# Jazz and Blues Sampler > Musician's rhythm backing tracks for jazz, blues, and other genres. (iPhone/iPad app by ePatterns Pty Ltd.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jazz-and-blues-sampler/id1344104865 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [ePatterns Pty Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1254346876) - Category: Music, Utilities - Price: $3.99 - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 12.0 · 448 MB - Languages: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese and 12 more - Released: 2018-02-05 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jazz-and-blues-sampler/id1344104865/reviews.md ## What is Jazz and Blues Sampler? This Jazz and Blues sampler includes 20 prepared rhythm track arrangements of "Song Rhythm Tracks" (SRT) - studio-ready, musician’s rhythm tracks arranged for your songs. Select, download and play 4 of your arrangements using this App. More still available via in-app purchasing. Composed entirely of a rhythmic backing (no melody or harmony) and arranged for a song's musical form, there's no better way to receive quality audio, bespoke rhythmic backing - Easily and Quickly.  This drumming is alive and it's so easy to select and play. No need to sequence drum loops and all that time-consuming programming!  Simply select your song's arrangement of rhythm and form, press 'save' and you receive a top-quality audio, bespoke rhythmic backing track.  Add it to your set list, for practice or performance.  Share your song selections, and others’, from within the app. Whether you are a new, intermediate or experienced musician you will love using this App.  It great for learning new tunes, jamming, gigging and cutting a release. Finest Quality Audio Backing - These audio tracks are sequenced from the very best high-quality audio of real artist interpretations. They have been recorded and mastered at multiple tempos and the arrangements take into account song sections, bridges, middle choruses, introductions, and endings.  The drumming keeps the energy flowing as it spells all this out from the introduction to the ending. Alive Drumming currently supports over 60 different rhythmic categories, including over 250 distinct rhythms.  Of these, most are available with differing instrumentation such as ‘rim’ shots or, say, wooden blocks, and many at multiple tempos.  In all, over 3,700 different rhythm tracks are available. Here is a small sample of the styles represented: Jazz, swing, straight 8th, modern, sophisticated, old-time American Country styles, including Nashville American Blues, shuffles, hard shuffles, old-time, slow, fast Salsa, Samba, Rumba, mambo, tango, salsa, samba, rumba, merengue, bolero, bomba Bossa, Jazz Bossa Brushes, Latin Bossa with bongos & percussion Techno, various forms Rock, hard rock, heavy, metal Pop, straight 8th, straight 16th, slow, medium, fast jazz, country, folk, latin, rock, pop, smooth jazz, soul, reggae, Celtic, Bossa, waltz, cha-cha, hip-hop, disco, fusion, funk, praise, techno, march, polka, Features - Complete tracks with count-in, introduction section, multiple choruses and characteristic endings - Simple, fast selection of a song's form - no learning arranging or sequencing - User-defined song form option allows you to select backing for any song - Song sharing facility making song selection even easier - Musician's Player with precise tempo control, large buttons, displaying the musical form and rhythm, and section-wise progress tracking - Multiple Setlists facility providing reordering of tracks and playing entire setlist with configurable inter-track delay. - The App comes with an allocation of 4 of your tracks to download and top-ups available via In-App purchases. Step by step written instruction available at http://alive-drumming.org/using-ios-mobile-app-songform-rhythm-tracks/ Video instruction on using is available at https://youtu.be/BBO_tfSPmpw Alive Drumming is dedicated to bringing the very best rhythmic backing to the world, in it’s most convenient and inspiring form.  We strive to cover rhythms for all genres of popular music, from jazz, country, folk, latin, rock, pop and eventually including everything else.   We aim to serve every continent, nation, and culture.   If your style of music isn’t represented, and you’d like it to be and you play the drums or percussion, please reach out to us at feedback@alive-drumming.org. ## Key features - 20 prepared rhythm track arrangements - Select, download, and play tracks - Bespoke rhythmic backing for songs - No need for sequencing or programming - Complete tracks with count-in and endings - User-defined song form option - Multiple setlists facility ## Recent user reviews (3 of 3) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jazz-and-blues-sampler/id1344104865/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Popular and Easy to Use *2022-10-03* Love this app and so do so many others. So easy to do arrangements and quick access to some favourite Jazz standards backing tracks! ### 3/5 — Jazz guitar *2019-03-09* Probably very good if you can figure out how to use it. I couldn’t work out what the various tabs did and found this a little frustrating. In fairness , I’m not generally very good with gadgets. **Developer response:** We are so pleased you gave our App a go. Its strength is production quality rhythms from top session drummers that you can arrange for your songs. The tabs were probably, Song form, Number of bars of intro, Number of repeats of the song form, Number of bars of outtro (aka ending) Check out our website, www.alivedrumming.com for lots of resources. And thanks again. Our app has been updated now to both provide informative headers and flyover help. ### 5/5 — Thumbs up *2018-03-01* Love this simple app, gives you all you need to make great music who needs to invest in expensive drum machine when you can have same capabilities right on your phone. Recommend it. **Developer response:** So pleased you liked our app. Have you tried the latest version with so many new features? ## Frequently asked questions about Jazz and Blues Sampler ### What is Jazz and Blues Sampler? Jazz and Blues Sampler provides studio-ready rhythm track arrangements for musicians. It allows you to select, download, and play backing tracks for your songs without the need for complex sequencing or programming. ### How many rhythm tracks are included with Jazz and Blues Sampler? The app comes with 20 prepared rhythm track arrangements. Additional tracks are available via in-app purchasing, with over 3,700 different rhythm tracks available in total across more than 60 rhythmic categories. ### What musical styles does Jazz and Blues Sampler support? Jazz and Blues Sampler supports a wide range of styles including Jazz, Swing, Blues, Country, Latin (Salsa, Samba, Bossa), Rock, Pop, Soul, Reggae, and more, with over 250 distinct rhythms. ### Can I customize the song form with Jazz and Blues Sampler? Yes, Jazz and Blues Sampler features a user-defined song form option. This allows you to select backing for any song by defining its arrangement and musical form. ### What devices is Jazz and Blues Sampler available on? Jazz and Blues Sampler is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. ### What is the price of Jazz and Blues Sampler? Jazz and Blues Sampler is a paid application priced at $3.99. ### How often is Jazz and Blues Sampler updated? The app was last updated on September 28, 2021, with the latest version being 4.1. This indicates a moderate update frequency. ### Does Jazz and Blues Sampler have ads? The provided data does not indicate the presence of advertisements in Jazz and Blues Sampler. It is a paid application. ## Version history (last 1 release) ### 4.1 — 2021-09-28 Bug fixes and added tool tips help. This release includes - - All samplers now can be downloaded as setlists. Simply perform a setlist search for any of these names, "Afro-Cuban Salsa", "Jazz and Blues", and "Classic Country Music". You receive all the track definitions (in the "deferred" state) and you can choose at any time to download any of the tracks. This Sampler pack includes over 20 arrangements of Jazz and Blues standards. ARRANGEMENTS INCLUDED WITH THIS RELEASE Song For My Father - 4 choruses of 24-bar AAB (as 8|8/8 bars) with no intro' and no ending, using a Rock Bossa at 140 bpm The Way You Look Tonight - 3 choruses of 68-bar AABC (as 16|16/16|20) with an 8-bar intro' and no ending, using a modern Jazz rhythm at 210 bpm Blue Monk - 6 choruses of 12-bar Blues (3 x 4-bar phrases) with no intro' and a 4-bar ending, using a Bluesy shuffle at 100 bpm Georgia On My Mind - 4 choruses of 32-bar AABA (as 8|8/8|8 bars) with an 8-bar intro' and no ending, using a Bluesy, slow swinging rhythm at 65 bpm Blame It On My Youth - 4 choruses of 32-bar A1A2 (16|16 bars) with no intro' and no ending, using a slow swinging Jazz ballad rhythm, with a 2-feel during the middle choruses, at 45 bpm Blue Bossa - 6 choruses of a 16-bar Tune (with 4 x 4-bar phrases) with an 8-bar intro' and no ending, using a groovin' funky rhythm at 110 bpm Fly Me To The Moon - 4 choruses of standard 32-bar A1A2 (as 16|16) with an 8-bar intro' and a 10-bar ending, using a swinging light pop rhythm at 130 bpm Bye Bye Blackbird - 4 choruses of a user-defined form (16/8/8 bars) with an 8-bar intro' and a 4-bar ending, using a standard Jazz brushes rhythm at 120 bpm Dearly Beloved - 5 choruses of a user-defined form (8|8|8|8) with no intro' and an 8-bar ending, using a straight-ahead Jazz rhythm at 146 bpm All Blues - 3 choruses of a user-defined form (12|12) with no intro' and no ending, using a 6/8 country-pop and rock rhythm Just Friends - as a Cha Cha - 5 choruses of 32-bar A1A2 form (16|16) with no intro' and no ending, using a regular Cha Cha rhythm at 135 bpm On Green Dolphin Street - 3 choruses of 32-bar A1A2 (16|16 bars) with a 12-bar intro' and an 8-bar ending, using alternating Bossa and Swing rhythms at 145 bpm Take the ""A"" Train - 5 choruses of 32-bar A1A2 (16|16 bars) with an 8-bar intro' and no ending, using a straight-ahead Jazz style at 146 bpm All The Things You Are - 3 choruses of 36-bar ABC (16/8|12 bars) with an 8-bar intro' and no ending, using a swinging Jazz rhythm at 120 bpm How High The Moon - 4 choruses of 32-bar A1A2 (16|16 bars) with no intro' and no ending, using a straight-ahead Jazz rhythm at 100 bpm Almost Like Being In Love - 4 choruses of 36-bar ABC (16/8|12 bars) with no intro' and no ending, using a standard swinging 8th rhythm at 145 bpm St. Thomas - 3 choruses of a 16-bar Tune (4 x 4-bar phrases) with no intro' and a 4-bar ending, using a Merengue Tipico Salsa rhythm at 130 bpm How Insensitive - 4 choruses of 32-bar A1A2 form (16|16 bars) with no intro' and a 4-bar ending, using a sophisticated Latin Bossa at 120 bpm ## Apps similar to Jazz and Blues Sampler | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [TunePro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tunepro/id1633074520) | 5.0 (8) | Free | Music | | [Guitar: Fretboard Expert](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guitar-fretboard-expert/id1601293040) | 4.5 (39) | Free | Music | | [Oum Kalthoum Radio](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oum-kalthoum-radio/id1611350540) | 5.0 (2) | Free | Music | | [钢琴巴士](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1607244680) | 1.0 (1) | Free | Music | | [DJ Mixer - DJ Music Mixer App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dj-mixer-dj-music-mixer-app/id1597561460) | 4.3 (544) | Free | Music | ## More apps by ePatterns Pty Ltd - [Song Rhythm Tracks](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/song-rhythm-tracks/id1254346877) - [Old Country Music Sampler](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/old-country-music-sampler/id1360761389) - [Afro-Cuban Salsa Sampler](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/afro-cuban-salsa-sampler/id1367015786) - [NetTracks](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nettracks/id1663678221) - [Small Church Music (SCM)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/small-church-music-scm/id6740043198) All apps by ePatterns Pty Ltd: https://appshunter.io/developer/1254346876 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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