The purpose of this book is to help the student answer the question, 'What do I play?' It discusses elements of jazz, seventh chords, blues, riffs, vertical and horizontal improvisation, playing through the changes, rhythm patterns, the scalar approach, substitution and much more!
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Arnie Berle is a seasoned jazz educator with numerous books to his credit. He toured for years as a reed and flute player with many of the leading big bands in the country. Later, upon settling in his home town of New York, he became very active as a freelance musician and teacher. In 1964, with the arrival of the Beatles, Arnie decided to study the guitar. His experience with other instruments, including accordion and vibraphone, gave him a much broader musical perspective of the guitar. In 1975, he began writing interviews and articles for Guitar Player Magazine, culminating in his very popular column "Fretboard Basics." He is currently a full-time professor at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and writes a regular column for Just Jazz Guitar Magazine. His name is cited in the International Who's Who in Music.
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This review is from: Mel Bay How to Create & Develop a Jazz Sax Solo (Paperback)
This is a really useful book for teaching yourself, or groups of others as I sometimes do. Don't be put off by the rather pedestrian cover and lack of a playalong cd. Firstly, the nuts and bolts: the typeface and layout are clear and easy to read. (I hate the handwritten effect of some music books.) The topics and laid out in a logical way and it is obvious that the writer loves his topic from the fact that the riffs he chooses are bluesy! And not just dry exercises. It presupposes a reading knowledge of music but otherwise anyone could use this book. It would be useful for anyone playing a single line instrument, such as a trumpet. I commend it to you, it'll prepare you for Jazz and get you playing Blues right away- and it's cheap! (Which is very important for an Englishman!)
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I'm an intermediate player just really getting interested in Jazz. This book has been to the point, with good examples.
It would be improved with an accompanying CD, but this is a minor complaint. I recommend it for beginner or early intermediate players.
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This was a gift for my daughter, who is a sax player. She does Jazz and conventional music, and she loved the book. She said the book will definately help her. It was one of three purchased, and she loved them all!
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There is no question that any student will only benefit from the material in this book in direct proportion to the amount of time he spends in thinking about the theoretical material and in practicing the written musical examples. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
step upper neighbor, good jazz solo, jazz minor scale, upper neighboring tones, lower neighbor tones, riff tunes, blues progression, altered notes, mixolydian mode, scale tones, primary chords, chord tones, tension notes, chromatic tones, dorian mode, blues scale, diminished scale, entire measure, melodic phrase Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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