This comprehensive text provides the guitarist with material in the styles of the great jazz artists for study and analysis. Once memorized, the 2-4 bar phrases presented here become an excellent aid to ear training, and can be applied in ways that enhance one's own improvising ability. While written specifically for the guitarist in standard notation and tablature, these licks and runs can be played by other treble-clef instruments to obtain the same goals and benefits

This comprehensive text provides the guitarist with material in the styles of the great jazz artists for study and analysis. Once memorized, the 2-4 bar phrases presented here become an excellent aid to ear training, and can be applied in ways that enhance one's own improvising ability. While written specifically for the guitarist in standard notation and tablature, these licks and runs can be played by other treble-clef instruments to obtain the same goals and benefits

An important addition to the improvising jazz guitarist's library, this thoughtful blend of text and musical examples focuses on the vocabulary of modern jazz and some of the applications of modern harmony. with examples written in standard notation and tablature, Jacobs offers instruction on bebop style phrases, playing fourths, inside-outside playing, pentatonic, whole-tone and symmetrical scales, slash chords, polychords, hip lines, fingerings and much more. the companion CD presents the material in the text played with chord accompaniment.

Nearly 300 useful jazz guitar licks organized by chord type. Examples are shown in easy-to-read TAB and standard music notation. Four voicings are given for each chord type along with easy-to-read chord diagrams. Licks for common progressions such as ii-V-I are shown. Includes sections on Important Scales for Improvisation, Articulation, Feel" and other important topics."

An important addition to the improvising jazz guitarist's library, this thoughtful blend of text and musical examples focuses on the vocabulary of modern jazz and some of the applications of modern harmony. With examples written in standard notation and tablature, Jacobs offers instruction on bebop style phrases, playing fourths, inside-outside playing, pentatonic, whole-tone and symmetrical scales, slash chords, polychords, hip lines, fingerings and much more. The companion CD presents the material in the text played with chord accompaniment.