Jerry Coker's Complete Method for Improvisation for All Instruments

This uniquely organized method devotes a thorough chapter to each of the prevailing tune-types of jazz---standard, bebop, modal, blues, contemporary, ballad and free form---listing and discussing their characteristics and illustrating approaches to understanding and performing each type of tune. Includes CD.

CONTENIDO:

Introduction
1. Be-bop and standard vehicles
2. The modal vehicle
3. The blues
4. The contemporary vehicle
5. The ballad
6. The free form vehicle

Appendix A: [no title]
Appendix B: Summary of vehicular approaches
Appendix C: Chord-Scale compendium

CONTENIDO del CD:

1. Tuning notes
2. Two-Bop
3. Fours
4. Minor incident
5. Interminable
6. Blues in three colors
7. Two-Bop (w/Solo)
8. Fours (w/Solo)
9. Minor incident (w/Solo)
10. Interminable (w/Solo)
11. Blues in three colors (w/Solo)
12. Chord-Scale compendium