne

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