The Blues Scales: Essential Tools for Jazz Improvising

About this book

THIS GROUND-BREAKING BOOK/AUDIO package will show you (or your students) how to use the Major and Minor Blues Scales to improvise meaningful solos without having to first master all the scales and chords of a tune. GOOD FOR ALL LEVELS - Essential for beginners perfect for intermediate students and even useful for professional players to hone their skills on this crucial and often neglected part of the jazz language. ACCOMPANYING AUDIO DOWNLOAD The accompanying audio file (available for free download at shermusic.com) of Dan with his working New York rhythm section demonstrates how each exercise should sound as well as giving the student an hour of swinging play-along accompaniment to practice with. GREAT TRANSCRIPTIONS from Miles Dizzy Gillespie Lester Young Oscar Peterson Dave Sanborn Michael Brecker and many more showing how the Blues Scales are actually used in various styles of jazz. THE ONLY COMPREHENSIVE BOOK ON THE BLUES SCALES EVER PUBLISHED! Available in C Bb Eb Bass Clef and Guitar versions. Spiral-bound 88 page text plus audio download. Step-by-step exercises to get beginning students able to quickly solo using the two basic Blues Scales. Extensive dictionary of classic Major and Minor Blues Scale phrases. Help with transposing the ideas learned into other keys Numerous ways to expand the Blues Scales to make them even more useful. Appendices for advanced players showing how the masters of jazz use the Blues Scales in their own playing.