Resources

Sheet Music/Real Books and Play Along CDs

The Real Book, Volume 1, 6th Edition, Hal Leonard (Please note: The American Edition seems more common/popular than the European Edition, which has a significantly different repertoire).
It is available in C and Bb, Eb or Bass editions for transposing instruments; the Bass edition has the melodies transposed to the bass clef i.e. no written bass parts and the same chords as the C edition, therefore bassists may prefer the C edition which could be shared with concert pitch instrumentalists.

Sets of play along CDs are available for a large selection from this book (240
tunes in all 4 sets)

Jamey Aebersold Play Along books with CDs, a large selection, see this web site for details: www.jazzbooks.com with suggestions on order of purchase.
Volume 1: How To Play Jazz and Improvise
Volume 2: Nothin' But the Blues
Volume 3: The II V I Progression
Volume 5:  Time to Make Music
etc.
Volume 54: Maiden Voyage seems popular

The iReal b application for computers/tablets is popular; a very large number of jazz standards can be imported and used for chord change charts, play along backing tracks in any key or tempo and much more.

Web Sites

Lead Sheets for Jazz Standards
As of 31 December 2013, the Wikifonia web site no longer has access for Lead Sheets, due to copyright issues; visitors are directed to Musescore at:
musescore.com

Jazz Standards - Origin, Chart Information, Music and Lyrics Analysis and more
www.jazzstandards.com

Types of Chord Progressions for Jazz Standards
emp.byui.edu/WatkinsM/applied/12%20Chord%20Progresion.pdf

Printable Staff Paper
www.studybass.com/tools/music-paper
www.blanksheetmusic.net

The Repertoire

Books

Jamey Aebersold Play Along Volume 1: How To Play Jazz and Improvise, pages 57 Song List for Beginners; page 59 Jazz Standards

The Jazz Theory Book - Mark Levine, Chapter 21 has a comprehensive list.

Web Sites

Peter Spitzer:

100 "Must Know" Jazz Tunes
www.hopestreetmusicstudios.com/articles/100-must-know-jazz-tunes

"Must Know" Jazz Tunes - Comparing Lists
peterspitzer.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/must-know-jazz-tunes-comparing-lists.html

"Must Know" Blues Tunes - Comparing Lists
peterspitzer.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/must-know-blues-tunes.html

Madison Jazz Jam:

Lists of Jazz Tunes
madisonjazzjam.org/list-of-jam-tunes/

General Jazz/Music Theory

Books

The Jazz Theory Book - Mark Levine
Mostly on harmony, very clearly written, loads of examples notated - even better if you can play them on the piano

Connecting Chords With Linear Harmony - Bert Ligon
Perhaps one of the best books on improvising over chord sequences, check out the reviews on Amazon

Thinking in Jazz - The Infinite Art of Improvisation - Paul F Berliner
An amazing insight into jazz culture, how top players developed
their listening and playing skills, group interaction etc with big reference
section including transcriptions of well known performances with comments

The Musician's Way - A Guide to Practice, Performance and Wellness - Gerald
Klickstein
Very helpful on issues such as practising deeply, memorising parts, avoiding injuries and performance anxiety issues

Notes and Tones - Arthur Taylor
Frank interviews with black American jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Ron Carter, Art Blakey, Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, Philly Joe Jones, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones and many others

The AB Guide to Music Theory Part 1 - Eric Taylor, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
The AB Guide to Music Theory Part 2 - Eric Taylor, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
Very clearly written, examples mainly classical pieces

DVDs

Anyone can Improvise! Jamey Aebersold [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans (difficult to get)

Web Sites

A great theory and practice site:  jazzadvice.com/

A wealth of information and tutorials on Aimee Nolte's website - check out the Videos and Playlists links:
www.youtube.com/user/NolteFam/

Harmony Central: www.harmonycentral.com

Improvising: chord tones vs scales:
www.berklee.edu/bt/121/chord.html
www.berklee.edu/bt/121/chord2.html
www.studybass.com/lessons/bass-chord-patterns/chord-tones-are-primary/
www.jazzguitarlessons.net/playing-jazz-using-chord-notes-versus-scales.html

The Jazz Count Off:
www.wilktone.com/?p=1383

Instrument Specific

 

Bass

Books

Crash Course Bass - Stuart Clayton, SMT
Bass Guitar for Dummies - Patrick Pfeiffer, Wiley Publishing
The Bass Player Book - edited by Karl Coryat, Miller Freeman Books
The Jazz Bass Book: Technique and Tradition - John Goldsby
The Bassist's Bible - Tim Boomer, See Sharp Press
The Evolving Bassist - Rufus Reid, Myriad Limited
Standing in the Shadows of Motown, The Life and Music of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson - Dr Licks, Dr Licks Publishing
The Latin Bass Book - Oscar Stagnaro & Chuck Sher, Sher Music Co.
The True Cuban Bass - Carlos Del Puerto and Silvio Vergara, Sher Music Co.

 

DVDs

Groove Workshop - Victor Wooten
The Evolving Bassist - Rufus Reid, Alfred Music Publishing Co., Inc
Jaco Pastorius - Modern Electric Bass [NTSC]

Web Sites

Tuition Sites:
scottsbasslessons.com

www.youtube.com/user/devinebass

www.studybass.com

Upright Bass:
www.discoverdoublebass.com

Forums:

TalkBass:
www.talkbass.com

BassChat:
www.basschat.co.uk

No Treble:
www.notreble.com 

 For Bass Players Only:
www.forbassplayersonly.com

 

Drums

Books

Stick Control - George Lawrence Stone
Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer - Ted Reed
The Art of Bop Drumming - John Riley
Beyond Bop Drumming - John Riley
The Jazz Drummer's Workshop - John Riley
The Drum Handbook - Buying, maintaining and getting the best from your drum kit - Geoff Nicholls
The Cymbal Book - Hugo Pinksterboer
Drummin' Men - The Bebop Years - Burt Korall
Biographies of notable bebop drummers

DVDs

Drumset Technique/History of the U.S. Beat - Steve Smith
Drum Legacy: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants - Steve Smith
The Century Project - Daniel Glass: 100 years of American music from behind the drums, 1865-1965
Multiplicity: Cindy Blackman's Drum World - Cindy Blackman

Web Sites

http://www.drummerworld.com