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TANGOS & MILONGAS FOR SOLO GUITAR, VOLUME 2. by Jorge Morel. CD TAB.

Masterful Argentine arranger/composer/guitarist Jorge Morel presents three more solos and a duet arrangement in the tango and milonga forms for which he is famous. The three solo selections "Boedo", "Sur", and "Los mareados" and the duet -"Correlera" are presented in both standard notation and tab. All four arrangements appear on Mr. Morel's commercial CDs.

Song Title: Composer/Source:
Boedo Julio de Caro
Correlera Anselmo Aieta
Los mareados Juan Carlos Cobian
Sur A. Troilo - H. Manzi

INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ GUITAR SOLOING, A Comprehensive Improvisation Method. Musicians Institute Press. CD TABLATURE

Introduction to Jazz Guitar Soloing
A Comprehensive Improvisation Method

Series: Musicians Institute Press
Publisher: Musicians Institute Press
Format: Softcover with CD - TAB
Author: Joe Elliott

Perfect for seasoned rockers seeking new challenges and jazz newcomers looking for a good start, this book/CD pack covers scales, chords, licks, techniques and other vital jazz improv concepts step by step. The accompanying CD features 65 full-band demo and play-along tracks.

Inventory #HL 00695406
ISBN: 9780634009709
UPC: 073999998580
Width: 9.0"
Length: 12.0"
104 pages
 

A COMPREHENSIVE IMPROVISATION METHOD
• Key Center Soloing
• Chord Tone Soloing
• The Connecting Game
• Situation Playing
• Acquiring Vocabulary and Repertoire
• Scales
• Arpeggios
• Color Notes
• Chromatics
• Harmonization
• Solo Shaping
• Writing and Using Licks
• How to Practice
• Much More!

Whether you're a seasoned rocker seeking a new challenge or a jazz newcomer looking for a good start, this book and CD pack will provide the vital concepts you need to begin your journey into jazz improvisation. Includes loads of step-by-step information, scales, licks, and techniques, plus the accompanying audio CD features 65 full-band demo and play-along tracks!

Introduction
If you're like me, your first experience playing a guitar solo was in your friend's basement or garage. You probably learned the A minor pentatonic scale in fifth position, learned a few repetitive "didlee-diddies," a couple of bends, and had a great time jammin'. When I figured out what key a song was in, I would move my minor pentatonic shape, didlee-diddles, and bends to the place on the neck that seemed to fit and-jam. The soloist in me didn't really seem to care that I didn't know too much. Well, this was how I played for quite some time. I gradually expanded my knowledge by learning more patterns of minor and major pentatonic scales. I played with this amount of scale knowledge until I got into college and was introduced to some jazz guys. Playing tunes with them, I continued this basic approach but had to adapt to the songs changing keys more often. My solo approach, however, was still basically the same: figure out the key and wander around the pattern hoping I'd get lucky and play something good. This is called key center soloing, and there is nothing wrong with it. It's a wonderful way for us to break into the world of soloing early on in our musical development. It's great that we guitarists can learn to make good music with a small amount of information. But I knew there had to be more. Most guitarists live in this stage of development for a long time with a growing sense that they are missing some important element that would make them sound better. They're right. What's missing is the knowledge of how to make your solo fit the chords the band is playing. How do the great players pick those great notes in their solos? Some people might refer to these notes as "sweet notes," but they are really just chord tones. Chord tones are simply the notes of the chord that the band is playing. This very simple concept, which is called chord tone soloing, is the basis for the technical side of playing jazz. The vehicle for playing chord tones is the arpeggio. Understanding the concept is simple; implementing it requires some special and organized efforts. This book is designed to do just that: organize and gradually build your fretboard knowledge to a level where chord tone playing becomes as natural as wandering around the minor pentatonic scale. This book is based on the jazz improvisation method I've taught at G.I.T. since 1988. It works for the seasoned rocker who is ready for a new challenge or the jazz newcomer looking for a good start. The essence of the book can be summarized by the following statement.
As a developing player, you have two simple goals:
• To acquire a vocabulary (licks you know)
• To acquire a repertoire (songs you know)
(For a song to be "in your repertoire" you must be able to play the melody, improvise a solo, and comp for another soloist-all from memory.)
This book will cover the following general topics to help you develop vocabulary:
• key center soloing
• chord tone playing
• arpeggios
• organizing arpeggios
• situation playing-the concept of extracting common chord progression fragments from tunes and learning vocabulary to play over them
• colorful note options
• writing licks (developing vocabulary)
• inserting the licks into songs
• acquiring and developing repertoire
• other melodic devices
• solo shaping

A Comprehensive Improvisation Method by Joe Elliott

Contents
Introduction

Chapter 1: Getting Started
Chapter 2: Organizing Arpeggios in Major Scale Patterns
Chapter 3: Organizing Arpeggios in Minor Scale Patterns
Chapter 4: Situation Playing
Chapter 5: The Connecting Game
Chapter 6: The Connecting Game in More Patterns
Chapter 7: Expanding Note Options with Added Color Tones
Chapter 8: Introducing the Melodic Minor Scale
Chapter 9: Adding Altered Tones
Chapter 10: Referencing and Worksheets
Chapter 11: The Connecting Game with the Altered Scale
Chapter 12: The Locrian #2 Scale
Chapter 13: Writing Licks
Chapter 14: Inserting Licks
Chapter 15: Disguising Licks
Chapter 16: Harmonizing the Melodic Minor Scale for Altered Dominants
Chapter 17: Harmonizing the Melodic Minor Scale for Minor 7 (b5)Chords
Chapter 18: Turnaround Licks in Major (1I1-VI-II-V-I)
Chapter 19: Turnaround Licks in Minor (I-VI-II-V-I)
Chapter 20: The Lydian b7 Scale
Chapter 21: Harmonizing the Melodic Minor Scale for Non-Functioning Dominants
Chapter 22: Non-Resolving II-V Progressions
Chapter 23: The Bebop Bridge
Chapter 24: Chromatic Connections
Chapter 25: Other Melodic Devices
Chapter 26: Putting It Together
Chapter 27: Solo Shaping
Chapter 28: How to Budget Practice Time
Conclusion

ISBN 978-0-634-00970-9

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JACO, The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius

Anniversary Edition
Series: Book
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Medium: Softcover with CD
Author: Bill Milkowski
Artist: Jaco Pastorius

A fitting tribute to the troubled genius who revolutionized electric bass playing and bridged the gaps between jazz, R&B, rock and funk. From his early days in R&B club bands through his international stardom with fusion group Weather Report and on to his solo career and tragic death at age 35, this book portrays the life and music of Jaco Pastorius, the self-proclaimed "world's greatest bass player." This special anniversary edition features new interviews with Jaco's childhood friends, prominent bass players of Jaco's era and afterward, and girlfriend Teresa Nagell, who was with Jaco in the last few years of his life. Some incidents from the first edition have been further researched and expanded to become full chapters. Exclusive to this edition, the CD features newly revealed music tracks from Jaco's early years along with spoken testimonials from Jaco's friends and colleagues. The book also contains new, never-before-seen photos acquired from the Pastorius estate. includes INCLUDES CD WITH 3 SONGS FROM THE BIRTHDAY CONCERT LIVE ALBUM: CONTINUUM -PUNK JAZZ -AMERIKA.

PLAYING THE CHANGES: GUITAR. A Linear Approach to Improvising. Paul Del Nero. CD TABLATURE

Series: Berklee Labs
Publisher: Berklee Press
Medium: Softcover with CD
Author: Mitch Seidman
Author: Paul Del Nero

Effective improvisation can add fun and individuality to guitar performances. This book presents a unique improvisation strategy based on ear training and a linear interpretation of note/chord relationships. You'll learn how to: develop an expectation of sound - master the relationships between notes, modes and harmonies - improvise over jazz standards - identify pitch tendencies within chord progressions, and more. 128 pages.

Create more expressive solos

Effective improvisation can add fun and individuality to guitar solos. In Playing the Changes—Guitar, Mitch Seidman and Paul Del Nero present a unique improvisation strategy based on ear training and a linear interpretation of note relationships.

In this technique, improvised lines are derived from the harmonic construction of chord progressions. Learn how to choose appropriate notes by listening for the tendencies of pitches within modes and tetrachords—groupings of four notes in a scale. InPlaying the Changes—Guitar, you'll explore the possibilities of focused and linear improvisation, and develop your ability to create musically effective melodies with greater freedom and depth of expression.

Comprehensive, step-by-step instruction will guide you as you:

• Develop an expectation of sound—an intuitive sense for which notes to choose and where your chosen notes will lead the melody.
• Master the movement of notes over modes and harmonies.
• Use and learn from the examples on the included CD.
• Become comfortable improvising over jazz standards such as "Blue Bossa," "Tune Up," and "Long Ago and Far Away."
• Create your own chord pads to use as you practice recognizing the tendencies of pitches within chord progressions.
• Tablature included.

If you can read traditional notation and chord symbols, have a basic understanding of functional harmony and have a basic technical capability, you can use this book to learn how to improvise and become more expressive and creative in your music making.

BUZZ

"Very thoughtful and insightful book by Mitch Seidman and Paul Del Nero. This is geared to an intermediate to advanced level of student, but a beginner can certainly find good practice material. The tetrachord ideas are a unique way of addressing the problems of improvisation. If students apply themselves to the exercises, much progress can be made. Highly recommended!"

—Jack Wilkins, Guitarist and Educator

"Mitch Seidman and Paul Del Nero have assembled an impressive and comprehensive book of patterns, exercises, and etudes that really get inside the secrets to jazz improvisation and open up new possibilities to the guitarist at any level of their development. Complemented with a great sounding CD of many different examples, I know I. myself', will find it helpful for a long time to come. Great job, Mitch and Paul!"

—Duke Robillard, Award-Winning Blues Guitarist

"Playing the Changes is a nuts-and-bolts, hands-on method for soloing. Real concepts that will yield real results. A great piece of work!"

—Joe Beck, Jazz Guitarist

"Playing the Changes—Guitar: A Linear Approach to Improvising presents a great way to develop ear training, melodic and harmonic awareness, and the corresponding technique on the guitar. The clearly laid out and demystified program builds a sensitivity and understanding that will enrich any player's improvisational skills, transcending stylistic boundaries. A great contribution to a complete musician's education!"

—Howard Alden, Jazz Guitarist, Concord Recording Artist

POPULAR GUITAR STYLES SAMBA & BOSSA NOVA, Burkhard Buck Wolters. CD TABLATURE

For FINGERSTYLE GUITAR.

Product Description:
Popular Guitar Styles: Samba and Bossa Nova reflects recent popular Brazilian styles as played with classical or fingerstyle technique. This collection of original pieces will delight both listeners and guitarists who want to add samba and bossa nova music to their repertoire. The playing level is intermediate to advance. Left-hand difficulties like barrés and stretches are minimized to make it easy to make the music groove. Written in standard notation and tablature.

Caminho do coracao (Afoxe) Buck Wolters (Path of the Heart) Caminho do coração
Copacabenny (Samba) Buck Wolters
Giro do gaviao (Partido Alto) Buck Wolters (Falcon's Cicle) Giro do gavião
Jobinho (Bossa Nova) Buck Wolters 
Papagaio apaixonado (Choro) Buck Wolters, dedicato a Carlo Marchione (Parrot in love)

illustration by Petra Hartmann

Audio CD recording engineer: Marcus Pipke