Mel Bay Jazz Guitar Method
by Ronny Lee
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Author: Ronny LeeEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1993-10-01
ISBN: 0786600365
Number of pages: 112
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
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Book Review: Much Better Than It Appears and a Bargain
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought the rhythm part of this book standalone years ago and often wondered why I've only heard it mentioned once in an interview. It didn't survive a house move and I ended up buying a second copy of the combined edition.
Mel Bay should market this one specifically toward players who want to learn swing, western swing, and bop-style 3 and 4 note comping and moving harmonized bass lines. It's far more thorough on the subject than a lot of existing volumes, covering inversions, substitutions and extensions up to 11th and 13th chords with altered tensions. The book provides context in the form of progressions with chords as they might appear in sheet music. It's a nice combination of physical drill and theoretical explanation.
That said, part one on single note playing is very elementary, very dated and not very interesting. If your interest is primarily line playing, I'd look elsewhere. But if you're into chords, particularly in a swing or western swing setting, there's a lot of good stuff here that'll reward the effort. Part 2 alone is worth the price of the book.
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