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Mel Bay Bucky Pizzarelli Master Jazz Guitar: Solo Collection

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This is one of very few books I've found that has some 7-string transcriptions. The tabs are easy to follow and the songs very playable. I recommend it.

I am in the process of trying to get better on the 7-string. In fact, I just traded for a Bucky Pizzarelli model Benedetto which I am "forcing" myself to play exclusively. This book is a great help for getting an idea of how to incorporate it into solo guitar arrangements. The only problem I have is that one of the CDs is wrong; instead of "Bucky Pizzarelli: Master Jazz Guitar Solos (Disc 1)" as it is labelled, I have a CD of autoharp instruction. I would like to hear some of the tunes in the book that I'm not familiar with - original tunes by Bucky and some more obscure stuff that is included in the book. Unfortunately, I'll have to pay for the tracks (if I can find them) or try to learn them without the recording.

Great study material overall!

Not many books deal with this topic. Clear transcription with joint CD. Not all the songs on the CD, but not mandatory also (every"jazz"body knows All the things you are melody..."). Great