Partitions jazz

Most of the great songwriters either wrote music or lyrics, specializing in one of those two areas. Cole Porter (1891-1964) was, like Irving Berlin, one of the few songwriters who was brilliant at bot...

If Harold Arlen (1905-86) had only composed 'Over The Rainbow, ' the world would be in his debt. But Arlen had a wide-ranging and very productive career, writing over 500 songs. While never quite as w...

8 favorites from the Duke for male vocalists are presented in this package which is designed to provide the at-home singer with an actual professional setting. The CD features orchestral interludes an...

Thomas 'Fats' Waller (1904-43) was quite a remarkable musician. In the 1920s he became one of jazz's greatest stride pianists, learning from the style's master James P. Johnson and then developing a r...

Includes: All the basic principals of drop 2 melody harmonization including passing tones and extension tones as well as basic chord tones; Practical, guitar-friendly methods for creating hip, modern...

Here at last is the long awaited, definitive jazz guitar scale method by music legend Chuck Wayne. With a career that includes recordings with Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Woody Herm...

Melodies based on triads and melodic extensions sound more natural and musical than ones developed exclusively from scales. Triads - the fundamental building blocks of harmony - are a simple and effec...

A unique method that allows the student to begin work on any subject in any of the three volumes he chooses and be able instantly to comprehend and digest the material at hand. Playing what you hear i...

Learning how to play and use scales has always been a large part of every guitar player's practice schedule. Written from a player's perspective, this book doesn't get too in-depth into the history an...

This definitive jazz guitar chord method by music legend Chuck Wayne shows guitarists how to arrive at each voicing and how to vary it, using Chuck's unique systematic approach. He covers: basic triad...

Start playing jazz guitar! This book will help you understand and master the essential concepts and techniques of jazz, whatever style you may already know. You'll learn jazz theory and harmony throug...

Learn to improvise fluently over common jazz progressions. Learn to use simple source material, such as four-note cells, and characteristic bebop motifs to help you make fast progress towards making t...

In this re-transcribed and edited book with online video, Pass demonstrates techniques that will benefit not only jazz guitarists but rock and blues players as well. Topics include chord melody, subst...

Now for the first time ever, all musicians can play and study nearly every note Pat Metheny has ever written in this amazing new book that he deems his 'most exciting project since (his) first album....

Transcriptions to all the tracks from Metheny's 2008 one-day-long recording session with bassist Christian McBride and drummer Antonio Sanchez: At Last You're Here - Calvin's Keys - Day Trip - Dreamin...

This continuation from Jim's first book teaches guitarists more about how to improve their playing in rock, blues, jazz, funk, Latin and R&B styles, and how to play in the style of legends like Wes Mo...

Written for the musician who is interested in acquiring a firm foundation for playing jazz, this unique book with online audio examines the phrases of the masters! Over 800 licks are provided in the s...

Make advanced guitar harmonies more intuitive and effective. This inventive approach to imagining and organizing notes will expand your concept of guitar harmony. You will be able to organize and use...

The Classical Guitarists Guide To Jazz

For many musicians, the thought of improvising can be intimidating. In this exciting conclusion to the Jazz Guitar for Classical Cats trilogy, Andrew York shows you that improvisation is a skill that...