Jim McNeely

The Art of Comping is a hands-on (first-of-its-kind) workbook which enables you to practice an often-neglected aspect of jazz piano playing. The text points out important aspects of the comping and of...

The tenor saxophone and piano are featured soloists in this jazz classic. Professionals as well as school bands will have fun with this medium swing chart. These arrangements for saxophones and rhythm...

This piece could be best described as a classically constructed piece with a jazz attitude. The tonal language has more to do with 20th century chamber music than jazz. So do the form and the structur...

This is one of Richie's favorite songs. The original trio recording is on Hubris (ECM) and then again on Tribute to Chet Baker. Chet recorded it numerous times. We have asked composer/arranger Jim McN...

The melody to Jim McNeely's "Low Ball" can effectively be broken into two parts. The first features a swirling ostinato that is underpinned by a gentle half-time hip-hop feel. The second involves a mu...