Mel Bay Essential Jazz Lines : Guitar the Style of Joe Pass with play-along CD [Paperback]

Corey Christiansen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 8, 2001

Presents hundreds of improvised melodic lines played by Joe Pass. Each of the melodic lines are grouped in the harmonic situation in which they were originally played (i.e. all minor lines are presented together and all dominant seventh lines are presented together, etc). The companion play along CD has a "live" rhythm section playing single chord vamps as well as vamps covering all twelve keys for each harmonic situation. An etude over the changes to Satin Doll shows how to apply the various lines and create improvised solos.
Also available in Japanese fromATN, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Mel Bay Publications (February 8, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786660724
• ISBN-13: 978-0786660728
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,396,964 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource of jazz lines!, September 20, 2011

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Music Lover (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mel Bay Essential Jazz Lines : Guitar the Style of Joe Pass with play-along CD (Paperback)

This books provides fantastic sounding Joe Pass style jazz lines. It's essential a library of jazz lines based on chord type. If you're looking to add some cool Joe Pass lines to your playing (without getting into the theory of why/how they work), then this book is perfect.

The lines are split up by chord type: lines to play over a m7 chord, lines for a v7 chord, lines for the major chord, lines for II V I progression, lines for minor ii V, etc. I tend to note the lines I really like and keep coming back to the book to refresh them or add more to my arsenal. If I need more lines for a major chord, I flip to that section and go over some. This is really one of my favorite and most frequented books.

4.0 out of 5 stars jazz phrases only, January 27, 2008

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Bassam H. Lababidi (San Marcos,TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mel Bay Essential Jazz Lines : Guitar the Style of Joe Pass with play-along CD (Paperback)

This is a good book for jazz ideas (phrases). Every Jazz guitarist can use these ideas and incorporate them in his music. There are ideas for minor chords , Dominant Chords and Major Chords.

However , if you're looking for a book on learning how to play Jazz, then this is the wrong book.For example, It will not help you develop your (mental or physical) skills or help you understand Jazz forms.