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Title: The Jazz Theory Book
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Manufacturer: Sher Music
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| The Jazz Theory Book by Sher Music Excellent |
| This is the best book of its type that I have come across. It is written in a very accessible style with lots of examples to help you grasp the concepts. It makes apparently esoteric jazz concepts understandable, and complies them in one volume. It provides lots of tips and advice, and the friendly tone of the book is encouraging for the burgeoning musician. |
| The Jazz Theory Book by Sher Music Overrated & Not for Beginners |
I bought this book thinking that it would help me understand jazz theory. It only got me confused and frustrated.
1.There's lots of blah-blah & unnecessary name-dropping. An instructional book should be concise and to-the-point.
2.About a quarter of this book was wasted with a list of artists & tunes. (Publisher's way of bulking up the book)
3.There are too many short pieces of examples with no context. And when are they going to learn that a CD is worth a thousand pages of blah-blah?
Soon after, I found a number of learning materials from USC website. They were so concise, easy to understand & fun to play without pages of useless blabber. Then I found out the author, Bert Ligon, has written several books on jazz theory & improvisation. After studying with Bert Ligon's materials, it was easier for me to skim through Mark Levine's book and pick out the necessary info. But frankly, I'd rather sell this book and stick with Bert Ligon's. |
| The Jazz Theory Book by Sher Music The Jazz Theory Book review |
| An excellent comprehensive text by Mr. Levine that details the core of what is needed to begin and progress as an improvisational jazz musician regardless of what instrument you play. |
| The Jazz Theory Book by Sher Music Jazz Theory |
This book covers it all and leaves no "gray areas".
You can "dip into" it or work through it systematically.
It's of value if you've been playing jazz for 50 years or are new to the art form. Takes the mystique out of chord substitution.
Hghly recommended. |
| The Jazz Theory Book by Sher Music good but not the only jazz theory book |
| This book is very good and I recommend it to any serious music student. I learned a lot from it and it gave me plenty of new information and insights. It is also valuable as a reference with excellent indicies and appendices, for example a long list of contrafacts based upon standard song forms. My main criticism of it is that it is very piano-centric. Most examples are given in complex two-handed piano-score format which is great if you can sight read complex piano parts, but are not immediately helpful if piano is your second or third instrument. Also, examples and contexts reflect the author's own personal tastes heavily. There is nothing really wrong with these things, but for a book that seems to present itself as the authoritative text on jazz theory, it's not. I think Bert Ligon's series of books presents a more comprehensive, accessible, and balanced overview of jazz theory, and is more oriented towards musicians in general, not only pianists. |
| The Jazz Theory Book by Sher Music Book Description |
| Endorsed by Jamey Aebersold, James Moody, Dave Liebman, and others, The Jazz Theory Book presents all the information any student of jazz needs in an easy-to-understand, yet thorough, manner. For intermediate to advanced players, and written by one of the acknowledged masters of jazz, it is used by universities around the world. |
