Jazz Greats: Guitar Solo: Instrumental Album

Classical Favorites Played in Jazz Style-Musician teacher and composer J. Douglas Esmond reinterprets timeless classical melodies in the jazz style in this musical journey through some of the world's most revered musical pieces.Original scores from Beethoven Brahms Mozart and other greats are given new time signatures and chord voicings bringing them new life and expanding upon the emotion of each composition while retaining the touchstone of their original themes. Whether you're a fan of classical or jazz or just want to expand your musical taste and repertoire you'll find something here to love. The music is presented in both standard notation and easy-to-read tablature.

Do you wonder why lots of practice on scales and arpeggios hasn't made you feel fluent and creative when soloing' If so, then this book is the missing link for you! Line Games is an organized series of practical studies for the development of single-note guitar technique and jazz vocabulary simultaneously. Many examples are transcribed from the recorded solos of great jazz guitarists (Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Joe Pass, etc.) and then the book gives you the tools to develop complete fluency in creating similar lines on your own! 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 Topics Covered Include: Basic six-note scales commonly used by the jazz greats. How to use all of the chromatic notes to make playing inside the chord changes sound more interesting and melodic. Triad pairs for modern-sounding lines, as used by all the great players from Coltrane on. Exercises that will give you the tools to create many interesting chord extensions from a few simple arpeggios. How to build long lines across many chord changes. How to use thematic development for more cohesive solos. Fingerings often given to aid in getting these lines under your fingers. Plus much more! 156 pages. More Endorsements: This book is probably the most complete explanation of linear improvisation as applied to the guitar that I have come across. Randy Vincent goes into his subjects, which include a novel take on hexatonic applications, chromatic neighbor tones, and various scale forms and arpeggios, with unprecedented thoroughness. It is also refreshing to see the emphasis on thematic development, and I like how some of the great recorded guitar solos are often used as illustrative examples. I highly recommend it.' ' Ben Monder Randy has come up with another Winner. This is one of the most comprehensive studies I have ever encountered concerning single line improvisation!' ' Vic Juris With all the books on jazz improvisation available I didn't think it was possible to find one that offers a new perspective but Randy Vincent's Line Games does just that. It's a great book! There are many real- world examples of players using the archetypal bebop hexatonic sound and many examples of ways to practice and utilize the sound. In suggesting ways of practicing and using the scale Randy gets you started, but it's up to the reader to strike out on their own ' in my opinion the best way to really grasp a sound or concept. There is a whole lot of material here and I'm looking forward to working with it for a long time. Thanks, Randy!!' ' Bruce Saunders With the plethora jazz guitar books on the market today, one must sort through dozens to find one that yields the results of a tried and true method for learning to play jazz as applied to the guitar. I was pleasantly surprised to find a new book that I feel to have such qualities. This being the jazz guitar book written by Randy Vincent called Line Games for Sher Music Co. Inside, you'll find dozens of examples, explanations, techniques, and the application of the jazz language employed by all the great jazz guitarists we know and love. Great job, Randy!' ' Henry Johnson

This must-have new series gives you the opportunity to learn 27 of the most important jazz standards contained in the Just Jazz and Just Standards Real Books. Learn these great songs by playing along with jazz greats Jimmy Haslip and Barry Coates in a classic trio jazz setting. Plus, in the accompanying books Jimmy and Barry teach their approaches to chord substitution, comping, and soloing concepts; including complete transcriptions of their own improvised solos and Barry's awe-inspiring chord melody arrangements of the heads. Volume 3 titles are: My Funny Valentine * Night and Day * How High the Moon * Emily * Gentle Rain * On Green Dolphin Street * Secret Love * Softly As in a Morning Sunrise * Summertime.

Music historian Dave Rubin surveys the gear tones licks and lives of 100 top guitarists in this exclusive book/CD pack. Includes rare photos bios tablature and an audio CD featuring every lick in the book! Learn the magic behind guitar masters of all genres including classic rock hard rock/metal blues country jazz and acoustic. With information on legends like Jimmy Page Eddie Van Halen B.B. King Chet Atkins Les Paul and Neil Young this book is a must-have for gear fanatics everywhere!

Acoustic Guitar Private Lessons-Learn the art of fingerstyle jazz guitar with these 12 insightful lessons. With chapters aimed at building chord vocabulary separating bass and melody voices and improvisation in the style of jazz guitar greats like WesMontgomery and Joe Pass this book is your guide to building and playing great solo guitar arrangements of songs from the classic jazz-standard repertoire. Complete with jazz interpretations of traditional songs. Lessons includeaudio downloads standard notation and tablature for all examples and songs and much more.

Learn to play guitar in the style of guitar greats like Wes Montgomery Jeff Beck and others! With this user-friendly guitar songbook you'll learn how to phrase your own solos in new ways by studying and emulating the techniques of master guitar players. Jim Kelly the most requested guitar teacher at Berklee College of Music presents lead sheets for 10 original jazz compositions along with transcriptions of possible solos. The accompanying CD contains playalong tracks (featuring a full band accompaniment) as well as full guitar tracks so you can get to grips with improvisation in the comfort of your own home.

Develop your own unique Guitar style by expanding your vocabulary of licks and melodic ideas! This book/CD pack will teach you dominant altered dominant minor and II-V-I licks by examining the lead styles of Larry Carlton Larry Coryell Pat Metheny John Scofield Mike Stern and other greats. The CD includes demonstrations of each lick at normal and slow speeds.