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How To Play Jazz

The New Real Book Volume 1The first edition in this famous series contains over 220 tuneswith a great mix of standards, jazz classics, Brazilian, Latin, andpop fusion hits. Accurate melody and chord changes. Spiralbound, 485 pages.

FB033T C & vocal edition £37.00FB034T Bb edition £37.00FB035T Eb edition £37.00

A Jazz Chord Book by Lionel GrigsonContains chord progressions (not melodies) for 351 of themost commonly played standards and jazz originals, selectedand arranged by Lionel Grigson. Each tune is clearly presentedin a 4 or 8-bar-to-a-line format, with first and second time barsoffset for ease of reading. Comb bound, 127 pages.

FB001T C edition £21.00

The Ears Have Walls by Brian DickinsonComprehensive programme of exercises with three CDs. Startwith intervals, then learn to recognise chords and theirinversions, bebop scales and diminished chords, through toadvanced chord extensions to the 13th.

ET040C Book/3CDs, 188 pages £54.95

Patterns for Improvisation by Oliver NelsonAn exhaustive collection of improvisational jazz patterns invarious meters and feels. This very popular book helps spell outsome basic building blocks of the jazz language. First publishedin 1966, it remains one of the most widely used and influentialbooks of patterns and ideas for the improvising musician.

JP001T Book, 58 pages £10.95

Hearin’ the ChangesMemorise tunes easily and work out chord progressions by earwith this survey of archetypal chord progressions. This bookclarifies how standard chord progressions work and analyseswhat they have in common, drawing from hundreds of popularjazz tunes.

ET037T Book, 32 pages £19.95

Pocket Changes Volumes 1 & 2Popular pocket sized import from USA. Volume 1 containschord changes for 411 standard tunes. Newly reprinted in2009, Volume 2 covers another 377 tunes plus a new appendixof 16 more tunes. No melodies, just chord changes.

FB057T Vol. 1 – Pocket size book, 422 pages £20.00FB107T Vol. 2 – Pocket size book, 400 pages £20.00

Jamey Aebersold’s Ear TrainingOver two hours of recorded ear training exercises with auralinstruction before each exercise. The exercises are summarisedin the 20 page booklet. All answers are listed in the book. Newrevised book contains transposed parts for C, Bb and Ebinstruments to allow you to play along. For beginner/intermediate level .

ET013C Book/2CDs, 20 pages £15.00

Virtual Music SchoolTheory is so much easier to absorb when you can hear how itsounds. This ground breaking multimedia suite uses movieswith scrolling on-screen notation and chord symbols. Learn asyou listen, watch, and work your way through 11 originalsongs demonstrating the most common harmonic devices inWestern music, from the cycle of fifths to tritone substitutions.

AC158SD DVD-ROM (Windows, Mac & Linux) £99.00

The Real Easy Ear Training BookLearn ear training the easy way with Berklee Professor RobertaRadley. You’ll use the solfège method (do, re, mi etc.) to singbass lines, triads, 7th chords, minor key harmony and nondiatonic chord patterns, using chord progressions from 150popular tunes, many from The Real Easy Books.ET041C Book/2CDs, 168 pages £25.00

The Standards Real BookOver 500 pages of great standards, pop and jazz classics, withaccurate melodies and chord changes. Spiral bound, 574 pages.

FB058T C & vocal edition £37.00FB059T Bb edition £37.00FB060T Eb edition £37.00

Lydian Chromatic Concept Of Tonal Organisation This rare sought after text, first published in 1953, was the firsttheoretical work to come from jazz and the book that inspiredMiles Davis’ Kind of Blue. Painstakingly revised by Russell thisnew edition is beautifully produced and includes a foldoutchart listing all permutations of the Primary Modal Genres andthe seven Principal Scales of the Lydian Chromatic Scale.

TH003T Hardback book, 268 pages £100.00

The Complete Arranger by Sammy NesticoEssential reference and how-to book with a full logicalapproach: basics first, specific components next, then advancedtechniques for putting it all together. The two CDs contain100 tracks demonstrating solo and ensemble instrumentalcolours, textures and styles.

CA026HC Hardback book/2CDs, 430 pages £79.95

Metaphors For The Musician by Randy HalberstadtThis book teaches music theory, but with a human touch.Packed with examples, it provides insights into jazzmusicianship. Jazz pianists will find valuable information aboutvoicings and comping. All musicians will benefit from theextensive sections on putting theory into practice, effectiveimprovising and playing over changes.

TH045T Book, 330 pages £31.00

Repository of Scales and Melodic Patterns by Yusef LateefThis best-seller has been popular among jazz players for a longtime as a ‘jazz’ version of Slonimsky’s classic Thesaurus of Scalesand Melodic Patterns (which John Coltrane famously used inhis practice sessions).

JP002T Spiral-bound, 282 pages £26.00

Effortless Mastery by Kenny WernerOvercome self-consciousness and stress when improvising orperforming. This best-selling motivational text will open newways of thinking about yourself and your music. The DVDswere filmed live at clinics and master classes in New York.

TL087C Book/CD, 191 pages £18.00IT176DV Living Effortless Mastery DVD, 3.5 hrs £20.95IT150DV Effortless Mastery DVD, 60 min £16.95

The Jazz Theory Book by Mark LevineThis college level textbook takes you from basic chordconstruction, scale theory and the II-V-I progression to theblues, ‘I’ve Got Rhythm’ changes, slash chords, bebop andpentatonic scales, how to read a lead sheet and memorise tunes.Plus a great study of reharmonisation.

TH024T Spiral bound, 522 pages £37.00

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