I purchased my copy of Amazing Phrases by Dennis Taylor about a month ago and wanted to take time to write a review. The book is published by Hal Leonard and includes a CD. I purchased the version for tenor sax but the book also exists for also sax, trumpet, keyboard and guitar. The book […]
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Steve Neff is a wonderful sax player and has written a number of eBooks and other instructional material. “Best Minor II-V-I Patterns” consists of 80 Minor II-V-I patterns. Each pattern is four bars and includes the pattern in all 12 keys. The first measure is a ii7b5 chord. The second measure is a V7b9 followed […]
Are you interested in learning how to improve your ability to improvise over static harmony such as grooves or modal songs? If you answered yes, read on. I first learned about neighbor tones from Bert Ligon’s “Jazz Theory Resources Volume One” book. Chapter 4 of this book contans a 6 page section entitled “Neighbor Tones”. […]
Are you interested in learning how to improve your ability to improvise over static harmony such as grooves or modal songs? If you answered yes, read on. I first learned about neighbor tones from Bert Ligon’s “Jazz Theory Resources Volume One” book. Chapter 4 of this book contans a 6 page section entitled “Neighbor Tones”. […]
I recently learned about the website of Steve Neff from Jacob Lampe. I visited his site and purchased a pdf book entitled “Mastering The Dominant Bebop Scale. The book covers the bebop dominant scale in all 12 keys. After Steve provides you with a number of suggestions and exercises in a particular key – he […]