Essential Jazz Lines: In the Style of Clifford Brown - Guitar Edt.

Book excerpt: Clifford Brown was one of the most influential jazz trumpeters and was a true master of jazz. His fantastic tone, time, feel and command of the jazz language have been inspiring jazz musicians on all instruments for decades. This book breaks down many of the one and two-bar phrases played by Clifford and helps students apply them to their own playing. Lines played over minor, dominant, andmajor chords as well as short, long and minor ii-V material can be mastered by practicing with the accompanying play-along audio. Chapters on Guide Tones,Bebop Scales, Targeting, and Playing the Upper-Structure will help studentsanalyze and memorize the lines presented in the book. There is also a chapter with further insight in Clifford's style which discusses his phrasing as wellas other musical devices he used to get his sound. A must have for aspiringstudents wanting the master the jazz language. Includes access to online audio