Jazz has evolved its own harmony apart from other genres of music. In order to improvise and compose in the idiom, a basic understanding of this harmony, how chords move and connect with each other, is
The original 1935 edition of Frank Trumbauer's Saxophone Studies! This book, surprisingly modern and relevant today, was one of the first and most popular jazz saxophone methods published. It
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,
Hip Licks for Saxophone is designed to help saxophonists develop fluency in the jazz language by providing mainstream jazz vocabulary in swing, bop, and post-bop styles, that nails the changes and
Since 1900, when jazz---a uniquely American music form---began to evolve, much of its allure and artistic growth has depended on the creative freedom and expressive force that improvisation allows its
The most complete method for chromatic improvising over standards! David Liebman clearly explains and demonstrates the art of superimposing chords chromatically over "standard" chord changes, using several
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 condenses his
This first volume in this acclaimed series is easy to understand and inspiring for all musicians wishing to explore the secrets of jazz improvisation. Online audio includes blues in Bb and F, four dorian