Best of Jazz Guitar (Signature Licks) - With CD

by Wolf Marshall

(Signature Licks Guitar). Explore the music of the world's greatest jazz guitarists! In this book/auduo pack, Wolf Marshall provides a hands-on analysis of 10 of the most frequently played tunes in the jazz genre, as played by the leading guitarists of all time. "St. Thomas" performed by Jim Hall, Tal Farlow and Kenny Burrell * "All Blues" performed by George Benson, Kenny Burrell and Pat Martino * "Satin Doll" performed by Howard Roberts and Joe Pass * "I'll Remember April" performed by Johnny Smith and Grant Green * and more! Each selection includes technical analysis and performance notes, biographical sketches, and authentic matching audio with backing tracks. "This is a wonderful undertaking a good selection of music well-played. To hear and study all the jazz guitar greats of yesterday and today like this will be of immense value to all players." Herb Ellis Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Genres: Music

160 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2000

Reviews

[Tony Poerio · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've played guitar for many years, since I was about 10 years old. Sometime around 15 or 16, I bought this book because I'd heard that jazz guitar was the most challenging--and wanting be the greatest guitar player of all time--I decided that's what I needed to learn. And since I knew literally nothing about jazz, what better place to start than the 'best of'? Life intervened, and I'm not the greatest guitar player of all time. But I'm still learning songs from this book. All of them are challenging for players of any level, and they're fun as hell to play. They've taught me a lot about music that beforehand, I never would've considered listening too, and most importantly--they dramatically improved my guitar chops (though it took countless hours of practice). Of the maybe 100 guitar books I've bought in my lifetime (counting magazines), this one has the seen the most use. By many orders of magnitude. In closing: \m/ (><) \m/