Studies and Etudes for the Modern Player by WALT WEISKOPF. From the esteemed author of "Intervalic Improvisation - The Modern Sound," AROUND THE HORN is the most thorough and exhaustive study of scales and arpeggios ever assembled. Included are 21...
Includes: Misty, What's New, Teach Me Tonight, Body And Soul, Alone Together, Time After Time, Fools Rush In, That's All, Lover Come Back To Me, You're My Everything, I'm An Old Cowhand, When Your Lover Has Gone, Yours Is My Heart Alone, I Thought...
A concise description of David’s approach to playing over the stated tonality using chromaticism, polychords, derived chords, and non-diatonic scales. Includes a CD of David playing examples over selected piano chords. A sure way to “hip up” and...
Legendary jazz educator Jerry Coker's newest contribution to jazz enlightenment, "Clear Solutions For Improvisers" identifies all of the most common problems Jerry has encountered in his many students over nearly 50 years as a master teacher. In...
Book with CD by Kenny Werner (VIDEO of Kenny discussing Effortless Mastery is also available). Playing music should be as simple and natural as drawing a breath, yet most musicians are hindered by self-consciousness, apprehension, self-doubt, and...
Coltrane’s landmark composition Giant Steps used a new harmonic formula. This book examines it in detail as well as Countdown! Also, contains many practice exercises and solo examples plus, how to use this new harmony over "standard" harmony. This...
The most complete method for chromatic improvising over standards! David clearly explains and demonstrates the art of superimposing chords chromatically over "standard" chord changes (using several popular jazz favorites as his vehicles) to play...
Revised edition. Since 1900, when jazz - a uniquely American music form - began to evolve, much of its allure and artistic growth has depended on the creative freedom and expressive force that improvisation allows its performers. Jerry Coker,...
An essential book for every jazz musician wishing to organize their practice time and priorities. Ever feel like you have a million things to practice, but you don't know where to start? Jerry condenses his decades in jazz education into a usable,...
A thorough exploration of II/V/I patterns applicable to a variety of musical situations. This book has been referred to as a “theory follows practice” book. Musicians who have played “by ear” will recognize many of the licks and phrases as familiar...
A Study Guide for Developing Soloists - 400+ page Book and 2 CD's. By George Bouchard . NEW EXPANDED EDITION. All aspiring jazz players find themselves at a point in their development where they are ready to go from playing "right notes" to actually...
Subtitled "A Player's Guide - A Step Beyond Linear Improvisation", by Walt Weiskopf. Recording artist and master improviser, Walt Weiskopf, presents the simple technique of using only two triads to create long, exciting phrases for all improvisers....
by Jamey Aebersold. 2 CDs with book. A no-nonsense approach consisting of two hours of recorded ear training exercises with aural instructions before each. Beginning to advanced. Starts very simply, with intervals gradually increases in difficulty...
After 25 years of teaching, Dan has made available this wonderful "pocket sized" resource detailing the materials and techniques needed to play jazz. Includes chapters on chords & chord symbols, voicings, blues, functions, ii/V/Is, guide tones, and...
Piano Voicing Method for All Musicians by Phil DeGreg - Book/CD set Now a Book/CD set!! A practical and systematic method that teaches how to practice jazz piano voicings so that they become automatic and intuitive. The method progresses step by...
