Jazzin' the Blues: A Complete Guide to Learning Jazz-Blues Guitar (Book & CD) (Paperback)

by John Ganapes (Author), David Roos (Author)

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Product Description
Take your playing to the next level with this comprehensive jazz-blues guitar instructional book/CD pack. With 15 hands-on lessons you will be immersed in the realm of jazz blues, learning to both improvise and comp with full-band play-along CD tracks and step-by-step instruction. The well-planned lesson style and organized design of this thorough source will have you jazzin' the blues in no time!

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (October 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0634027360
• ISBN-13: 978-0634027369
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #158,284 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, Informative, Playable, August 1, 2006

By	J. Nernoff (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I liked this book/CD as it allowed me to play along with the music right away. I am a blues/rock player of modest ability, so I found this approach to jazz for people with a blues background a perfect introduction to the form. The theory is clear, the explanations lucid, the tablature flawless. The best part of this package is the music! It is very cool, nice and jazzy, yet blues players can relate to the structure and so learn very quickly. The accompanying CD is beautifully played by live musicians with the subtleties of touch, dynamics, and artistic phrasing that are perhaps the most important lessons one can learn from this outstanding package. Well done! Highly recommended for beginner/intermediate players who nevertheless enjoy stretching their musical range.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth It's Weight in Gold, January 21, 2007

By	J. Constant (Glendale, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Jazzin' the Blues an excellent resource for taking the blues to the next level. Stuffed into 100 pages is an incredible amount of material that will keep you busy for a long, long time. I have a couple of other John Ganapes books and they are certainly good for the basics. However, this is my favorite because it covers more advanced topics: seventh chord structures, ii-V-I progressions, extended ii-V-I progressions, secondary dominant chords, flat-five substitution, minor blues harmony, major & minor chord substitutions, and a lot more. If you want to break out of the pentatonic box, this will propel you forward.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars elevate your blues guitar, January 27, 2007

By	Stephen Chapman (victoria Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you've soaked yourself in blues guitar and want to extend your knowledge and capability on the guitar then this book and CD combo will help you get there. It will help take you from Muddy, Freddie and John Lee ( though we still love them! ) toward the realm of Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery, Herb Ellis and Barney Kessell. Brilliantly conceived and organised with a fantastic CD. Add some Super Cool jazzbo blues to your axegrinding. Great fun!