You Can Play Jazz Guitar

This hands-on jazz primer contains an enormous amount of information, from progressions, scales, modes, and voicings to arranging a complex jazz standard. Mike DeMicco teaches important basics, then shows how to put them to use in the first DVD. In the second DVD, Mike presents dozens of examples to show how to improvise dazzling solos over chord changes. He uses styles developed by Mike Stern, Tal Farlow, John Coltrane, and others to explain the use of solo lines, passing tones, and other devices to create personalized improvisations. On the final DVD, Mike starts with his bebop-oriented tune Boptology, showing how to build creative solos and challenging players to find their own voice. The melody of this tune is a complete study tool as it illustrates a synthesis of several jazz styles. Mike then takes apart the classic Victor Young standard Love Letters to fully discuss chord melodies and new ideas for soloing.