The legendary saxophonist Michael Brecker kept extensive notes on things to practice over the whole span of his career. This unique and beautifully produced book presents the essence of these notebook...
Following the great critical success of Jazz Scores and Analysis, Vol.1, Richard Lawn has created another masterpiece: JAZZ SCORES AND ANALYSIS, VOL. 2: STRINGS AND OTHER THINGS. As the title suggests...
The first book to teach students to start soloing using rhythms instead of scales and chords. In a step-by-step fashion, Rhythm First! builds up the student's library of rhythmic figures and has them...
This new book focuses on how to play (or 'comp') behind a jazz soloist. It is a step-by-step guide to basic comping rhythms, voicings, and progressions - as played by the masters. Comping guides, rhyt...
For everyone wishing to learn the basics of contemporary jazz piano. Over 300 pages of scales, voicings, tritone and other substitution, theory, comping, soloing, and much more. Sample voicings and 25...
The only complete method book on salsa ever published! 260 pages, filled with musical examples for piano, bass, drum set and salsa percussion instruments. For beginning to advanced players. Also inclu...
Following in the footsteps of Rayburn Wright's seminal work, Inside the Score, this book gives a guided tour into the techniques and musical concepts in these six scores by masters of large ensemble j...
* For beginning to advanced players, in any style of music.* Includes a great play-along CD to practice with. Each track has one version with, and one without, the author playing the tune or exercise....
Includes CD of either historic Cuban recordings or Carlos playing each exercise. Many transcriptions of complete bass parts for tunes in different Cuban styles - the roots of salsa. Written in both En...
The book/DVD set contains scores, text, and stereo mixes of the musical examples, as well as multi-track audio files of each example that all instrumentalists can use in a variety of ways.Includes sec...