Learn how to solo like the masters! The ultimate practice book for serious jazz guitarists! The Cellular Approach is a practical method for developing the ability to create convincing jazz solos in a wide variety of playing situations. It takes actual jazz lines recorded by master players and then slices them up into small “cells” that can be re-combined into longer lines to fit almost any harmonic situation.This enables the player to improvise his or her own lines that sound just as interesting and melodic as the masters without resorting to simply copying others. Fingerings and string choices are often given too making it particularly valuable toguitarists who want to actually master their instrument.There is a complete discussion of how to break out of diatonic-derived lines by using the Cellular Approach to create “side-slipping” and other intervallic lines — creating ultra-hip solo phrases in the style of modern masters such as Pat Metheny Michael Brecker and Herbie Hancock.Finally the cell concept gets transcended as twelve tone rows in the style of Mike Stern and others are explored as well as lines derived from “23rd chords” — for the adventurous that are interested in paving a way into the future.

This famous trio of acoustic guitarists is captured live in this matching folio to the Grammy-Award winning album from a live concert in San Francisco. The book contains full transcriptions of every tune including 'Short TalesOf The Black Forest' 'Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho' 'Fantasia Suite' and more.

Impressive recordings and mesmerizing live performances have sealed jazz guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel’s reputation as one of the most innovative players and composers on the current scene. The new Mel Bay publication is atranscription of the highly renowned live recording East Coast Love Affair. This book offers transcriptions of Kurt’s solos from all eight tunes from the album. Each solo is analyzed and the information presented to help theplayer understand what Kurt is doing in each piece. The book is presented in standard notation and tablature. For the advanced guitar player.

This book presents nine original guitar solos written for the six-string guitar by jazz guitarist George Van Eps. His arrangements and chord symbols illustrate advanced harmonic melodic concepts. In standard notation and tablature with carefully annotated fingerings and pick direction indications. Includes access to an online audio recording of Charles Chapman performing each Van Eps solo.