Improvisation

The Omnibook has become the book to turn to when you want to master the Bird. Includes 60 solos such as Anthropology - Au Privave (Nos. 1 and 2) - Billie's Bounce - Blues for Alice - Chi Chi - Confirm...

This book presents 1,001 melodic gems played over dozens of the most important chord progressions heard in jazz. This is the ideal book for beginners seeking a well-organized, easy-to-follow encyclope...

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 book/audio set presents a clear, comprehensive, one-step-at-a-time method for learning how to accompany an improvised jazz solo. As a sequel to Hal Crook's text "How to Improvise", "How to Comp"...

Band 1 des Improvisations-Workshops, mit Erarbeitung von Solos anhand verschiedener Patterns, alle Playalong-Stücke in 2 Tempi, für alle Instrumente. This is the first in a series of books and audio/v...

Many of the great modern players have pentatonics at their command and melodic disposal. The book provides a practical yet creative approach to assimilating pentatonics into your melodic musical reser...

This classic 282 page spiral-bound book, with a wealth of patterns, licks, and ideas, has been popular among jazz players for a long time. Often referred to as a jazz version of Slonimski's classic bo...

Practicing out of this book by just reading the melodies has changed and expanded my playing,' says Jerry Bergonzi. He offers a number of suggested uses and applications for this intervallic system in...

Studies and Etudes for the Modern Player by Walt Weiskopf. From the esteemed author of 'Intervalic Improvisation - The Modern Sound,' AROUND THE HORN is the most thorough and exhaustive study of scal...

After 25 years of teaching, Dan has made available this wonderful pocket sized resource detailing the materials and techniques needed to play jazz. Includes chapters on chords & chord symbols, voicing...

This long awaited 104 page book is THE defining treatise on the diminished scale. It explains everything you need to know about this versatile scale and how/where to use it in your solos. Includes 12...

Subtitled 'A Player's Guide - A Step Beyond Linear Improvisation', Walt Weiskopf presents the simple technique of 'triad pairs' (using only two triads) to create long, exciting phrases for all improvi...

A three volume series that includes the scales, chords and modes necessary to play bebop music. A great introduction to a style that is most influential in today's music. The first volume includes sca...

A three volume series that includes the scales, chords and modes necessary to play bebop music. A great introduction to a style that is most influential in today's music. The first volume includes sca...

Techniques for learning and utilizing Bebop tunes.

Book by Colin and Bower. A wide variety of common jazz rhythms, many in etude form, designed to give the performer instant recognition and accurate response when you run across them in a real playing...

A complete book of jazz technique studies and exercises for all instrumentalists. This text deals with many technique issues jazz musicians encounter in the real world, including chord scale exercises...

Lehrmaterial zum Experimentieren in Unterricht, Ensemble und Selbststudium für alle Instrumente, inklusive Mitspiel-CDs (in 415 und 440 Hz). Endlich erscheint eine Improvisationsschule der Renaissance...

Written for the musician who is interested in acquiring a firm foundation for playing jazz, this unique book/CD pack examines the phrases of the masters! The book features standard notation, with over...

This book offers representative material in the style of Brazilian music with the greatest diversity. Five CD tracks for each of the 7 pieces of music are offered: full version; without the solo part;...

The ultimate resource for studying the work of Miles Davis! 50 note-for-note transcriptions of his recorded solos for: Airegin - All Blues - All of You - Au Privave - Bags' Groove - Billie's Bounce (B...

The ultimate resource for studying the work of Miles Davis! 50 note-for-note transcriptions of his recorded solos for: Airegin - All Blues - All of You - Au Privave - Bags' Groove - Billie's Bounce (B...

The Omnibook has become the book to turn to when you want to master the Bird. Includes 60 solos such as Anthropology - Au Privave (Nos. 1 and 2) - Billie's Bounce - Blues for Alice - Chi Chi - Confirm...

Etüden über Blues-Changes ohne II-V's in allen Tonarten, mit zusätlichen Übungen wie Dominant-Cycles, II-V-Patterns, u.m., 58 S., für alle Instrumente

500 Jazz Licks aims to assist you on your journey to play jazz fluently. These short phrases and ideas we call licks will help you understand how to navigate the common chords and chord progressions y...