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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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08-19-2024 09:42 AM
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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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Completely agree! My copy is falling apart.
Originally Posted by maxsmith
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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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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. Originally Posted by StoneWaller
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Are you familiar with the How to Play Bebop series? How does this book differ from those? Originally Posted by StoneWaller
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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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We don’t want to give Alan the satisfaction. Originally Posted by joe2758
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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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Why I outta.
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