Recommended jazz books?

[a name]

I'm mainly interested in learning about arranging chord melodies, but also after stuff that every jazz guitarist should know...

I'm currently looking at 'Chord Melody Guitar' by Bruce Buckingham, 'Solo Jazz Guitar' by Bill Hart and 'Mastering Jazz Guitar: Chord Melody' by Jody Fisher. I'm leaning towards the latter judging by the previews on Amazon, but what do you guys think?

Also does anyone know where I can preview The Jazz Theory book by Mark Irvine? + is there a series of books that teaches music theory systematically grade by grade?

Thanks

[nomelite]

HI..check out this thread:

http://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/jazzg...sic-books.html

[markerhodes]

You should be able to get Levine's book from your library. If your library doesn't own a copy, obtaining one from another system (inter-library loan) should be no problem. That's how I first read it. Many jazz guitar books are only in a few public libraries, but Levine's book is in hundreds of the.

[a name]

@ Nomelite: Aaaah...sooo many

@markhodes: Thanks, I'll pop down to the local library tomorrow then (or today I should say). My school's library doesn't have it

[markerhodes]

Great! It's a good way to see whether a music book is worth the purchase price.

[a name]

Well I didn't get a chance to go today, but I checked the online catalogue and they don't have it listed...yeah, it's nearly $100 here!

[FatJeff]

Originally Posted by a name

is there a series of books that teaches music theory systematically grade by grade?

Thanks

Have you tried this resource?

Ricci Adams' Musictheory.net

[brad4d8]

Originally Posted by markerhodes

You should be able to get Levine's book from your library. If your library doesn't own a copy, obtaining one from another system (inter-library loan) should be no problem.

You can check what libraries have any book at:
WorldCat [OCLC - Home]

Brad

[Scrybe]

Originally Posted by a name

Also does anyone know where I can preview The Jazz Theory book by Mark Irvine? + is there a series of books that teaches music theory systematically grade by grade?

Thanks

yup, the abrsm do a series of workbooks on theory going from grade 1 to 8, and there's the AB music books 1 and 2 to accompany them. should be available through amazon and your local music store.

[a name]

@FatJeff: Dude, that site is gold! I'm downloading the offline version right now.

@Brad4d8: Found it! it's available at a nearby Uni

@Scrybe: Have you worked through those books before? Is there an online test to find what level I'm at?

Thanks a lot everyone!

[gordon]

hi, this links to a free resource where you can quickly get started into a daily regimen that really helps, me thinks:

Lesson Chord Melody Guitar An Organized Approach FormattedByColinSobers

[woyvel]

Excellent find, Gordon. The regimen on that site is similar to what I've been doing for years and it's very easy to understand.

[gordon]

yes, it is easy to understand. But it takes time to master if you do every bit of the exercises mentioned in the regimen. I wish i had found this when i started 30 years ago
it's useful stuff if you want to transcribe songs in a chord-melody style. I started with it maybe a year ago, and feel i'm close to doing it real time, well maybe not . ahh practice practice practice...