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Exploring Jazz Guitar is perfect for the beginner guitarist who wants to learn more about jazz and a comprehensive introduction to the world of Jazz Guitar. Author Phil Capone explains jazz harmony in a clear and accessible style, from simple chord changes through to the II-V-I progression, turnarounds and other classic jazz sequences.
Building steadily throughout the book, you'll learn authentic jazz voicings and accompaniment styles, as well as vital jazz theory. Packed with practical advice on getting to grips with improvisation, "Exploring Jazz Guitar" unlocks the secrets of jazz harmony, allowing you to construct authentic jazz solos.
Complete with accompanying CD containing demonstration solos and live jazz backing tracks.
Building steadily throughout the book, you'll learn authentic jazz voicings and accompaniment styles, as well as vital jazz theory. Packed with practical advice on getting to grips with improvisation, "Exploring Jazz Guitar" unlocks the secrets of jazz harmony, allowing you to construct authentic jazz solos.
Complete with accompanying CD containing demonstration solos and live jazz backing tracks.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Phil Capone makes jazz easy to understand in a very guitar freindly manner. All the techniques of the great players are explained and made very approachable. The book covers everything from playing over one chord to dealing with rhythm changes. Chord voicings, harmony, scales, arpeggios are all covered thoroughly in a practical way to get you improvising from the start. Their are sixteen fantastic solos to learn over very famous jazz chord progressions with great backing tracks for you to play over.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Tannhauser
Format:Paperback
On many levels this book is very well done. The way scales are taught is excellent and the backing tracks are very good.
But it's the way he progresses forward that is difficult. Any book that introduces the Phrygian Dominant Mode (a scale that, with 20 years music playing behind me i have never used) before the major scale must be doing things slightly strangely. And then there are strange jumps. For example, he teaches A aeolian mode as the first scale, and you play it over the first backing track; but are also expected to play C aeolian mode in the next section. The problem is that he doesn't go into enough detail about scale relationships and what exactly the relationship is between major and minor modes and major and minor scales; so anyone picking up this book without a good deal of experience and music theory behind them is going to be left exasperated.
But it's the way he progresses forward that is difficult. Any book that introduces the Phrygian Dominant Mode (a scale that, with 20 years music playing behind me i have never used) before the major scale must be doing things slightly strangely. And then there are strange jumps. For example, he teaches A aeolian mode as the first scale, and you play it over the first backing track; but are also expected to play C aeolian mode in the next section. The problem is that he doesn't go into enough detail about scale relationships and what exactly the relationship is between major and minor modes and major and minor scales; so anyone picking up this book without a good deal of experience and music theory behind them is going to be left exasperated.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For anyone wanting to get into Jazz Guitar or anyone already or wanting to develop thier skills further this book is brilliant, personally one of the most useful things i have bought in a while
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By jimmy geetar
Format:Paperback
as a guitar teacher this book has become invaluable for me, a great way to introduce people into the often intimidating world of jazz, every student i have used this book with so far has said they intend to buy it. The backing tracks are also a great way to put into practise the theory you learn within the book, cool catchy tunes and not cheesey in the slightest...with some great bass playing too!!!
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For anyone wanting to gain a good understanding of jazz music on the guitar there is no better book. Phil Capone has broken down each approach into manageable chunks which are accompanied by excellent backing tracks. The backing tracks are set out in the classic jazz standard structure so it's good practice for live situations.
As a guitar teacher myself i've found the whole teaching approach very informative, and any unnesscery jargon has been eliminated so it isn't over-complicated like alot of jazz literature. So anyone wanting to improve their jazz guitar, BUY IT!
As a guitar teacher myself i've found the whole teaching approach very informative, and any unnesscery jargon has been eliminated so it isn't over-complicated like alot of jazz literature. So anyone wanting to improve their jazz guitar, BUY IT!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Jamie
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Reasonabaly priced, especially with CD. But geared more towards the intermediate guitarist relatively "new" to Jazz. The book is informative, well set out. But the examples are not very challenging.
If you already play some jazz, whether chord solos, or a little "jazz" lead, then the CD examples might be a bit of a dissapointment.
If all you know is a penatatonic or two, and you are not "up" on jazz chords, and have only been playing a year or two, then this book is a good introduction to jazz guitar.
But might be worth buying also for the "theory" side of things, if this is your weakness. Don't want to be negative. At the right stage, this could be the book for you. A good book for guitar teachers to use as examples, perhaps. Just felt that some of the "lead" could have been a bit more "adventurous".
If you already play some jazz, whether chord solos, or a little "jazz" lead, then the CD examples might be a bit of a dissapointment.
If all you know is a penatatonic or two, and you are not "up" on jazz chords, and have only been playing a year or two, then this book is a good introduction to jazz guitar.
But might be worth buying also for the "theory" side of things, if this is your weakness. Don't want to be negative. At the right stage, this could be the book for you. A good book for guitar teachers to use as examples, perhaps. Just felt that some of the "lead" could have been a bit more "adventurous".
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By bald eagle
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This really is an excellent book. It helps to clear up many of the dusty corners in a guitarists theoretical and technical approach. The main benifit is the approach to theory from the minor scale starting point and a very comprehensive modal and chordal study of the C.A.G.E.D. system. Whilst these are not an end in themselves, they are, for once, presented in a way which makes sence rather than the spurious 'fast track' approach so common in electric guitar literature. The backing cd is nice and I think that with a dilligent approach this book really could make a difference to most guitar geeks. Well it's helping me a lot anyway.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By J. Sammers
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you want to learn jazz guitar get this book first!
I've been a semi-pro guitarist for many years and have had so much conflicting advice and opinion regarding jazz guitar - and with limited time to devote to practice, that for a long time I decided against the plunge. Recent inquiries for jazz gigs led me to take that plunge and I was lucky to choose this book. It's a beauty!
Yes, you need to spend some time practicing the concepts and getting the knowledge under your fingers but this book takes you on a logical progressive course that with time and patience will have you playing jazz guitar.
This is a practical, well laid out book that has great recorded support tracks. Highly recommended!!
I've been a semi-pro guitarist for many years and have had so much conflicting advice and opinion regarding jazz guitar - and with limited time to devote to practice, that for a long time I decided against the plunge. Recent inquiries for jazz gigs led me to take that plunge and I was lucky to choose this book. It's a beauty!
Yes, you need to spend some time practicing the concepts and getting the knowledge under your fingers but this book takes you on a logical progressive course that with time and patience will have you playing jazz guitar.
This is a practical, well laid out book that has great recorded support tracks. Highly recommended!!
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Great product - worth every penny!
I've only had this book (with CD) for a couple of days but I already find it is is by far the best I've ever seen - and I already have jazz tutor books running well into double... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Freddie Foresight
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The best intro to jazz!
This book is fantastic! It covers everything a guitarist trying to get into jazz needs to know and more. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2010 by Wayne
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Very complete, and well written
Very complete and well written with good examples. Of course it doesn't matter how good the book it is, jazz guitar is still hard to learn!!!
Published on 7 Jan 2010 by Carlos Calderón De Gracia
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Never on the shelf
Buying a cheap book like this saves me loads of money and saves me hours of internet searching now instead of searching I`m playing and thats how its meant to be,
Published on 29 July 2009 by A Reader
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An excellent guitar book
Exploring Jazz guitar, Phil Capone.
I have experience of reading music for Trumpet from School days, playing in orchestras and dance bands at the time, guitar was only... Read more
I have experience of reading music for Trumpet from School days, playing in orchestras and dance bands at the time, guitar was only... Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2008 by Budd Lightbrain
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Great entry into jazz improvisation
Finally a book that helps me put all the pieces (scales, arpeggios, chord changes, etc.) together and explains how to approach jazz improvisation for an intermediate-level guitar... Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2008 by Expatriado
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