Whether you're a beginner an amateur a professional or a teacher you will find this book an excellent means of continuing your musical journey. This is a step-by-step guide to help you develop essential skills for improvisation. The concepts presented are first demonstrated over the 12-bar blues progression: in later chapters the ideas are realized over rhythm changes and in original compisitions based on the chord progressions of jazz standards. Topics include: scales and modes - chords and riffs - transposition - musical quotation - phrasing and articulation.