ISBN 9781513469270. 8.75x11.75 inches.

If youve ever wondered about the depth of thought vs. pattern playing that goes into jazz guitar improvisation, youll find the answer in this book. University of North Texas jazz guitar instructor and stellar musician, Davy Mooney is as fluid in writing about the physical and cerebral processes of jazz guitar improvisation as he is in playing over tunes, chord changes and modulations. Mooney describes the guitar fretboard as a labyrinth ruled by shapes and patterns. He recounts his own journey toward fretboard fluency beginning with the CAGED major scale positions and connecting them with ascending arpeggio shapes. The purpose of his book is to show you a way into the labyrinth, how to navigate it, and find your way out, should you so desire. Five is the magic number in this book. With five jazz chord progressions, fretboard scale and arpeggio diagrams in five positions, and transcribed eighth-note improvisations, Mooney illustrates how five giants of jazzMiles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Thelonious Monk, and John Coltranemight have approached improvisation had they been jazz guitarists. Written in standard notation and fretboard diagrams for the intermediate to advanced guitarist already well-acquainted with jazz scale and chord theory. Includes access to online audio for all 60 etudes, play-along and improv examples.

It is a famous classical tune by Robert Schumann and I arranged the beautiful melodies into fingerstyle jazz guitar with some reharmonized jazzy chords.
You can watch the sample video on You Tube. I hope you enjoy this arrangement.

ISBN 9781619118393.

In the tradition of Django Reinhardt, Bireli Lagrene is one of most highly regarded Gypsy jazz, bebop, and fusion guitarists of recent decades. Once regarded as a child prodigy, he has performed with such legendary players as Benny Goodman, Stephan Grappelli, Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin and countless others. Given that roster, one might assume that Lagrene is quite advanced in years, but this is not the case; the fact is, he was drawn to the guitar as a child of four, and after auditioning at the intermission, was invited onstage with Grapelli for the second half- when he was only ten years old. While Lagrene is primarily an ear player, he has collaborated with TAGA Publishing to produce an exceptional book filled with insightful tips on playing the Gypsy jazz style. Bireli Lagrene: Gypsy Jazz Guitar Artistry introduces the intermediate jazz guitarist to the essential rhythms used in Gypsy jazz accompaniment, as well as to the vocabulary needed to improvise in the Gypsy jazz style. Not for the faint of heart, the book includes online audio recordings of 33 rhythm exercises and licks to incorporate the right feel or panache in your own Gypsy jazz performance style. The musical examples are written in either chord symbols or standard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

The Fundamentals of Jazz Theory is part one of a larger study entitled, ?Jazz, The Language of Music.? The first volume deals with all the necessary music theory one needs to improvise intelligently. Universities and conservatories have a normal two year program for just this study. This book deals only with the portions of music theory that is necessary to perform in a jazz venue.

This could be used in a class room situation or worked with privately by any jazz educator.

This book is for the serious student of jazz and will enlighten them to the necessary mechanics of music that they must know if they wish to pursue study in the art of improvisation.

ISBN 9781619114814. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

If you're getting into jazz or expanding your jazz chops, this comprehensive approach is for you. From comping and chord voicings to single-note soloing, you will learn, step by step, the tools necessary for playing jazz guitar. The book is easy to understand and contains hundreds of great-sounding playable examples to serve as springboards for applying the concepts to jazz standards or your own compositions. Whether you're into traditional jazz or fusion, this book has it all. In notation and tablature. Online audio & video available.

Information needed to function within a jazz band. It is important to understand that while jazz is played on the same instruments as other types of music, it has its own language. This book deals with specific jazz idioms: swing, shuffle, bebop and Latin. A basic working knowledge of the guitar through rock, blues, or folk music, (including barre chords), will produce gratifying results. Knowledge of the note locations on all strings, (especially the E and A strings) and a working understanding of the relationship of all the notes on the various strings will make the information in this book immediately accessible. The book also provides information on how to interpret a jazz chart. The clarity and insight of this method, makes it a must have for any big band performer.

ISBN 9781619119727.

Perhaps one of the most comprehensive books of its type on the market, this exhaustive and intelligent presentation of the myriad of scales and modes makes this a must have text for the guitarist who is interested in developing his skills of jazz improvisation. The highly acclaimed author/teacher and performer Vincent Bredice very carefully moves the student through all the common modes. Each mode is explored thoroughly by using chord and arpeggio studies in a variety of positions and/or inversions. This outstanding text is a wonderful resource for one's library as well as an excellent teaching and learning tool. Since a good musician must hear sounds quickly and accurately, in addition to enhancing one's technical and improvising ability, Jazz Guitar Scales and Modes, will help tremendously with ear training as well. The author emphasizes the importance of being able to play and understand modal scales in first position before moving them up the neck using pattern fingerings. Contains excellent studies lines.

8.75 x 11.75 inches.

At first hearing, fingerstyle solo jazz guitar can be more than a little overwhelming. Melding together are improvised lead lines and chordal work and bass lines and rhythmics. Relax. Since you already play jazz with a pick, you are familiar with many of the musical elements used in fingerstyle jazz. It is just that it may not be obvious to you what, specifically, fingerstyle concepts and techniques are. That is exactly where this book begins.

ISBN 9781619116375. 8.5 X 11 inches.

This book and online video package brings together Jeff Linsky's Mel Bay Artist Series Video, Latin Guitar Jazz, with music for all the pieces in notation and tablature. There are some direct transcriptions, but there are also arrangements of the pieces and analysis of Linsky's style, his techniques and his approaches to certain musical problems. Jeff Linsky is one of the finest guitarists on the contemporary jazz scene. He is well respected for his polyphonic solo guitar improvisation and for his fun and lively compositions. Just Jazz Guitar Magazine has commented, In this collection of Linsky originals, you will hear plenty of imagination, melodic and harmonic inventiveness and sheer joy. Jeff's ability to create memorable melodies and dazzling improvisation is a joy to experience. Includes access to online video.

The famous hymn and national anthem of the United Kingdom, God Save The Queen (also known as America), has been a source of melodic inspiration for hundreds of composers over the past centuries. Beethoven, J.C. Bach and Paganini, for example, each wrote a set of variations based on its melody. This jazz variation of God Save The Queen for solo guitar incorporates jazz counterpoint, extended and altered chords, and chord substitutions to reharmonize this well-known melody. Great for electric, acoustic or classical guitar.

3 pages sheet music, plus tablature and chord changes.

Movement I of Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major (K. 331) by Mozart arranged for solo jazz guitar, featuring jazz counterpoint, extended and altered chords, an octatonic (diminished scale) cadenza passage and reharmonizations. Great for electric, acoustic or classical guitar. Includes 2-page score with tablature and individual guitar part (without tabs).

To a Wild Rose from Woodland Sketches, from Opus 51, by Edward MacDowell. A piano classic arranged as a chord melody for solo jazz guitar featuring chord extensions and alterations, jazz counterpoint and natural harmonics. Includes 3-page score with tablature, plus 2-page individual guitar part (without tabs).

Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), a traditional Irish melody, arranged as a chord melody for solo jazz guitar. Includes 3-page score with tablature.

My Wild Irish Rose, by Chauncey Olcott, arranged for solo jazz guitar. This arrangement features extended chords, chord substitutions and embellished bass lines set in a slow, duple meter shuffle. Includes 2-page score with tablature plus lead sheet with melody and chord changes

ISBN 9781619118812.

This is a collection of 48 original jazz tunes in different styles, with fun melodies ideal for jamming. The pieces are in a variety of keys and are presented in standard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.