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RE: Jazz -- Getting started

Author: John Gould
Date: 2001-09-25 22:31

Here are some excellent books to aid in your search:
The Jazz Theory book (Sher publishers)
A great hanon -for- clarinet book by Buddy DeFranco (sorry, don't know exact title),
Phil Woods masterclass CD and software,
Anything by Aebersold,
Jazz Conception by Jim Snidero (advance music, order # 14725) which features Ken Peplowski on cl. on a play-along CD.
Charlie Parker Omnibook,
Technique Develpment in Fourths for Jazz Improvisation by Ramon Ricker
Eric Marienthal's Comprehensive Jazz Studies and Exercises, (which covers all of the scales mentioned) Warner Bros. publisher.
That being said, there is simply no substitute for studying with a good teacher. And, while play-along CDs are good, they are no substitute for actual playing with a live group. Transcribing tunes/solos will go a long way towards developing your ears. You can transcribe stuff right off the record, and I've used the TR-1000 by Reed Kotler, which is a digital music study recorder. Slows it down and keeps the pitch. It's a great time saver, and you can check stuff you have a question on and verify if something's accurate. Good luck.

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