Includes: Milestones - M. Davis * Yardbird Suite - Сh. Parker * Theme from Taxi Driver - B. Herrmann * S Wonderful - G. Gershwin * The Man I Love - G. Gershwin * But Not For Me - G. Gershwin * Track 7 - Without name * George Gershwin Medley Variation No.1. * The Impressionosts Medley Variation No.1. * Scott Joplin Medley Variation No.1. * Frederic Chopin Medley Variation

Fly Me To The Moon - B. Howard * Cheek To Cheek - I. Berlin * Alright, Okay, You Win - S. Wyche * Body And Soul - J. Green * You Took Adventage Of Me - R. Rodgers * Nature Boy - E. Ahbez * Dont Get Around Much Anymore - D. Ellington * Ive Got The World On A String - H. Arlen * Ive Got You Under My Skin - C. Porter * Route 66 - B. Troup

Roy Book Binder modestly asserts that he's just showing you "some tricks about playing the guitar" here. Well, Roy's humble, that's sure, but by the end of these two videos you will have mastered a complete vocabulary of licks and techniques and be ready to develop your own distinctive blues style, which is what "Book" had in mind all along.

A Comprehensive Approach to Keyboard Improvisation by Bill Dobbins. Both a continuation of the study of styles in Volume 3 and a representation of these style as developed by 24 of the most influential soloists ever, including Jelly Roll Morton, Earl Hines, Art Tatum, Monk, Cecil Taylor, Oscar Peterson, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett.

During the early 1970's the art of the solo jazz pianist, relatively dormant since the death of Art Tatum, experienced a reawakening of surprising dimensions. The success of the concert performances and ECM recordings of Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett undoubtedly contributed to this phenomenon and, perhaps, did much to initiate it. The stylistic range of the musical flowering which resulted, however, could hardly have been anticipated.

In the first volume of this series the basic elements of jazz harmony, melody and rhythm were examined in a thorough and systematic manner. The understanding of the basic musical functions of these elements, as well as their interaction with each other, must eventually lead to the study of the important structural forms and improvisational styles of jazz. The primary objective of this text is to apply the ideas and principles presented in the first volume in an extensive study of the styles and forms of contemporary jazz.

The true value of jazz lies in its ability to provide the musician with a means of expressing the absolute limits of his imagination within the framework of certain harmonic, melodic and rhythmic principles. These principles are voluntarily agreed to by the individual or by the members of a group, but they may vary a great deal depending on the style of jazz which is being played. In this respect playing jazz is quite similar to speaking a language.

Jazz harmony, as taught at the Berklee College of Music is based on the so called Chord Scale Theory. This method - further developed - is now available as a comprehensive textbook for the first time. Emerged from practice and designed for practical use, it provides theoretical knowledge necessary for improvisation, composing, and arranging. This comprehensive textbook is a must for beginners, intermediate or advanced students. It is quite logically constructed, very easy to comprehend, and the amount of necessary information contained in this pages is very impressive.

For the advanced player. Sixty pages of reading and exercises that will give a good understanding of the interval's uses and expand the musician's harmonic and melodic vocabulary. In the Ramon Ricker Jazz Improvisation Series.

Legendary guitarist and educator Don Mock exposes the closely-guarded "secret" soloing techniques of jazz and rock giants, revealing easy ways to create ultra-cool sounding lines and patterns by substituting simple harmonic minor patterns over dominant 7th chords. These book/CD packages each contain over 60 music examples, lines, licks and patterns. All music is written in standard notation and tablature.

The Lydian Chromatic Concept is one of the two most splendid books about music; the other is My Musical Language by Messiaen. Though I’m considered a contemporary music composer, if I dare categorize myself as an artist, I've been strongly influenced by the Lydian Concept, which is not simply a musical method – we might call it a philosophy of music, or we might call it poetry.

The fundamentals of jazz are here explained and systemized in 70 lessons based on 60 jazz standards. It covers the styles of musicians from Buddy Bolden to Dizzy Gillespie.