“The Ultimate II-V-I Primer” is another excellent publication from Steve Neff. This book targets the beginning improvisor but the material is beneficial to any aspiring jazz improvisor. The book begins with an introduction and a few test progressions. If you can’t play through all of the test progressions, you need to take time to work […]
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Next to the blues, the chord changes to “I Got Rhythm” appear in more jazz songs than any other harmonic structure. The importance of learning how to play over these changes cannot be over emphasized. I am providing a bebop workout on Anthropaulogy ( Anthropology ) in all 12 keys. Be sure to try Evan […]
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 […]
This post is the third in a series of my posts that review David Baker’s “How To Play Bebop” series. I am reviewing the third volume in this post. This volume is all about techniques for learning and utilizing bebop tunes. This book consists of the following eight chapters: The Contrafact A Technique for Learning […]
David Baker has written three books on how to play bebop. This review will take a look at volume two. The book begins with a preface that traces the beginning of bebop. The book is divided into the following 8 chapters: The Use of the II,V7 Progression in Bebop The III, VI, II, V Progression […]