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      "Jazz Guitar Improvisation Course"

     

Dear Advancing Guitarist,
   
    Welcome to the fascinating world of jazz guitar improvisation! The following course taught by jazz guitar recording artist Steven Crowell will teach you his one of a kind, truly unique system that has already turned hundreds of guitarists into fluent, confident jazz improvisers! His course, which is based on concepts revealed to him by the late jazz guitar virtuoso Warren Nunes, presents a "new way of thinking" that for the first time combines scales and arpeggios into one coherent thought! If you want to be able to improvise long, seamless jazz guitar lines over complex, extended chord progressions, this is the jazz guitar improvisation course that our customers tell us is their favorite!

"These 9 volumes of "The Jazz Science Series" constitute a Rosetta Stone for jazz guitar. They make the fretboard completely comprehensible in a new way and lead the conscientious student from fear and bumbling into confidence and creativity. There is nothing like this anywhere else in the guitar world! If you're lucky enough to start your guitar career with "The 84 Jazz Guitar Equations" you will not have to struggle with the confounding weirdness and lack of symmetry in other systems."
David Alzofon - Former Editor "Guitar Player Magazine"

The Jazz Science Series - Phase 1

Steven Crowell - The 84 Jazz Guitar Equations - Book, CD & DVD
*A New Way Of Thinking* This unique book - the 1st of "The Jazz Science Series" - shows the correlation of arpeggios and scales on the fingerboard and how they work together as a harmonic family unit. The "84 Equations" system was developed by Warren Nunes and Steven Crowell and gives complete linear coverage of the guitar neck crucial for superior jazz soloing! If you've ever wondered what to play over a III-VI-II-V chord progression, for instance, you can "equate it" with this marvelous, comprehensive book. With "The 84 Jazz Guitar Equation's" inclusive fingering system, you'll never wonder again about what fingering to use. For concentrated practice, it's one of the best chop-building methods ever devised. Music notation, tab and chord diagrams are used to show every diatonic scale pattern in all keys. Three studies - beginning, intermediate, and advanced  - are given for each of the 84 equations and a "Play Along" CD is included with this 90 page book!
Notation and tab.....................................................................Price - $39.95

 Interview With Steven Crowell & Book Overview

Steven Crowell - Formulas For Jazz Guitar Improvisation - Book, CD & DVD
This outstanding 156 page book - the 2nd of "The Jazz Science Series" - is probably the most complete jazz guitar improvisation method ever written! Steve's most comprehensive book to date is full of new lessons, tools, techniques and harmonic devices that expand and exploit the concepts unveiled in "The 84 Jazz Guitar Equations". No system available today presents such a logical and easy to apply approach to jazz guitar improvisation. Finally, here is an intermediate to advanced level jazz guitar improvisation course that will truly present you with an easy to learn "system" for becoming a creative, professional sounding soloist! The "Play-Along" CD includes professionally recorded solos and backing tracks to: "The Girl From Ipanema, Green Dolphin Street, There Will Never Be Another You, It's Wonderful, How Insensitive, All The Things You Are, Giant Steps".
Notation and tab.....................................................................Price - $39.95

 Improvised Solo & Book Overview By Steven Crowell

Steven Crowell - Jazz Guitar Power Soloing - Book, CD & DVD
This is the 3rd book in "The Jazz Science Series" and is truly an advanced system for building powerful technique! It is all about building chops and instilling far-reaching musical concepts. While most players learn from a "lick-based" disconnected approach, this book gives a cohesive understanding of the jazz language and its unique application to the guitar. It contains all new material that brings together and expands on the elements shown in "The 84 Jazz Guitar Equations" and "Formulas For Jazz Guitar Improvisation". This book is especially valuable for those without a lot of practice time. Just 20 minutes a day spent on the 28 high-endurance performance exercises will keep your chops razor sharp and incredibly accurate! These exercises can easily be implemented into your playing as classy sounding intros, endings, and turnarounds. Steven also teaches his entire fingering system for the "jazz minor scale" as well as a complete overview of chromatics and how to apply them to your soloing! The "Play-Along" CD includes professionally recorded solos and backing tracks to: "How High The Moon, A Foggy Day, Autumn Leaves, Stella By Starlight, Sweet Georgia Brown, I've Got Rhythm, Summertime, Rhythm Changes, Solar, Blues In D, Blues In Bb".
Notation and tab.....................................................................Price - $39.95

 Steven Crowell Improvises To "How High The Moon"

Steven Crowell - The Jazz Guitarist's Soloing Source Book - Book, CD & DVD
This 4th book in "The Jazz Science Series" contains 9 newly developed single line improvised jazz guitar solos designed to supercharge your soloing! This companion to the "Mastering The Jazz Guitar Chord Melody Solo" book gives added depth to the chord melody solos. "The 84 Jazz Guitar Equations" makes it easy to play over difficult changes. These "chop builders" develop the intuitive nature needed to be able to fill in and improvise single note solos over difficult chord progressions. Songs include: "Polka Dots and Moonbeams, In a Sentimental Mood, The Days of Wine and Roses, Strollin', 'Round Midnight, One Note Samba, In a Mellow Tone, But Beautiful, Sweet Georgia Brown". The DVD takes you through each guitar solo in detail with theory and harmony explained. The CD contains all of the solos played as written plus play-along rhythm practice tracks!
Notation and tab.....................................................................Price - $39.95

 Steven Crowell Improvises To "How Insensitive"

The Jazz Science Series - Phase 2

Steven Crowell - Designated Speed Lines For Jazz Guitar - Book, CD & DVD
This 5th book in "The Jazz Science Series" focuses on double-time target phrases that you "hone till you own," perfecting them as you take your chops to a new level of proficiency! More than just licks, this exciting book contains articulation studies that can be applied to countless soloing situations. Moreover, they are designed to fix any "meter problems," helping to develop a strong, accurate sense of time. Part 1 begins with 23 powerful exercises. Dominant sequences are shown in one and two bar phrases throughout all 12 keys. You'll learn how changing just one note alters the tonal axis and changes chord functions which are important insights for a jazz guitarist. Then follows a series of "two-five-one" speed studies utilizing all 7 scale patterns in three variations of each. Part 2 applies the double-time figures to the Blues format in four different keys. If you've ever felt limited in your knowledge of what to play in jazz blues, this chapter is full of fresh ideas and far-reaching possibilities. Part 3 develops the material further, where pentatonic, whole-tones, harmonic minor, and jazz minor as well as various substitutions are brought into play. Chord progressions based on famous standards are used to demonstrate the speed lines techniques. These include: "Bluesette, Cherokee, Joy Spring, I Love You, and Autumn Leaves." The DVD contains 18 chapters with Steve taking you through the entire book, playing all of the examples and explaining all of the theory. The CD contains all of the solos played as written plus play-along rhythm practice tracks. The book concludes with a concentrated study encompassing the ENTIRE fretboard!
Notation and tab.....................................................................Price - $39.95

 Steven Crowell Improvises To "Joy Spring"

Steven Crowell - Candy Bars For Jazz Guitar - Book, CD & DVD
The Art And Application Of Melodic Jazz Components. This 6th book in "The Jazz Science Series" is all about "utility". It uses small amounts or "modules" that once learned actuate the big picture of playing creatively and securely. As the book progresses, the puzzle takes shape and soon you are playing cohesive, full-blown solos that sound so cool they'll knock the socks off any discerning listener! But don't let the playful title fool you - there is nothing like this book anywhere in the jazz guitar world! Intermediate and advanced players will be thrilled with its unique, far reaching content and easy to understand presentation. If you have any gaps in your melodic soloing, Candy Bars For Jazz Guitars will be a revelation! Songs include: "The Shadow Of Your Smile, Satin Doll, and Take The "A" Train". The CD contains all of the solos played as written plus play-along rhythm practice tracks!
Notation and tab.....................................................................Price - $39.95

Steven Crowell - The Jazz Guitar ExpressWay: Vol 1 - Book, CD & DVD
Solutions For Creative Soloing. This is the 7th book in "The Jazz Science Series" and as its' name suggests "The Jazz Guitar ExpressWay" merges power of expression with high-performance technique to get you to your destination fast! As most readers know, the 84 Equations system is based on seven interlocking scale patterns that cover the entire fretboard in all 12 keys. Learning to use them effectively is therefore the key to greater improvisational freedom. In a series of eleven in-depth lessons, this book focuses on just Pattern 4 in the key of C in order to reveal the full wealth of solo opportunities hidden within. But what about the rest? Behind all seven scale patterns is a master fingering pattern that is the same for all. Learn the master plan and you will never lose your way as you change patterns while improvising! A chapter on the "Master-Plan Fingering Chart" gives a helicopter view of the pattern. Then Steve continues to explore it in great detail on the DVD, revealing new insights that appear here for the very first time! The CD contains all of the solos played as written plus play-along rhythm practice tracks!
Notation and tab.....................................................................Price - $39.95

Steven Crowell - The Jazz Guitar ExpressWay: Vol 2 - Book, CD & DVD
A Roadmap To Improvisational Freedom. Here in the 8th book of "The Jazz Science Series" you'll find the final mysteries revealed as we take the seven scale patterns from a technical concept to a virtually unlimited "toy box" of creative components! If the first 7 books are the building blocks of the system, "The Jazz Guitar ExpressWay: Vol 2" is the "mortar" that holds everything together. We begin with seven lessons that show how to extend Pattern 4 into Pattern 5. The lessons build on one another, leading to seamless knowledge of all seven scale patterns. Part of this comes through the "Fretboard Freedom Maps," a unique series of concentrated studies for gaining prodigious chops and hard-wiring the dynamic concepts of dominant-tonic, tension-release into your improvised lines. The "Solos" section brings everything to an exciting conclusion by applying ExpressWay concepts to popular jazz standards like: "Cherokee, There Will Never Be Another You, and Sweet Georgia Brown". The CD contains all of the solos played as written plus play-along rhythm practice tracks!
Notation and tab.....................................................................Price - $39.95

Steven Crowell - Mastering The Matrix - Book, CD & DVD
The Jazz Guitar Expressway Vol 3. This fascinating book - the 9th in "The Jazz Science Series" - opens a missing musical dimension showing the tightly woven array of sounds and fretboard shapes at the heart or "hub" of jazz guitar improvisation. The Matrix is a "standalone" book or it can also be used as part of "The Jazz Science Series". On the DVD, Steven Crowell takes you through the entire book playing each exercise and then explaining the theory behind it. The Matrix contains many new, challenging, and even magical ideas. At the same time, it brings the entire "Jazz Science  Series" into sharper-than-ever focus. Master The Matrix and you will discover a new sense of freedom that few guitarists ever experience. The "Solos" section brings everything to an exciting conclusion by applying Matrix concepts to popular jazz standards like: "Autumn Leaves, Satin Doll, and Melodic Blues In G". The CD contains all of the solos played as written and play-along rhythm practice tracks!
Notation and tab.....................................................................Price - $39.95

Jazz Guitar Chords & Arpeggio Patterns - Stacy McKee - This unique book includes 300 jazz guitar chord formations and matching single note arpeggio patterns in a quick reference format that no one has ever done before! Cross indexing makes this manual extremely easy to use and regardless of what style of music you play, we know you will find this to be a valuable, "must have" addition to your library. Stacy McKee was the featured guitarist with "Les Brown and The Band Of Renown" and for a limited time only, we will include an exclusive copy of his book FREE with your first order!
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Never B#, Never Bb, Just B Natural,
Steven Herron
Peabody Conservatory trained guitarist, performer and teacher

Herb Ellis - Jazz Swing Guitar Legend
Compiled & Edited By Steven Herron

    Jazz swing guitar player Herb Ellis like a great deal of other leading American jazz guitar performers (such as Charlie Christian, Eddie Durham, and Oscar Moore) was born in the south western part of the the USA. The blues, with a touch of country and western, are a distinguishing characteristic of his jazz guitar sound and his guitar playing approach. This is most surely due to the environment where Ellis was brought up.

    Herb Ellis at first played music on the banjo, though it is mentioned that he played the harmonica at 4 and started playing the guitar at the age of ten. While he was in high school he played music on alto horn in the school band. Ellis studied at the North Texas State College where he was introduced to and befriended quite a number of now popularized jazz artists such as Jimmy Giuffre, Gene Roland, and Harry Babasin.

 Herb Ellis Plays "Sweet Georgia Brown"

    Herb Ellis graduated in 1941 and joined Glen Gray's band. In 1945 he joined The Jimmy Dorsey Big Band touring and playing with them for 3 years. Following this, Ellis formed his own instrumental-vocal trio called "The Softwinds". That band, which included Lou Carter on Piano and Johnny Frigo on bass, worked with each other for 5 years. Throughout that point in time Herb authored a variety of popular songs which includes "Detour Ahead" and "I Told You I Love You - Now Get Out".

    Ellis's jazz guitar proficiency first became acknowledged worldwide in 1953 when he took over from jazz guitarist Barney Kessel in the Oscar Peterson Trio. There is no doubt that because of his five year stay with Peterson, and his subsequent four years accompanying the famous jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, Ellis grew his musical capabilities as a soloist and accompanist to the fullest. It is during this time that he additionally began a prolonged association and friendship with bass player Ray Brown.

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