The Rhythm Changes Guide

A comprehensive guide to rhythm changes offering a wealth of information for beginners and professionals alike. Written in the language of the working musician and clearly laid out.

 

• Takes the reader from the absolute essentials to advanced improvisational concepts, all supplemented with examples from legendary players
• Includes 20 etudes in all transpositions, with backing tracks by a live New York rhythm section, exploring the rich tradition of rhythm changes and their harmonic possibilities
• 70 pages of tradition-derived improvisation concepts and exercises, with dozens of examples from legendary players like John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Hank Mobley, Don Byas, Michael Brecker, and many others
• Strategies for both diatonic and chromatic improvisation
• Features unexplored concepts for improvisation such as Schenkerian theory
• Includes 77 harmonic variations used by legendary players
• Useful for beginners, intermediate-level performers, professionals, and musicians interested in diverse styles such as bebop, hardbop, modern contemporary, and more