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    Having just digested basic music theory (actually, redigesting as I learned it once, but forgot a lot of it so I had to refresh my memory), I have started to learn some jazz theory. I got The Book of ii-V-I's by Andy Newman, and am really liking it.

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    I have yet to read any jazz books,
    Since beginning five decade ago.
    Still heard the polyphonic motet
    of Lassus in Yes' "Awaken" finale.

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    A (relatively) old book I've enjoyed using long ago is "Jazz Guitar School" by Ike Isaacs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by maxsmith

    Eddie Arkin, Creative Chord Substitution for Jazz Guitar (this one is really really good, and I rarely see it talked about
    Completely agree! My copy is falling apart.

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    The Ted Green series of books and his web site that has many lessons songs and vids

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    The Bepop Era, David Baker.

    Hundreds of digestable and recognizable II V phrases. Discovered it in an ancient but
    fantastic thread about "linear expressions." A simple concept book, but as the impressively professional writing poster said "a gold mine of language"

    It's fun, and a line can be learned and applied quickly. Key for a Joe Lunchbox with a toddler. There's just no time to put the work in to really get somewhere with my playing until I retire, or win the lottery, but books like this keep me motivated, and moving ever slowly forward.

    The cool thing is often once I get a line under my fingers and in my head, there's a "hey, I've heard that one before!" moment either listening or playing.

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    This is the one.

    ... And yes, that's a pedicure leg rest with a recipe book holder bungee corded to it
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    That book, "The Bebop Era Vol. 1," was published in 1979 and is out of print, my guess would be that it was republished as "How To Play Bebop Vol. 1" (in 1988).

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    Fwiw you can get it here in print: (just received a second copy last week after spilling a pint on the first)

    Jamey Aebersold Jazz: Product Display

    Or on Amazon: (via same shop)

    The Bebop Era - Treble Clef (David N. Baker Modern Jazz Series, Volume 1 - Treble Clef) https://a.co/d/6VpdZhP

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    Quote Originally Posted by StoneWaller
    Fwiw you can get it here in print: (just received a second copy last week after spilling a pint on the first)

    Jamey Aebersold Jazz: Product Display

    Or on Amazon: (via same shop)

    The Bebop Era - Treble Clef (David N. Baker Modern Jazz Series, Volume 1 - Treble Clef) https://a.co/d/6VpdZhP
    o.k., got incorrect info from the book search engine I used, and I see that volumes 2 & 3 exist too and are only $9 each on the Aebersold site.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StoneWaller
    Fwiw you can get it here in print: (just received a second copy last week after spilling a pint on the first)

    Jamey Aebersold Jazz: Product Display

    Or on Amazon: (via same shop)

    The Bebop Era - Treble Clef (David N. Baker Modern Jazz Series, Volume 1 - Treble Clef) https://a.co/d/6VpdZhP
    Are you familiar with the How to Play Bebop series? How does this book differ from those?

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    Im not familiar with that one, or whether or not it's actually the same book. The attached photo is used as an excerpt sample on the seller page, so hopefully not committing a faux paus showing it. Sums up the bulk of the book.

    I can't find the old thread in which it was discussed, but in a nutshell a dude was into Linear Expressions, and this was recommended as one of the many ways to get a solid language foothold before delving into a more unique/personal system like Martinos.

    Disclaimer: I'm just a dude who teaches himself this stuff purely for the intellectual excercise and fun of it... Usually 30 minutes half exhausted at the end of a long day. My aspirations are low and realistic. Big books covering a large amount of material get overwhelming in that regard. This, along with a looper to play over, (and Dirks beginner-ish arrangements,) has been fantastic as a way to show me part of the "matrix" but leaves room to make my own connections and discoveries, with out information overload.
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    Does anyone have the books by Billy Bauer?

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    No one mentioned Barry Harris method for guitar? Fantastic book.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joe2758
    No one mentioned Barry Harris method for guitar? Fantastic book.
    We don’t want to give Alan the satisfaction.

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    I was watching the videos he put out back in the 1960s and he was talking about contrary motion: "Hopefully there's no pregnant women out there expanding and contracting, otherwise do the lesson and head over to the hospital to give birth."

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    I'd be interested in more modern books which take into account current trends and styles in jazz and/or music in general - that would add something 'new' to the genre. Any recommendations?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jazzloverfat
    I'd be interested in more modern books which take into account current trends and styles in jazz and/or music in general - that would add something 'new' to the genre. Any recommendations?
    Playing Changes, by Nate Chinen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jazzloverfat
    I'd be interested in more modern books which take into account current trends and styles in jazz and/or music in general - that would add something 'new' to the genre. Any recommendations?

    Many suggest to start with the Berklee Book of Jazz Harmony..

    also this--now this may be a bit much but take a look

    Amazon.com

    you might just want to get some of the sheet music of tunes from artists you like and see how they compose..what harmony they use..the melodic structure over the chords

    do some online searching there are many books today .. for just guitar and jazz in general.

    hope this helps

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    Thank you Litterick, got the kindle version yesterday so i know what i'll be doing over the weekend

    Wolflen, thank you as well for the recommendations. Looking at the preview samples, I feel Berklee Book of Jazz Harmony would be more accessible to me right now. But I do have a question re: these 2 books and Levine's Jazz Theory - how similar or how much overlap is there between these titles?

    Also, this came up in my search, is anyone familiar with it? Jazz Harmony: Think - Listen - Play: A Practical Approach (Frank Sikora)

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    These two books by Ron Miller were recommended to me, I just discovered that free copies of them can be found online.

    Modal Jazz Composition & Harmony, Volumes 1 & 2

    Also: Jazz Composers Companion by Gil Goldstein


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    I know tab is a dividing topic, but coming from a rock background I found the Charlie Parker for guitar book (Voelpel) was immensely helpful in helping me see how to translate horn language to the guitar. There are lessons I learned from that, which I've taken with e workingwith material written in standard notation. It's possible that I could have made the breakdown myself though certainly slower, and a teacher could, but it helped my progress at a point where I could do with the help.