Jazz Arranging and Composing : A Linear Approach
Hard to find, but really worth it!: I studied 2 years with Bill at Eastman in the 70's, and he talked a lot about Ellington's linear approach, how after you transcribed his big band arrangements, you found a lot of seemingly non-sensical vertical [... more]
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Jazz Theory Workbook
Excellent Workbook.: This is a 101 type text, to establish familiarity with harmony and the chords used in jazz. The book is full of exercises to develop fluid thought and understanding of the jazz idiom's basic harmonic concepts. There are pages for the [... more]
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Melodic Structures Bergonzi is the answer: improvising may seem elusive but the key to improvising is imitating from the master to really get the jazz but really getting your own voice is just a few books away. Get the Jerry Bergonzi series and with a bit of knowledge of [... more]
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