Contents
- Bb Pentatonic Scale
- Legato-Staccato
- Study in Legato-Staccato
- Swinging Eighth Notes
- Five Note Scale Exercises
- Jazz Staccato Quarter Notes
- Jazz Staccato Study
- Lester Young Half Notes Study
- Mixed Articulation Study
- Blues Notes
- Blues Notes Studies
- Evolving Rhythms
- F Pentatonic Scale and Blues Notes
- Smear
- Five Tone Study in F
- Use of Blues Notes
- Evolving Rhythms & Melodies
- Accents on Strong and Weak Beats
- Rhythm Displacement (Anticipation)
- Eb Pentatonic Scale and Blues Notes
- Eb Pentatonic Study
- Eb Blues Study
- Combined Accents
- Melodic Extension
- Varied Accents
and much, much more.............
taken from the back of the book:
This method includes:
- Jazz theory with practical explanations and applications of the jazz language
- Rhythm training with interactive call and response exercises on CD
- Performance ear training with play-along and improvisation exercises on CD
- Opportunities to improvise with a Berklee Jazz faculty band on CD
'John LaPorta is a legend in the jazz community. A teacher of jazz improvisation for more than fifty years, his unique, straight-forward, and simple approach has become the standard by which other jazz improvisation methods are measured. This method will help you to develop a natural and intuitive approach to improvising. A Guide to Jazz Improvisation is an invaluable touchstone for every aspiring jazz musician. A long and impressive list of famous and successful musicians have learned to develop their own unique style based on LaPorta's approach.'
