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(More customer reviews)Joe takes a no-nonsense approach to jazz soloing. No modes, crazy scales, patterns or exercises here. Joe was a player, and his approach is direct.
He categorizes lines as either major, minor or dominant, with a subdivision for altered dominant sounds. He solos over the three centers, while Don Mock comps behind him, and the solos are transcribed. He also plays and explains lines over the three basic chord types. The lines are great; classic Joe. The intro Blues in G alone is enough to stop most players in their tracks. I've offered any of my students who nail it a lunch on me.
Although it's mostly lines, there's some chord stuff too. Two Blues in G, one solo and one duo, contain enough chord riffs to keep even the most advanced players busy for awhile, and the three songs in the performance section, (All the Things you Are, Joe's Blues, and Stella by Starlight), are just your 'typical' Joe Pass brilliant performances.
I loved Joe's playing, saw him perform whenever he came around and got to meet him as well. He was a monstrous player. Easily the best pure jazz player I've ever seen, and I've seen most of them. When I met him he was near the end of his cancer battle, and he took the time to talk to me despite being tired and obviously sick. This book is a gift from Joe, and it stays on my music stand.
I have the CD version and Joe cracks me up, with his dry humor and explanations. (For instance, slyly cutting on tuners).
He also states that he uses very few arpeggios, then uses one in the very next example, and in nearly every solo,! But who cares. This guy was one of the top jazz players of all time (in my opinion one of the top three...Django, Joe and Lenny Breau, with all respect to Barney Kessel, Wes, Tal, Howard Roberts, Benson, Les Paul, et al).
The lines in this book are great, and players from intermediate on up will get things at their own level, because the explanations are pretty simple. (and it has tab!).
Save your money on all the 'How to play jazz solos' by a bunch of guys you've never heard of, get this book and dig in. And if you nail the first Blues in G, I'll buy you lunch.
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In this book, Joe explains his musical and guitaristic approach to the process of jazz improvisation. Includes 50 musical examples and three complete transcriptions, all of which are contained on the included CD. There is also a complete overview of "The Three Harmonic Families" and the lines, scales, and chord superimpositions and substitutions that comprise this view of Joe's jazz language. (Related to the video An Evening with Joe Pass).
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