Joe Pass Guitar Style (Mel Bay Presents) [Paperback]

Joe Pass (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 18, 1986 | Series: Mel Bay Presents

This is the internationally acclaimed Joe Pass guitar method in which Joe displays his mastery of the jazz guitar. Part One/Harmony, is divided into five sections on chord construction, embellishment, substitution, connection, and symmetric chords. Part Two/Melody, is divided into twelve sections, including chord scales, altered scales, ear training, whole tone scales, chord resolutions, improvising, blues, minor blues, modern blues, rhythm changes, 3/4 blues, and includes a transcribed solo recorded by Joe on his album "For Django".

Product Details

• Paperback: 60 pages
• Publisher: Mel Bay Pubns (December 18, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562220055
• ISBN-13: 978-1562220051
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #860,448 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars JJoe Pass Guitar Style, March 28, 2003

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This review is from: Joe Pass Guitar Style (Mel Bay Presents) (Paperback)

Simply put I've been using this book every time I want to add some fresh
ideas to my playing. This is the constitution on how to make the guitar your own voice. If your serious about getting beyond playing power cords and soloing diatonically. This book will be with you the rest of your playing days. I've been using it for 20 years and I still find useful info out of it. I think it's a bit too much for beginers, but it won't hurt your playing if you feel overwhelmed with soo much info in such a small book. the key is to take to take it slow & have pateince. This and Ted Greene's "Cord Chemistry" are essential reads for any serious GTrist. Plus it's wrtten W/O Tabulature. Yeah
Buy this Book now if you don't have it. The bible of how to play Jazz

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Tutor - Missing Tracks from CD are available elsewhere, January 17, 2010

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M. D. Bell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joe Pass Guitar Style (Paperback)

This great tutor was published in 1970 and is in standard notation only - there is no tab. This book is available from Amazon as a book or a "Book and CD package" from "Imagine This" or a "Book and enhanced CD" from "cktutors". Both "Imagine This" and "CKTutors" are Amazon suppliers.

The CD for the book has audio samples and helpful information on fret positions and fingering, but the following sections of the book are missing from the CD:

"Improvising" (pages 32-35)

"Blues" (pages 35-36)

"Minor Blues" (pages 37-38)

"Modern Blues" (pages 40-43).

Some of the choruses from "Rhythm Changes" are also missing(pages 47-48).

The enhanced version of the CD has the missing material (recorded by Carole Kaye) as well as the original content (recorded by Joe Pass). The solo from "Rosetta" (transcribed at the end of the book) is from the "For Django" album, which is still available on CD.

This is the best tutor for jazz guitar I have used - and like other reviewers, I have re-read this book many times, each time finding another perspective on jazz guitar.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great resource, February 12, 2009

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J. Bartell (Wheaton, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joe Pass Guitar Style (Mel Bay Presents) (Paperback)

This is not an easy book to work with but it is dense with material and worth the effort. Joe Pass was a genius at playing. As a teacher, he wasn't always as clear. Fortunately, he tried a lot, and we have plenty of published music from him. This book rewards patience and perseverance. Go through it slowly. Take what you can from here or there, and come back for more later. I've been returning to this book for years, and always come away with something that I missed before.