The Roots of Jazz Guitar

English | May 1, 1999 | ISBN: 0793577349 | 49 Pages | PDF&MP3 192 kbps | 150 MB
This book gives a good overview of the different styles of Jazz Guitar from 1920s to 1970s. Together with the accompanying CD, its a great tool to find your favourite Jazz Guitar style. Fred Sokolow has covered 6 tunes from famous jazz guitarists, Eddie Lang, Django, van Eps, Charlie Christian, Barney Kessel, and Wes Montgomery in this book. The examples of comping, soloing and actual tunes are recorded in the CD.

A complete survey of jazz guitar, its pioneers and how it developed. Includes: six note-for-note transcriptions of famous standards pivotal to the genre; instruction in the essential playing styles; the history and development of jazz guitar; biographies of the pioneering artists; a recording of the songs, exercises, and licks; and more.

Songs include: