Sorted WTB - Jazz book(s)

notanon

Anybody have or recommend a Jazz for beginners book? I realise jazz requires lots of work but I am happy to put time in. Music theory I can cope with - I find logical, I'm practicing my sight reading and musicianship. If anybody has a book(s) for sale let me know. I have to have a CD/Audio included type book to proof my play. For pace of learning I would like a combination of medium paced book and easy paced book - one to 'struggle' with and one to enjoy.

Thanks Folks!

Van_Hayden

Check out the Fundamental Changes books by Joesph Alexander. They're very good. 

smogfalls

I would second Joseph Alexander's books. I think about the best bang for your buck out there to get you straight into the basics in a way that's really easy to apply and understand...

Here's a compilation of his 3 best selling jazz books in one...

http://amzn.eu/0NQ9Dcl

notanon

Thanks for the replies so far will check these out mañana.

beed84

I'm currently working through Mickey Baker's Complete Course in Jazz Guitar and really enjoying it. It's a very practical and no-nonsense approach. Each lesson is delivered in bite size chunks making it easy to understand; however, if you study each lesson thoroughly - as Baker advises - then there is a lot to be gleaned from each and every section. Most tutorial books can be mundane and tiring, and it can be it hard to see it to the end. This one on the other hand is refreshing and accessible providing the guitarist realistic work and achievable goals throughout without making it feel like a chore. Playing jazz confidently feels possible. I highly recommend it.

notanon

@beed84 ;
Thanks looking into that.

beed84

No problem. If and when you get it, let me know and I'll give you some ideas on how to make the most of each lesson. It'd be good practice for me, too :-)

Coldfingers

beed84 said:

No problem. If and when you get it, let me know and I'll give you some ideas on how to make the most of each lesson. It'd be good practice for me, too :-)

Just got book 1 so had a search to see of anyone else was using/had used it...

It's been a couple of years now but if you're still willing to pass on your ideas they'd be greatfully received in this direction!

I'm playing lessons 2,3 and 4. Slowly doing the transcribing of lesson 5 over a few nights, and have started the intros - tricky fingerings! If there's anything more playable than the intros further on to break the frustration please let me know!

Cheers :-)

Springywheel

beed84 said:

No problem. If and when you get it, let me know and I'll give you some ideas on how to make the most of each lesson. It'd be good practice for me, too :-)

I’m interested also Beed in some pointers regarding those first few lessons 

chrisj1602

This website has some good free content that you download as PDF, also includes audio and backing for the exercises...

https://www.jazzguitar.be/

beed84

Springywheel said:

beed84 said:

No problem. If and when you get it, let me know and I'll give you some ideas on how to make the most of each lesson. It'd be good practice for me, too :-)

I’m interested also Beed in some pointers regarding those first few lessons 

@Coldfingers @Springywheel I've just seen this. I'll try and put something together tomorrow and will report back asap. 

greejn

Try the iReal b app, very useful backing tracks with chord charts.

Springywheel

@beed84  just bumping this back to your attention matey  

beed84

Springywheel said:

@beed84  just bumping this back to your attention matey  

Sorry, I've been busy with other things and not got round to this. I'll try to put something worthwhile together over the next few days. Don't expect anything amazing, though 

beed84

[Somewhere in the ether]

tanihhiavlt

... so noone's looking to buy Jazz guitar books... (packs up suitcase) - should this get moved to the theory section?

Funkfingers

beed84 said:

I'm currently working through Mickey Baker's Complete Course in Jazz Guitar.

I had a copy of that in my late teens and early twenties. I abjectly failed to stick at the exercises but, in my indiscipline, I did manage to come up with some viable song ideas.

In more recent times, I have learned plenty from the instructional videos of Andy Summers and Allan Holdsworth. Both DVDs are highly informative but one presenter is considerably more audience-friendly than the other.

Other guitarists worth checking out include John Mclaughlin and Sonny Sharrock. On a more general level, I suggest Ornette Coleman's Harmelodic Theory.

mark123

I've got a few  Escort readers wives off the 80's ,but a few pages might be stuck together..

Oh sorry my mistake Jazz mags..

notanon

After this thread feel off the radar I've since got access to a few resources.

Now I just need time. Thanks for all the replies.