Jazz Greats - Guitar Play-Along Vol.44

Dave Stryker explains his approach to jazz improvisation with musical examples that he himself uses learned from years of playing with the greats - after learning how to play jazz from listening to players such asGrant Green Wes Montgomery and Pat Martino. Dave Stryker's Jazz Guitar Improvisation Method explains the minor sub approach using minor scales to play over dominant seventh chords and then includesseveral solos over often-played jazz standards using this approach. Also described are the use of the blues and pentatonic scales as well as be-bop ideas the melodic minor scale and whole-tone and diminished scales andpatterns. Hanon-type warm up exercises and Stryker's own fingerings shown in tab are also described. Perfect for intermediate-to-more advanced players Stryker's concise way of explaining his approachwill open up the students to developing their own improvisational ideas. Stryker plays the examples and solos on the audio including tracks with a rhythm only section for student play-along. Includes access to onlineaudio.

Dave explains his approach to jazz improvisation with musical examples that he himself uses, learned from years of playing with the greats - after learning how to play jazz from listening to players such as Grant Green, Wes Montgomery and Pat Martino. Explains the minor sub approach using minor scales to play over dominant seventh chords, and then includes several solos over often-played jazz standards, using this approach. Also described are the use of the blues and pentatonic scales as well as be-bop ideas, the melodic minor scale, and whole-tone and diminished scales and patterns. Hanon-type warm up exercises and Dave's own fingerings shown in tab are also described. Perfect for intermediate-to-more advanced players, Dave's concise way of explaining his approach will open up the students to developing their own improvisational ideas. Dave plays the examples and solos on the companion CD including tracks with a rhythm only section for student play-along.

Play great jazz while you learn from this revered guitar method! These solos and duets map directly to the lessons in William Leavitt's Modern Method for Guitar Volume 1 the basic guitar text at Berklee College of Music.Since the 1960s the Modern Method for Guitar series has been one of world's most popular guitar methods translated into Spanish French and Japanese and selling over half a million copies.Carefully overseen by LarryBaione chair of Berklee's Guitar Department (and a former student of William Leavitt) these arrangements are crafted to Leavitt's time-proven approach giving you the chance to apply what you learn to music by Miles Davis Duke Ellington Sonny Rollins Django Reinhardt and other jazz greats. The accompanying audio demonstrates all the tunes and offers play-along tracks for practicing the duets.Songs include: Afternoon in Paris BasinStreet Blues A Child Is Born Daphne Here's That Rainy Day In a Sentimental Mood My Little Suede Shoes St. Thomas Samba De Orfeu So What Swing 42 Valse Hot The Very Thought of You When I Fall in Love Willow Weep forMe.The audio examples are accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be downloaded or streamed according to personal preference. The files also include PLAYBACK+ a multi-functional audio player thatallows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.

This must-have new series gives you the opportunity to learn 27 of the most important jazz standards contained in the Just Jazz and Just Standards Real Books. Learn these great songs by playing along with jazz greats Jimmy Haslip and Barry Coates in a classic trio jazz setting. Plus, in the accompanying books Jimmy and Barry teach their approaches to chord substitution, comping, and soloing concepts; including complete transcriptions of their own improvised solos and Barry's awe-inspiring chord melody arrangements of the heads. Volume 3 titles are: My Funny Valentine * Night and Day * How High the Moon * Emily * Gentle Rain * On Green Dolphin Street * Secret Love * Softly As in a Morning Sunrise * Summertime.