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PENTATONIC AND HEXATONIC SCALES IN JAZZ IMPROVISATION
152 pages, A4 perfect-bound
Detailed exploration of the six most used pentatonic scales, what to play on every chord type, pentatonics on II-V-Is, variations on II-V-Is and reharmonisations, outside and parallel pentatonics, partial pentatonics, pentatonics with passing notes, keeping modal form, all about groove, traditional hexatonics, hexatonics from triad pairs, the whole-tone family of six, modalisation, fragmentation and outside playing with hexatonics, practice suggestions, example solos, appendices, exercises, pentatonic licks from the jazz repertoire, the "avoid" note, listening, suggested tunes. VIEW SAMPLE PAGES

Regrettably this book is currently out of stock. If you are interested, drop me an email and I can let you know when it will be available again.
A COMPENDIUM OF JAZZ PIANO VOICINGS
112 pages, A4 perfect-bound
A big band under your fingers, rhythmic considerations, playing with guitarists, chord-scale theory, defining chord tones, the quality of voicings, shells, expanded shells, thirds, sixths, stride, four-way close, rootless, melodic minor "grips", "add 2", clusters, fourths, "axis", "drop" chords, drop-2 block chords, four-note structures, Shearing block chords, dominant 13ths, diatonic triads and sevenths, upper structures, slash and polychords, "So What" chords, fifths, RH octave-triads and ambi chords, Red Garland block chords, triad expansions, stacks, combinations and approaches, practice suggestions, DIY ear training, examples, patterns and exercises. VIEW SAMPLE PAGES

UK orders £23
Ireland orders £26
Overseas orders £31

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