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Joe Pass Jazz Lines

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The DVD includes a booklet with all of the video examples transcribed on the treble clef - with absolutely no tablature. If you live off of tab then I wouldn't recommend this video, but if you can read music there is a wealth of information to study and learn from.

Joe breaks everything down to its simplest form - major, minor, or dominant. He covers everything very quickly and then goes to the examples, which he gives plenty of. However, if you're hoping for some chord melody tips or counterpoint examples you'll be disappointed with this video - it covers exactly what the title says: Jazz LINES. He does speak a little bit in the beginning about how he views chords but he doesn't go beyond that.

For anyone looking to learn about playing jazz lines, improvising, or about Joe's lead style in general, this is a fantastic buy. If you can't read music but are interested in Joe's style and can learn visually without too much grief, I would recommend the video, but the ability to read will certainly help you to get as much from the material presented as possible.

Joe Pass is my favorite guitarist. To learn from the master comes once in a life time.
If you want to learn from the source, this is it.

IF you love Larry Carlton, you must love Joe Pass. After all, he is the ultimate jazz guitar man who taught Larry when he was a teenager. The title "Joe Pass Jazz Lines" is what it is, Jazz Lines. Don't expect much dialogue from his previous instructionals. He sits down and he starts playing, phrase by pharse. There are tons of music theory that he does not explain. But if you have some music theory at hand, these ideas can really come in handy. A small study booklet with notes, no tabs, is provided so you can practice along. Again, Joe's DVDs are all choked full of inspiration and ideas.

This DVD and Solo Jazz Guitar were game changers for me years ago on VHS. Joe Pass is so naturally musical its ridiculous. In this video, Joe plays a bunch of licks over Major, Minor, Dominant and ii Vs that are transcribed in standard notation. If you can't read, you can still use your eyes and ears to visually and aurally cop them. After learning a few licks over each chord type, even if you don't analyze what makes them tick, you should be able to phrase better and start to see patterns in his playing. By imitating Joe's lines, I learned a ton about the grammar of jazz.

This DVD was what took me that step beyond scales and arpeggios into playing coherent jazz lines. Joe can be goofy and absent minded and does not deeply analyze chord progressions or talk about modulations, he just simply plays.

If you are seeking a survival guide to make it through solos at at a jam session. This lesson should give you improvisational material you've been seeking.

Abstractly, similar to Bach, Joe Pass isn't doing utilizing any concepts out of the ordinary, its just the results are extraordinary. The chords he uses are the common grips that everyone else uses and the fingerings he uses aren't unusual. Its more about how he puts it all together that creates that beautiful synergy.

The DVD covers improvising lines over Turnarounds, Major 7ths, Minor 7ths (including Major triads over minors), Dominant 7ths, substitutions, and using Altered Dominant/Diminished lines over Altered Dominants. This is a wonderfully clear and entertaining presentation

You might also want to buy Joe Pass On Guitar with CD (Audio) (Cpp Media Video Transcription), which is a complete transcription of this DVD in standard notation and TAB, with some extra material. The booklet included with the DVD only has standard notation.

this dvd comes with all of the examples he plays in written music which helps so much when learning his lines. Learn to read music, it opens ur mind!!

very good - i suggest looking at other guitar players too, to avoid sounding exactly like Joe Pass

a very wise teacher, makes you re-think jazz guitar in easier terms