One of the foremost Jazz guitarists of his generation three-time Grammy nominee Mike Stern is celebrated in this set of transcriptions spanning his rich and varied career.With an unmistakable style and vocabulary Mike Stern combines the sophistication of fusion and bebop with the edgy power of rock making his intense tight and shockingly virtuosic playing accessible to countless fans outside the world of Jazz. His CV includes periods working with such demanding characters as Billy Cobham and Jaco Pastorius as well as being the guitarist of choice for the celebrated 1981 Miles Davis comback band that also included Bill Evans Marcus Miller and Al Foster. He has alsobeen named the Best Jazz Guitarist Of The Year by readers and critics of Guitar Player magazine.This set of 17 transcriptions has been carefully and accurately presented offering you a special insight into the guitar work of this remarkable talent including Chromozone Nardis and Time In Place.

This collection contains 15 incredibly detailed transcriptions written in standard notation and tab, spanning from McLaughlin's debut album, Extrapolation (1969) to Miles Davis' landmark jazz-rock fusion album, Bitches Brew (1970), to the Indian-infused The Inner Mounting Flame (1971) and Birds of Fire (1973) by the Mahavishnu Orchestra- to the acoustic flamenco album Friday Night in San Francisco (1991) featuring the guitar trio of McLaughlin, de Lucia and Di Meola- to McLaughlin's jazz trio album After the Rain (1994). Explore exotic modes, rapid-fire phrasing and shifting time signatures from the teachings of the master of fusion guitar. Titles include: Birds of Fire - Celestial Terrestrial Commuters - The Dance of Maya - Extrapolation - Follow Your Heart - Guardian Angel - John McLaughlin - Lila's Dance - Marbles - Meeting of the Spirits - Miles Beyond - My Foolish Heart - Noonward Race - Peace One - Take the Coltrane. / Guitare

In Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar In DADGAD, Sandy Shalk teaches five popular jazz standards in DADGAD tuning.Tunes are included by legendary jazz artists, such as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Paul Desmond and David Brubeck.Each tune is performed, taught phrase by phrase, and played slowly in a split screen so you can follow the movement of each hand. Additionally, background information is added for each tune as well as a discussion of how the DADGAD tuning is very adaptable for arranging jazz voicings. A tab/music booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD featuring each of the five arrangements. / Guitare

The seventh in line of the Mel Bay/Warner collaboration offers 15 country favorites new and old. All arranged for the beginning to intermediate flatpicking guitarist in standard notation and tablature.These will be agreat addition to your collection: Chattahoochee Donâ??t Rock the Jukebox God Bless the U.S.A. Guitars Cadillacs Liza Jane My Maria Nothingâ??s Changed Here South Side of Dixie Take This Job and Shove It Tempted ThankGod Iâ??m a Country Boy Thereâ??s Your Trouble This Time A Thousand Miles from Nowhere and The Thunder Rolls.Arrangers include John Harding Larry McCabe Joe Carr Brad Davis Dylan Schorer and Dan Bowden.