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| View Poll Results: Which beginner's jazz guitar method book helped you the most? | |||
| A Modern Method for Guitar - Volume 1 by William Leavitt |    | 6 | 16.22% |
| Beginning Jazz Guitar by Jody Fisher |    | 4 | 10.81% |
| Chords and Progressions for Jazz and Popular Guitar by Arnie Berle |    | 0 | 0% |
| Hal Leonard Guitar Method: Jazz Guitar by Jack Schroedl |    | 1 | 2.70% |
| Joe Pass Guitar Method (or Joe Pass Guitar Style) by Joe Pass |    | 1 | 2.70% |
| Mel Bay Jazz Guitar Method by Ronny Lee |    | 0 | 0% |
| Mel Bay Complete Jazz Guitar Method by Mike Christiansen | | 1 | 2.70% |
| Mickey Baker's Complete Course in Jazz Guitar: Book 1 by Mickey Baker | | 15 | 40.54% |
| OTHER | | 9 | 24.32% |
| Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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#31
11-30-2011, 02:40 AM
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 hello, thanks for your replies. rereading my post i can now see why you interpreted my post as an inquiry on developing jazz vocabulary. however, i'm not a beginner anymore, so that really wasn't my intention. i was just curious what you guys thought about the specific book by ted that i mentioned. >Most jazz books are not good for beginners to jazz with the exception of Mickey Baker's book. True, although looking at the first lesson of the book i wouldn't be sure if it really worked for people who are completely new to jazz. some of the chords mentioned are quite advanced, a few are hard to even play properly. but i second your point, there really is very little practical material for beginners to jazz.     |
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#33
12-01-2011, 09:10 AM
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| Dr.Willie Hill, Jr. has a 3-volume series called "Approaching the Standards" that some might find useful. It's NOT aimed at guitar players but at all who would learn jazz. It comes with a CD that offers two versions of 8 tunes: 1) full band 'jazz demo' version includes the head, and then a one-chorus solo (-two if it's a blues) that is transcribed and another one that is not (-for you to transcribe yourself). 2) The 'play along' rhythm-section version is performed without the head and solos, allowing you to play it with a band and see how you sound. In addition, sample "licks and tricks" are transcribed for each piece. One advantage of this over traditional play-alongs is that you hear the head played well and can pick up nuances of phrasing and dynamics that the lead sheet doesn't capture. Volume One contains "Billie's Bounce," "On The Trail," "Cantaloupe Island," "The Preacher," "Summertime," "Satin Doll," "C Jam Blues," and "I Got Rhythm." The solos are all played by horns, not guitars, but many idiomatic lines are used, teaching solid basic jazz vocabulary. I'm going to have to check out that Ted Greene book on soloing. I've never seen it. Sounds like what I need.
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#34
12-01-2011, 09:46 AM
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| >I'm going to have to check out that Ted Greene book on soloing. I've never seen it. Sounds like what I need. This book is so jam-packed with information it's scary. He also had quite an unconventional way of organizing it... it's logical, but extremely thorough, and he makes personal handwritten notes here and there that hint at even more depth.. He was a maniac (i don't mean that in a negative way) and a musical genius. Ted wasn't just about jazz guitar, he was always about music in a broader sense dealing with all the hidden mysteries of music, and the interconnectedness of different styles. |
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#35
12-02-2011, 03:06 PM
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| Had I found this poll while it was still open, I too would have had to say Mickey Baker. I have book 1 and 2 now, but had studied enough years ago to at least get the Major 7s and 6s and minor 7s and 6s and a few others into my hands and of course it's going to help a lot more now that I am really pursuing jazz guitar. ATB, |
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#36
12-05-2011, 05:57 PM
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| Big props to Mickey Baker's book! Easy to understand, and has been a great guide to me as a beginner... John |
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#37
12-06-2011, 02:11 AM
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| Dang- I have not used hardly any of those books! I just went for Bert Ligon's connecting chords and some jazz theory books. Hal Galper's Forward Motion is fantastic- I wish I'd found it sooner. I just learned a lot of why and listened to tons of classic albums, I suppose.
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#39
02-21-2012, 05:34 PM
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| The most comprehensive and useful book for me was (and remains, after 55 years of playing) Guitar Lore, by Dennis Sandole, though it's really for more advanced players. I also liked the Johnny Smith books, and I think some of the DVD courses--Mimi Fox, Joe Pass, Pat Martino, and Jimmy Bruno's come to mind, but there are many other good ones. |
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#40
02-22-2012, 08:20 PM
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| Arnie Berle books as well as books by Sal Salvador and Ike Issacs are worth looking into in addition to the ones already mentioned... Another is Vincent Bredice..has a few great books...IMO... time on the instrument..pierre |
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#41
02-23-2012, 06:25 AM
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 Useful thread!! Useful thread!! Thanks!! I have started with Mike Christiansen one and it is opening myself to jazz. I am learning a lot from it. The next one I will definitely use is the Leavitt one. Since I play guitar for 15 years but don't know how to really read music (very slowly, and no practice) and will let me read the other books. I will try to continue with the Mickey Baker's one you recommend so much. Thanks for this thread! |
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