The Guitarist's Introduction To Jazz
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The ultimate jazz guitar reference book!
"I have dreamt of this book existing for years — a thoughtful and clear exploration of what it means to dive into jazz guitar when you already have a background in other styles of music. Randy is masterful in breaking down so many topics that often feel so daunting and inaccessible, making them approachable, enjoyable, and furthermore, helping the student to create a foundation for mastery within the jazz domain."
— Julian Lage
"Randy Vincent is an extraordinary musician who also happens to play the guitar. With this book, he gives a real life approach to voicing chords on the instrument that will allow both the student and the professional a clear way to illuminate harmonies in the most sensible and transparent way. With almost every student I have had I have stressed the issue of getting the most mileage out of the least notes whenever possible. This book lays it out in clear and concise terms.”
— Pat Metheny
"What a great book! Randy Vincent has given us a huge amount of material we guitar players can use when we're listening and reacting to what's going on around us. This is so practical and so rare! Thanks, Randy!”
— Jim Hall
"This book is full of essential information for jazz guitarists at any level. It's beautifully put together. Very logical and easy to understand. A wonderful book.”
— Mike Stern
"Randy Vincent's Line Games is a serious, well-conceived book on jazz guitar. It has a tremendous amount of useful information which can be truly helpful to guitarists seeking thorough knowledge and training in jazz music.”
— Kenny Burrell
Contains detailed explanations and exercises on virtually everything a guitarist needs to start playing jazz with others, including different categories of chord voicings, comping tips for being in a rhythm section, plus scale and chord construction.
The ultimate jazz guitar reference book, it also features charts for classic jazz tunes to work on, ways to approach practicing jazz, right hand picking techniques, overall jazz theory and tips on developing solo chops by using riffs and pieces of familiar melodies.
- Part one: rhythm guitar voicings
- Chapter 1: three-note 'shell' voicings
- Chapter 2: four-note rhythm guitar voicingsPart two: comp voicings and melody voicings
- Chapter 3: converting rhythm voicings to compvoicings
- Chapter 4: some examples of comping using the voicingsPart three: developing vocabulary for soloing from melodies
- Chapter 5: riff melodies on 12-bar blues; bags' groove; blues in the closet
- Chapter 6: riff melodies on tunes that are not 12-bar blues; lester leaps in; seven come eleven; a smooth one; salute to charlie christian
- Chapter 7: using quotes from popular melodies
- Chapter 8: using vocabulary from bebop tunes; swedish pastry; crazeology; mayreh; quicksilver; room 608Part four: basic theory and techniques for jazz guitar
- Chapter 9: introduction to scales
- Chapter 10: arpeggios
- Chapter 11: modes
- Chapter 12: wrap-upAppendix a: some definitionsAppendix b: chord names and chord symbols primerAppendix c: chord types primerNotes: further notes
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| Composer | VINCENT, RANDY |
| Availability | Available |
| TAB/Notation | Music Notation Only |
| Description | Contains detailed explanations and exercises on virtually everything a guitarist needs to start playing jazz with others, including different categories of chord voicings, comping tips for being in a rhythm section, plus scale and chord construction. The ultimate jazz guitar reference book, it also features charts for classic jazz tunes to work on, ways to approach practicing jazz, right hand picking techniques, overall jazz theory and tips on developing solo chops by using riffs and pieces of familiar melodies.
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