Jamey Aebersold Jazz

Hip up your playing with the signature sound of modern players. Contains many exercises/etudes of varying levels and 12 solos written over standard chord changes which utilize augmented scales in both...

Phrase like a pro! By simply adding one chromatic note, you can convert the most commonly used scales into'Bebop' scales. Bebop scales almost magically turn scales into jazz lines, adding melodic flow...

Phrase like a pro! By simply adding one chromatic note, you can convert the most commonly used scales into 'Bebop' scales. Bebop scales almost magically turn scales into jazz lines, adding melodic flo...

A concise description of David's approach to playing over the stated tonality using chromaticism, polychords, derived chords, and non-diatonic scales. Includes a CD of David playing examples over sele...

Explores the 'hows, whats, and whys' of practice, performance, technique, and musicianship. Sometimes, it only takes a 'nudge' to move your playing to the next level. 6'x9' paperback. Why do musicians...

John Coltrane's landmark composition Giant Steps used a new harmonic formula. This book examines it in detail as well as Countdown! Also, contains many practice exercises and solo examples plus, how t...

Much has been written about the jazz 'language' or the jazz 'vocabulary.' Linguistic references are sensible and proper because, just as we speak in words and phrases derived from the alphabet, so do...

A Study Guide for Developing Soloists - Newly revised format features a 274 page Book, two audio play-a-long/demonstration CDs, and a third CD with 168 printable pdf pages of transcribed solos (from t...

Written by jazz legend David Baker, these solo-form etudes are swingin'! Better yet, they can be played with the popular Volume 5 (Time to Play Music) and 6 (Charlie Parker 'All Bird') Play-a-longs, s...

Jerry Coker's new 84 page pocket-sized handbook teaches you not only 'how' to play in all 12 keys, but also 'why' it is essential to play in all 12 keys. This book is dedicated to all musicians who re...

New - Book & CD packaging! by Lennie Niehaus. Intermediate level. Hip, swinging solos in the swing/bop style as performed by the great Lennie Niehaus while performing with the VOLUME 42 Aebersold Play...

For All Instruments! By Ben Markley. Learn how to create your own etudes in the style of your favorite players! Doing so reveals their favorite phrases and stylistic tendencies, allowing you to better...

This book is Jerry's newest contribution to the tool box of all serious musicians looking for new ways to expand their creative range. An easy read, Jerry presents a variety of ideas and material incl...

Learn the secret to playing long, flowing musical lines that move from one chord change to the other in a smooth, seamless manner. This book explains approach tones (a tone or series of tones leading...

New, revised edition of Jerry's best-selling Listening To Jazz. Without relying on overly technical terms, Jerry explains what to look and listen for so that you can fully enjoy and appreciate America...

An essential book for every jazz musician wishing to organize their practice time and priorities. Ever feel like you have a million things to practice, but you don't know where to start? Jerry condens...

Presented here is written and recorded guitar accompaniment to the entire volume 54 CD. This long awaited book includes easy-to-read music, chord symbols, and guitar frames above each example for the...

Imagine someone who has worked as an international saxophonist, an educator, a technician, a consultant, and as a designer, and you can imagine Peter Ponzol. For the first time, Peter offers details f...

Handy pocket-sized reference book. Only 3.5' x 5.5' This mini reference manual is a concise 'all-in-one' primer for today's saxophonist and covers everything from how to hold the horn when putting it...

The ultimate bass line book. Contains 23 chapters on bass line construction and other areas such as sound production, practicing, 'special' effects, blues/rhythm, slow/fast tempos and time/feel. Revie...

First, the concept of modes is discussed in detail, as well as modal harmony and composition. Their use in conventional jazz tunes as well as modal ones is explored. Next, chord scales and their appli...

Bass Works is Brown's second book of original compositions, and includes a companion CD of him performing all 10 pieces from the book. For this publication, he has enhanced his own legendary artistry...

Make the daily practice of trumpet basics a delight instead of drudgery with this collection of daily 20-25 minute practice routines that cover all the basics of trumpet technique, tone, intonation, a...