Modern Blues Jamtrax [Paperback]

Ralph Agresta (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1997

Full-band backup to 11 extended jams in authentic modern blues styles. Includes tips on scales and techniques to use with each track.

Product Details

• Paperback: 28 pages
• Publisher: Music Sales America; Pap/Dis edition (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825616042
• ISBN-13: 978-0825616044
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #716,005 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Supplemental Learning Material for Blues Guitar, December 7, 2000

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C. J. Stensrud (Slidell, LA United States) - See all my reviews
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This book and CD combination make a very nice practice and learning tool for the aspiring blues player. The book illustrates scales and licks in both standard notation and TAB. Chord progressions are shown for each of the 10 tracks on the CD. Various blues textures and keys are explored. Various rythm patterns are illustrated on the CD as well.

While this material could be used to some advantage by the neophyte, it assumes a basic familiarity with guitar, rythm, and picking basics, and with the blues genre as well. And though it correlates the scale patterns with the tracks in the various keys, it does not explain how to use them to improvise or construct solos (for this reason I withheld a fifth star). It also does not cover topics such as turnarounds, double stops, bends, slides, etc.

"Modern Blues Jamtrax" is best used with other blues instruction and lesson materials. I would highly recommend it for the advanced beginner or intermediate player on its value as a practice aid.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Backing Tracks to JAM to..., September 18, 2005

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M. Dahms "FenderBender" (Shelby, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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Exactly as titled! Backing tracks to play over... nicely done with a great booklet explaining suggestion as to which parts of the scales to use with each track and progressions through the track... You will learn from this book and even enjoy just playing to the songs if you already think you got your scales down pat...covers a variety of beats per minute and scales, great improvisation tool. Also includes the chords so you can eventually just team up with friends and play the whole song without the backing tracks.. I now own six from this series and they all are very well done and worth every penny. Just think... a CD player attached to your Roland's MicroCube with your Fender and this CD hooked up...sitting on the parkbench watching as the... people flow by... with or without your headphones on of course... this series in the blues is well worth the cost...

5.0 out of 5 stars guitarguy, January 5, 2012

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This is an incredible little package! This is two hundred dollars worth of private lessons for less than what it would cost for one lesson. Nice supplemental booklet that gives you plenty to feast on. Selections are very professionally done and more fun than a room full of monkeys to play with. Very nice little starter riffs and licks to get you going and plenty of scales to guide you.