I Volume 54 "maiden Voyage" Guitar Comping By Mike Diliddo

GUITAR TECHNICAL ■ VOLUME 54 "MAIDEN VOYAGE" GUITAR COMPING by Mike Diliddo

NEW!

MVG BK/CD $17.95 Presented here is written and recorded guitar accompaniment to the entire Volume 54 CD.This long awaited book includes easy-to-read music, chord symbols, and guitar frames above each example for the non-reading guitarist. Also included is a CD of Mike playing the voicings with the "Maiden Voyage" play-a-long. Special CD stereo separation allows you to eliminate the guitarist and sit in with just the bass and drums. These voicings are "real world" authentic chord voicings, not simplified sterile examples. It's a great oportunity to not only learn great jazz voicings, but to see how these voicings can be used to navigate blues, rhythm, and great standards. Band directors will love this one because now ALL members of the rhythm section can practice their comping with this world famous play-a-long (a book for pianists, drummers, and bassist has been available for many years.)

NEW!

■ ADVANCED READING ETUDES FOR GUITAR AREG $18.95 40 pages and includes 20 track play-along/Demo CD. The purpose of this book is to help guitarists improve their reading skills while working on challenging and stimulating muscial material. The book is comprised of 10 etudes written in contemporary musical language that encompass fusion, rock, funk, and jazz styles. Each etude is presented in two forms: one with just the plain notation and then a second version with information regarding content, linkage, and location of ideas on the guitar fingerboard. The second version has every note fingered with string locations marked. ■ AMAZING PHRASING FOR GUITAR 50 Ways To Improv Your Improv Skills Book/CD AP-GU $16.95 50 ideas are divided into five main sections: The Basics, Melodic Concepts, Harmonic Embellishments, Rhythmic Concepts, and Solo Structure all of the topics discussed in the book come together to help form the big picture. The companion CD contains 89 demos for listening, and most tracks feature full-band backing.

■ BIG AX by Jack Grassel AX $12.00 First book ever to present an organized approach to playing bass lines and chords at the same time. ■ THE BRAZILIAN GUITAR BOOK Book and CD BGB $26.00 by Nelson Faria, one of Rio de Janeiro’s best young guitarists. This book is a complete guide to playing guitar in various Brazilian styles, and comes with a CD of Nelson demonstrating each exercise, plus a tune in each style. Also includes short transcriptions of playing by Toninho Horta, Joao Bosco and several others.

44

■ BRAZILIAN JAZZ GUITAR by Christiansen and Zaradin BK/CD BRAJG $19.95 Thirteen classic Brazilian songs arranged for guitar solo. A comping etude is included for each song. Everything is recorded on the accompanying CD. A Felicidade, Chega De Saudade, Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars, Day in the Life of a Fool, Desafinado, Gentle Rain, Girl From Ipanema, How Insensitive, The Island, Meditation, One Note Samba, Sabia, So Nice (Summer Samba) ■ CHORD-MELODY PHRASES For Guitar by Ron Eschete CMP $15.95 Book/CD. Includes 39 essential jazz chord licks with CD demo tracks. Deals with Chord subs, chromatic movements, contrary motion, pedal tones, inner voice movements, and reharmonization techniques in standard and TAB notation. ■ CHORD MELODY STANDARDS arr by Dan Towey CMSG $10.95 15 great songs arranged for solo guitar in both standard and TAB, All The Things You Are, Autumn In New York, Georgia On My Mind, Easy Living, Stella By Starlight, When I Fall In Love, When Sunny Gets Blue, and more. ■ CHORDS FOR JAZZ GUITAR by Charlton Johnson Book/CD CFJG $19.95 The Complete Guide to Comping, Chord Melody and Chord Soloing, this book/CD pack will teach you how to play jazz chords all over the fretboard in a variety of styles and progressions. It covers: voicings, progressions, jazz chord theory, comping, chord melody, chord soloing, voice leading and many more topics. The CD includes 98 full-band demo tracks. 152 pages. No tablature.

NEW!

■ JOE DIORIO D831 $24.95 SOLO GUITAR CONCEPTS In this DVD guitar master Joe Diorio shares his thoughts and techniques on solo jazz guitar playing. Concepts covering the most crucial elements of solo guitar playing are taught in a relaxed atmosphere which also presents Diorio playing his own solo guitar arrangements. This is a must have DVD for any jazz guitarist. Diorio also shares his thoughts on tapping into ones inner creativity and expressing it in an original way on the guitar. Nearly one hour. ■ THE GUITAR CHORD SHAPES OF CHARLIE CHRISTIAN Book & CD Package GSCC $19.95 by Joe Weidlich Chord shapes are moveable; thus one can play the riffs in virtually any key without difficulty by simply moving the shape, and fingerings used to play them, up or down the fingerboard. The author shows how the chord shapes – F, D and A – are formed, then can easily be modified. Many examples are shown and played on the CD of how this basic concept was used by Charlie Christian to keep his solo lines moving forward.

NEW!

World Leader in Jazz Education

■ GUITAR COMPENDIUM The Praxis System by Howard Roberts & Garry Hagberg A monumental 3-volume effort in the Praxis system of guitar study. A unique method that allows the student to begin work on any subject in any of the three volumes he chooses and be able instantly to comprehend and digest the material at hand. Playing what you hear in your head becomes as natural as speaking. ■ VOL. 1 - STYLE AND CRAFT THE FINGERBOARD: CHORDS l GC1 $24.95 (Soft Cover) l GCH1 $35.00 (Hard Cover) ■ VOL. 2 - FINGERBOARD MAP: SCALES AND INTERVALS l GC2 $29.95 (Soft Cover) l GCH2 $40.00 (Hard Cover) ■ VOL. 3 - FINGERBOARD MAP: ARPEGGIOS AND ESSENTIAL THEORY FOR GUITARISTS l GC3 $29.95 (Soft Cover) l GCH3 $40.00 (Hard Cover) ■ JAZZ CONCEPTION FOR GUITAR by Jim Snidero BK/CD JC-GU $17.95 A book of musical, yet instructional jazz etudes with Play-Along/istening CD of the examples being performed by Joe Cohn. See “MORE PLAY ALONGS” section for more details. ■ EASY JAZZ CONCEPTION FOR GUITAR by Jim Snidero EJC-GU $16.95 In the same format as the popular “JAZZ CONCEPTION” series, but solos are much easier. Perfect for beginning instrumentalists. The CD soloist is Joe Cohn.

NEW!

■ INTERMEDIATE JAZZ CONCEPTION by Jim Snidero IJC-GU $17.95 Jim’s newest series, which he considers his best yet! 15 etudes based on classic modal tunes, standards, and even a ballad. New is an appendix with style tips, a scale suyllabus, and over 95 lines extracted from the etudes for improv study. CD includes a famous NY rhythm section with Joe Cohn on guitar. ■ JAZZ GUITAR STANDARDS Chord Melody Solos BK/CD JGCMS $24.95 Twenty two classic jazz standards each arranged in three styles: arr. for: solo guitar, a comping etude, and a single note solo. Songs include: All of You, April In Paris, As Time Goes By, Bluesette, But Not For Me, Can’t Help Loving That Man, East of the Sun, Embraceable You, In Your Own Sweet Way It Don’t Mean a Thing, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Long Ago and Far Away, Misty, My Funny Valentine, Night and Day, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Someone to Watch Over Me, Speak Low, Summertime, The Way You Look Tonight, What is This Thing Called Love, You Go To My Head.

GUITAR ■ JAZZ GUITAR STRUCTURES by Andrew Green BK/CD JGSTRU $19.95 Boost your solo power and find new melodic pathways through changes. Structural thinking provides a relatively easy way to generate complex lines, and it’s logical on the guitar because the structuires can be easily seen on the fretboard. This book is filled with examples, advice, and ideas and the demo CD helps the ears get coordinated with the eyes.

■ PLAY DUETS WITH JIMMY RANEY VOLUME 29 Book/CD $14.90 Intermediate/Advanced. Duets transposed for all instruments. Melodies feature Jimmy comping on one channel and soloing on the other. Drummers and Bassists: there are no other instrtuments on the CD. Horns can solo while Jimmy accompanies. Standard and TAB notation.

■ DON LATARSKI GUITAR BOOKS Each spiral-bound book concentrates on a particular area of jazz guitar. Books 1-4 are notated in easy-to-understand guitar chord frames. $9.95 each book unless specified. l BOOK #1 - DL1 SCALE PATTERNS - Visual approach to scales most commonly used in Jazz, Rock and Blues. l BOOK #2 - DL2 ARPEGGIOS - New approach to arpeggios and their relationship to chords and scales. $10.95 l BOOK #3 - DL3 CHORD ORBITS Explores sound and shape of a chord progression up and down the fingerboard. $12.95 l BOOK #4 DL4 MOVEABLE CHORDS Systematic approach to building a comprehensive chord library. l BOOK #5 - DL5 INTRODUCTION TO CHORD THEORY - Step-by-step approach to fundamentals of chord construction, analysis and function. l BOOK #6 - DL6 CHORD EMBELLISHMENT Extending the sound of the chords with scale harmonizations, chord substitutions and conversions.

■ SALSA, AFRO CUBAN MONTUNOS FOR GUITAR by Carlos Campos ACMG $22.95 Includes play-along CD. Written in both standard and TAB form, this book of authentic montunos will help you to understand this exciting musical style and to relax and thrive in Salsa settings.

NEW!

■ PAT MARTINO THE BEST OF BK/CD BOPM $22.95 Pat Martino, a living legend, emerged as a powerful musical force in the ’60s, playing pro at age 15. With this book/CD pack, you can learn the trademark riffs, solos and compositions of this remarkable modern jazz guitar virtuoso. Features in-depth notefor note transcriptions of 14 works: All Blues, Along Came Betty, Blue in Green, Nefertiti, Oleo, Road Song, Stone Blue, The Visit, and more. ■ MONSTER CHOPS by Jack Grassel MON $12.00 Achieve a technical level not previously attainable by guitarists. These are jagged, sometimes atonal single not exercises based on the style of Eric Dolphy in each of the 12 positions. Half of the book is devoted to exercises in fourth intervals. No tab. For ambitious guitarists only.

NEW!

■ LES PAUL - INSTRUCTIONAL D845 $19.95 GUITAR DVD This Les Paul DVD presents a rare and historical view of the living legend who revolutionized the recording industry. Les not only invented the electric guitar; he also perfected the technique of multi-track recording and developed the first filtration devices for reverb, delay and phasing. This interview interspersed with performance clips takes you up close with Les Paul for a fun, humorous, and incredibly educational view into the awesome world of music as seen by one of the truly great guitarists, musicians and innovators of all time. 90 minutes. ■ PENTATONIC KHANCEPTS by Steve Khan PK $21.95 Steve takes a potentially very complex subject, the creation of new, different, and creative melodies, and shows how using two very simple, and very guitaristic pentatonic scales, you can unleash an inexhaustible supply of new colors and ideas. Includes demo/play-along CD.

■ SHEETS OF SOUND FOR GUITAR by Jack Zucker SSG $29.95 Intermed-Adv level. Develop Extreme Chops for guitar. Applicable for all types of music from Shred to Classical to Jazz to Bluegrass. There is NO better method for developing chops and efficiency on the instrument. Includes Tab and standard notation, Amazing Chops (works for Fusion, Metal, Jazz, etc.), Amazing blues scale applications, Sweep Picking to die for, Pick & Finger rolls, Incredible Arpeggios, Pentatonic Madness, 4th and 5th chords and arpeggios, Odd Meter Phrasing. The most comprehensive Chord Sub methodology. Diminshed lines like you’ve never seen before, and much more! Huge, nearly 300 page spiralbound book! Endorsed and used by some of the best guitarists in the world. ■ SIX ESSENTIAL FINGERINGS For The Jazz Guitarist SEF $9.95 A main obstacle facing all guitarists is the overwhelming number of fingering possibilities. In this book, Jimmy Bruno presents the six fingerings for major scales from where fingerings for all other scales may be derived. Includes easy to understand guitar frames and position numbers.

■ VOICE LEADING FOR GUITAR Moving Through The Changes by John Thomas VLG $24.95 Voice leading - moving individual chord voices smoothly from one chord to the next - is an essential skill for jazz guitarists. This book/CD shows you how to voice lead both chord tones and tensions, and will help you add a new level of sophistication to your music. This book is designed for intermediate to advanced guitar players. The accompanying CD features jazz tunes, blues and rhythm changes that you can play along with.

SOLOS ■ BARRY GALBRAITH GUITAR SOLOS Bk/CD BGGS $19.95 Thirteen Standards arranged for solo guitar by the great guitarist in both TAB and standard notation. Includes Darn That Dream, My Funny Valentine, Alone Together, I Can’t Get Started, As Time Goes By, Have You Met Miss Jones, and more. CD includes a full performance tracks of each song performed by John Purse.

NEW!

■ GUITAR STANDARDS GSTAN $14.95 16 classic jazz guitar performances transcribed note for note with tablature: All of You (Kenny Burrell) All the Things You Are (Hank Garland), Easter Parade (Herb Ellis), How Insensitive (Insensatez) (Pat Martino), I Remember You (Tal Farlow), I’ll Remember April (Grant Green), Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) (Django Reinhardt), Misty (Barney Kessel), Moonlight in Vermont (Johnny Smith), Satin Doll (Joe Pass), Seven Come Eleven (Charlie Christian), Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (Jim Hall), Song for My Father (George Benson), Tangerine (Jimmy Raney), The Way You Look Tonight (Wes Montgomery), When Sunny Gets Blue (George Barnes). ■ ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM FOR GUITAR arr by Fred Sokolow ACJ $17.95 14 chord/melody arrangeThe ments including Girl From Ipanema, How Insensitive, One Note Samba, Desafinado, Meditation, and Corco-vado. In standard and TAB.

■ SUPER AX by Jack Grassel AX2 $10.00 Designed to continue the education begun with Grassel’s first book Big Ax, this text helps further develop the guitarist’s ability to play both bass lines and chords together. Learn in this volume how to improvise a melody while sustaining a walking bass line and chording. ■ SWING AND BIG BAND GUITAR by Charlton Johnson SBBG $16.95 Four-to-the-bar comping in the style of Freddie Green. Includes sample songs, patterns, progressions and exercises, voicings, inversions, substitutions, chord reference library and 50 full-demo samples on the CD. ■ TALK JAZZ GUITAR by Roni Ben-Hur TJG $34.00 A comprehensive collection of bebop studies for the aspiring and professional guitarist. Contains over 250 pages of detailed studies, noted in all 12 keys with guitar fingerings as well as fingerboard diagrams. The 10 chapters cover such topics as diminished scales, augmented chords, turnarounds, arpeggios, and inversions.

■ PAT METHENY QUESTION AND ANSWER QAA $19.95 Note-for-note transcriptions with tab, in a handwritten jazz-style font and supervised by Metheny himself. Includes all the songs from this 1989 album that the All Music Guide describes as “nine tracks of sheer jazz joy.” ■ WES MONTGOMERY BK/CD BOWM $22.95 The Best Of Heads and solos of 12 of Wes’ best-known tracks, including Missile Blues, Yesterdays, West Coast Blues, Cariba, I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face, Besame Mucho, Fried Pies, Mi Cosa, Four On Six, Misty, Sundown, and OGD. Written in standard and TAB. Solos performed on the CD by Wolf Marshall.

Jamey Aebersold Jazz • www.jazzbooks.com

45

GUITAR ■ WES MONTGOMERY NWES $12.95 GUITAR FOLIO 26 guitar solos with chord progressions and guitar voicings transcribed by Steve Kahn. Includes West Coast Blues, Canadian Sunset, Fried Pies, Sundown, Angel Eyes, Besame Mucha, Cariba, Days of Wine & Roses, Four on Six, Freddie Freeloader, Tear It Down, the Trick Bag, Up and At It, D Natural Blues, and more. Four can be played with the Vol. 63 Wes Montgomery play along. ■ CHARLIE PARKER FOR GUITAR by Mark Voelpel CPFG $16.95 Note-for-Note transcriptions and detailed performance notes for 19 Bebop Classics, including Au Privave, Billie’s Bounce, Blues For Alice, Confirmation, Donna Lee, Now’s The Time, and Yardbird Suite. Notated in standard and TAB. ■ CHARLIE PARKER OMNIBOOK OMNI-C $14.95 The Beboppers Bible! Over 60 solos by the great master, many of which can be played with the Volume 6 “All Bird” play-a-long. This is the best selling solo book of all time. Transposed for all C instruments. ■ JIMMY RANEY SOLOS JRS $8.95 A companion piece and supplement to Volume 29, Play Duets With Jimmy Raney. Contains all the improvised solos Jimmy played on the record. Learn to improvise the same way Jimmy did. Fantastic study of Bebop! ■ ULTIMATE PLAY ALONG SERIES Just Classic Jazz Guitar BK/CD $17.95 each Jazz greats Jimmy Haslip and Barry Coates demonstrate how to play classic trio jazz using the most important great jazz standards. Vol. 1 (JCJG1) includes: Body and Soul, The Days of Wine and Roses, Stardust, Invitation, Over the Rainbow, ‘Round Midnight, Laura, When I Fall in Love, In a Sentimental Mood; Vol. 2 (JCJG2) includes Some Other Time, Alone Together, April in Paris, Just Friends, Love is Here to Stay, Manha de Carnival, Misty, My Foolish Heart, Autumn in New York; Vol. 3 (JCJG3) includes My Funny Valentine, Night and Day, How High the Moon,Emily, Gentle Rain, Green Dolphin St., Secret Love, Softly as in a Morning Sunrise, Summertime.

MISCELLANEOUS ■ ALL BLUES FOR JAZZ GUITAR by Jim Ferguson BK/CD ABJG $24.95 Covers blues exclusively! Comping styles, chords and grooves, this comprehensive method details straight-four rhythm approaches, swing and bebop,and walking bass lines with chords. In standard and TAB. CD of examples. ■ BEBOP LICKS Bk/CD BLG $19.95 For Guitar Over 800 licks in the style of the great Bebop guitarists, including Tal Farlow, Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, and Johnny Smith. CD includes demonstrations for every lick.

46

■ JAZZ GUITAR COMBO CHARTS by Chris Buzzelli each $30.00 Charts for 5 guitars, bass, drums and full score. On The Rocks — Shuffle funk. (ROCKS) Trentonova — Medium latin. (TRENT) D.C. Blues — Medium swing. (DC) Samba Do, Samba Don’t — Samba. (DO) Unexpected Leisure Time — Fast swing. (TIME) Mr. Hipp — Medium shuffle blues. (HIP) Take 5 — 5/4 medium difficult. (TAKE) Blues For Jack — Angular blues. (JACK) Denton Blues — by Jack Peterson. (DENTON) Man That’s Neat — by Peterson, med up tempo. (NEAT) Sleepy LuLu — Peterson, Up tempo. (SLEEPY) The Kook — Peterson, med. up tempo, intermediate. (KOOK) Checkin’ It Out — Peterson, med. up tempo. Intermediate. (CHECKIN) Groovey — Peterson, Bopish head, advanced. (GROOVEY) ■ LATIN GUITAR THE ESSENTIAL BRAZILIAN & AFRO CUBAN RHYTHM GUIDE by Bruce Buckingham LG $14.95 Book/CD. Pro musician and G.I.T. instructor Bruce Buckingham covers all the basics guitarists need to know in this book/CD pack designed from MI elective courses. Rhythms covered include: bossa nova, samba, partido alto, baião, bolero, cha cha, mambo, nanigo 6/8 and more. The CD includes 79 demo tracks. ■ THE JOHN PISANO GUITAR NIGHT CALENDAR GNC $9.95 A perpetual calendar containing 202 birthdays of the world’s finest guitarists. Photographs by Bob Barry. 12” x 14” size - prints are suitable for framing. Attractive and perfect for your studio wall.

JOE PASS ■ JOE PASS The Best Of BK/CD BOJP $22.95 A step-by-step breakdown of his styles and techniques. Selected transcribed solos are broken down and explained in easy-to-understand fashion. Solos/ examples are played on the CD by Wolf Marshall. In both standard and TAB notation. ■ JOE PASS CHORD SOLOS JOE4 $5.95 Chord solos written over pop standards that demonstrate the art of leading tones, voicing and improvisation. A natural companion method is Joe Pass Guitar Chords. ■ JOE PASS An Evening With

D715 $29.95 A camera crew spent the day with Joe as he visited Musicians Institute for a concert and clinic wth bassist Bob Magnusson and drummer Joe Porcaro. The jazz trio performs many classics, and Joe also plays his solo guitar arrangements. The booklet includes transcriptions from the concert and examples in standard music notation and tablature. Special features: tuning segment, Jazz Lines preview, Joe’s guitar, Joe’s right-and left-hand technique, bonus Lesson: swing blues, additional product previews, printable PDF reference materials, Internet connectivity.

■ JOE PASS GUITAR CHORDS JOE3 $5.95 All basic and extended chord forms, substitutions and solos in tab and standard.

GUITAR DVD/VIDEO ■ BEGINNING JAZZ GUITAR D464 $19.95 by Jody Fisher An easy 70 minute step-by-step video for any guitarist familiar with basic rock or blues. Has hand close-ups, inset guitar frames, basic chords and scales, basic improv, and much more.

World Leader in Jazz Education

■ GEORGE BENSON THE ART OF JAZZ GUITAR D913 $24.95 Eight-time Grammy-winner George Benson covers chord substitutions, turnarounds, the Wes Montgomery style, and more. He demonstrates his signature scat-style singing on the groundbreaking "This Masquerade" and soloing over the famous "On Broadway" vamp. Also included are several virtuoso solo jazz and blues guitar performances by Benson himself - further proof, if it were needed, of his total mastery of jazz guitar. ■ BOSSA NOVA GUITAR LICK SAMPLES by Romero Lubambo Includes a 52 page booklet. The world’s most in-demand Bossa Nova guitarist demonstrates 33 essential Bossa guitar patterns - direct from Brazil. Includes basic and advanced patterns, bossa styles, melodic patterns and much more. L DVD D465 $19.95

■ LARRY CARLTON DVD D703 $19.95 Larry explores 2 areas: Blues and Chord Substitution. The Blues section deals with imitation, theme development, extended phrasing, banding techniques, vibrato and solo construction. In the Chord Substitution section, Larry explains his trademark triad approach, starting with basic chord substitution and leading to extended triad-on-triad usage. Exclusive live concert footage is provided . The accompanying booklet comes with easy-to-follow diagrams that correspond to the DVD. For guitarists of any level. 52 minutes. ■ JAZZ GUITAR TECHNIQUES MODAL VOICINGS by Rick Peckham D752 $19.95 Peckham unlocks the mysteries of modal tonality, with a series of exercises and demonstrations that will expand your vocabulary and shows you how to extend your capabilities by integrating a variety of new voicings and articulations into your playing, so you can handle any modal situation guided by your own ears and instincts. 57 minutes. ■ JOE PASS – JAZZ LINES Joe discusses the scales and arpeggios he uses when improvising. Learn hundreds of melodic ideas. Also contains 40-page booklet of phrases. l DVD D64 $29.95 RHYTHM CHOPS FOR GUITAR DVD each $19.95 Beyond Basics series ■ JAZZ GUITAR D583 Don Mock demonstrates chord voicings and comping in the context of soulful jazz and blues chord progressions. Includes: the ‘best’ and most useful chord voicings, chord extensions and alterations, chord substitution and secondary dominants, powerful ‘half-step connections,’ and several complete 12-bar blues progressions. Includes tab booklet. 68 mins.