( 9 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 7 2009
I try to keep it short . This is a lick book. It cna't really teach you the principles to play jazz improvisation. I would recommend Musician's institute's " Introduction to Jazz guitar Improvisation " by Joe elliott if you are totally a novice to jazz improv.., which shows you how all the arpeggios and scales work and the theory behind them . But the book itself doesn't contain much actually playing. But you are sure to horn all the necessary logics behind jazz improv. And then after that, this Berklee book would become useful since it fills the gap of that MI book. I am attending GIT now and expanding to Jazz playing lately. Thanks.
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Posted: Sep 9 2008
I, like so many jazz students have a hundred books on jazz guitar (and videos also).If I burn them all and keep just one book I would keep this book (and the list I give at the bottom of page). Mr. Fewell has the finest jazz guitar sound I have ever heard, please just my just my opinon! He has the sound I want to strive for. This book has the smoothest jazz licks and shows you the importance of articulating your lines(slides, pull offs etc..) to get diffrent sounds, comping with guide tones, 3 note voicings for comping, and guide tone resolution. It's the most complete no nonsense jazz course I have seen in one book. It is mainly based on playing from triad shapes,and their extensions, and if you have a solid foundation in the caged system you will know how to fit it into the whole thing. Of course no jazz book or couse could ever cover half the topics of jazz guitar, for that you will need to dedicate your life to finding the best material, and what is the right sound for you. Buy it you won't be disapointed! Other books: caged system essential jazz lines in style of charlie parker-by corey christiensen Jazz Improvisation for Guitar by less wise
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Posted: Jul 15 2008
I am just getting into it but it looks really good so far. I know I will be helped.
