Jacobsen, Martin - Let's Play Jazz! 2

Catalogue No: ADV7163
Mastering Chords and Scales for Jazz Improvisation

Arrangementsaxophone in Bb or Eb
Product FormatSheet Music/Online Material
ComposerJacobsen, Martin
EditorMartin Jacobsen
£21.50
Typically dispatched in 5-7 working days
LanguageEnglish
Publication Date19 March 2025
Grade of Difficultyeasy - intermediate
ISBN9783954810765 (395481076X)
ISMN9790206303579 (M206303579)
UPC805095071634
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Start improvising today with internationally acclaimed jazz educator Martin Jacobsen’s easy approach to chords and scales and the building blocks of jazz! Moving from few notes to jazz lines and rhythms, you will learn the secrets behind a basic, and more advanced solo chorus. Martin’s work with saxophonists of every level has taken him around the world from Europe to East Asia, teaching hundreds of students the fundamentals of jazz.

Contents

  1. Introduction On the craft of Improvisation
  2. Chapter 1 What is jazz improvisation?
  3. Chapter 2 Preparation
  4. Analysing the form and chord Progression
  5. Finding a Chart
  6. Chapter 3 Essential exercises
  7. Bass line exercise
  8. Arpeggios
  9. Scales
  10. Chord-scale Workout
  11. Digital patterns and more
  12. Chapter 4 Basic Improvisation
  13. Long notes and embellishments
  14. Diatonic lines
  15. Chapter 5 Developing an easy solo Chorus
  16. Arpeggios, scales and digital Patterns
  17. Expanding the vocabulary: Melodic and harmonic concepts
  18. Licks on II-V-I progressions
  19. Transcribed licks and how to use them
  20. Harmonic devices (1): Substitution
  21. Harmonic devices (2): Superimposition
  22. Chapter 6 Advanced Improvisations
  23. Analysis
  24. Chapter 7 Playing in other keys
  25. Chapter 8 Learning a new jazz Standard
  26. Appendix: Circle of Fifths
  27. About the Author
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