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Wolf Marshall's Jazz Guitar Method from Hal Leonard

The Wolf Marshall's Jazz Guitar Method from Hal Leonard teaches you the building blocks of jazz as if it were a foreign language. Photo credit: Hal Leonard.

Wolf Marshall is a leading jazz educator. He currently teaches at UCLA under the auspices of jazz great Kenny Burrell.

Marshall wanted to put together a jazz guitar method that would incorporate his many years of teaching and study. He wanted to create a book and accompanying audio files that would teach jazz in the same way a foreign language is taught.

When learning a new language, you learn words, phrases, idioms, inflections, cadences, and ornaments.

And it is no different with jazz. In order to learn the vocabulary you listen to and learn from the masters. Marshall draws from masters such as Joe Pass, Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, John Coltrane, Lee Morgan, Oscar Peterson, and many others.

Marshall also wanted the book to be modular rather linear. You can just jump to a section you want information on—for example, "Blues Licks".

LESSONS INCLUDE:

  • Essential Chords
  • Advanced Jazz Harmony
  • Scales and Melodic Vocabulary
  • Patterns and Ornaments
  • Phrasing and Cadences
  • Contrafacts, Etudes, and Model Solos

BOOK FEATURES:

  • Full solos constructed around standard chord changes and forms
  • High-quality recordings of every example
  • Over 600 audio tracks
  • Free audio playback software (PLAYBACK+)
  • Spiral-bound for easy placement on music stand

The book is a solid introduction to improvisation and the jazz language as applied to guitar.

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Hal Leonard
Milwaukee, WI 53213
United States
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(414) 774-3630

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