A new aid to learning Jazz Improvisation from the ground up in an easy to follow and easy to learn method. Plenty of exercises and jazz etudes.

A New Workbook for learning jazz improvisational skills from the ground up! 235 Pages full of patterns, exercises, "Improv Etudes" and transcribed solos!

This legendary spiral-bound book, with a wealth of patterns, licks, and ideas, has been popular among jazz players for a long time. Page after page of material has been collected from around the world during Yusef's vast touring. This collection of world sounds and exotic hybrids will have you hearing in whole new ways! Composers will find volumes of ideas and information. Improvisors will never find the bottom of this inspiration filled masterpiece. Often referred to as a jazz" version of Slonimsky's classic book that had a profound influence on John Coltrane and countless others. For all bass Clef instruments."

Patterns for Jazz stands as a monument among jazz educational materials. Condensed charts and pertinent explanations are conveniently inserted throughout the book to give greater clarity to the application of more than 400 patterns built on chords and scales -- from simple (major) to complex (lydian augmented scales).

12 Contemporary Jazz Etudes is written by the world-renowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, bandleader, educator, and member of the Yellowjackets, Bob Mintzer. Designed for the medium to advanced difficulty level, this book includes: 12 jazz etudes composed by Bob Mintzer in a variety of jazz styles, tempos, and time signatures; performance notes/tips for each etude to assist in interpretation and improvisation; play-along recording with a stellar rhythm section; and an opportunity to study and learn these skills: melodic composition, improvisation, sight reading, motivic development, call-and-response, and jazz concept. All books are compatible and written so they can be performed together.

(Instructional). Exercises and Etudes for the Jazz Instrumentalist is a collection of original pieces by master trombonist/composer J.J. Johnson. Designed as study material and playable by any instrument, these pieces (the harmonies of which are based on well-known standards) run the gamut of the jazz experience, featuring common and uncommon time signatures and keys, and styles from ballads to funk. They are progressively graded so that both beginners and professionals will be challenged by the demands of this wonderful music. Published in both treble and bass clef editions, this book also includes text to guide the player, as well as a biography of Johnson.

Jazz Licks: Bass Clef Version is designed to build and extend the melodic vocabulary of improvising musicians. The volume contains over 1500 jazz licks in standard notation for the most popular chord progressions available in all keys. In addition to the essential 2-5-1 and 1-6-2-5 chord progressions, there provided a long list of tunes which includes All The Things You Are, The Days Of Wine And Roses, My Funny Valentine, Someday My Prince Will Come, Stella By Starlight, Take Five, and many more. The book is equally useful for both students and professional musicians. Prepared with love, Jazz Licks can be used as a dictionary of the language of bebop, as a source of beautiful melodic ideas, or as an exercise book for you to play wonderful music.

This ... series is designed to aid the instrumentalist in learning how to improvise jazz, includes three CDs of 70 recorded jazz tracks. Exercises, licks and mini-charts aid in developing jazz melodies, rhythm, style and ear training. The Teacher edition contains all the material [from the other books] (C, B♭, B♭ tenor sax, E♭, bass clef, guitar, piano, bass, drums) [in the series]--p. [4] of cover.