Jazz backing track apps

[David Kalitowski]

A friend told me about two relatively new jazz standard backing track apps that might be of interest. Both feature professional jazz musicians (not samples) in a quartet setting and playing the standards. You can change key, tempo, etc. And they sound great. Way better the iREal Pro. Cost is reasonable considering the quality of the musicians and songs.

-Quartet: https://www.quartetapp.com/ Currently there are 6 packets totalling over 600 songs, which you can purchase separately or as a bundle.

-The Feel Book: https://www.thefeelbook.net/ They use a subscription model. Not as many songs, but they keep adding.

There are lots of reviews on Youtube.

After checking out some of the example I decided to get both. Easier to use than BIAB.

[Carlos Figueroa]

Hi David, I use both as well. Starting to work on standards with Richie so I really love to have some backing tracks recorded live by real musicians, I have even downloaded several tracks from Jamey Aebersold… that I then put into Logic Pro for slowing down, record lines over it etc.

I like The Feel Book best so far, albeit the fewer songs, but as you say they keep adding weekly, besides I have seen Jonathan Kreisberg a few times and met him, tremendous player.

I have been using BIAB for years, but again , nothing like real musicians recording full songs live.

There is another cool tool out there that you may want to checkout: FarPlay, site is https://farplay.io/. A platform that allows to play remotely over the internet with others, real time, no delay. Super cool.

Take care!

Carlos Figueroa

[Carlos Figueroa]

Hi David, I use both as well. Starting to work on standards with Richie so I really love to have some backing tracks recorded live by real musicians, I have even downloaded several tracks from Jamey Aebersold… that I then put into Logic Pro for slowing down, record lines over it etc.
I like The Feel Book best so far, albeit the fewer songs, but as you say they keep adding weekly, besides I have seen Jonathan Kreisberg a few times and met him, tremendous player.
I have been using BIAB for years, but again , nothing like real musicians recording full songs live.
There is another cool tool out there that you may want to checkout: FarPlay, site is https://farplay.io/. A platform that allows to play remotely over the internet with others, real time, no delay. Super cool.
Take care!
Carlos Figueroa

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