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HORN PLAYERS - Books for woodwind and brass players.
GUITARISTS - Comping, soloing, chord voicings and more.
PIANISTS - Comping, soloing, chord voicings and more for keyboard players.
BASSISTS - Walking, latin rhythms, soloing, etc.
DRUMMERS - Fundamentals, styles, advanced techniques...
VIBRAPHONE - Chord voicings, technique, soloing.
VOCALISTS - Technique, repertoire, scat singing.
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DOWNLOADABLE SHEET MUSIC - Fine collections of standards and The Digital Real Book.
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A Guide to Jazz Improvisation C Instruments
by John LaPorta
A Guide to Jazz Improvisation - Bb Instruments
by John LaPorta
A Guide to Jazz Improvisation - Eb Instruments
by John LaPorta
A Guide to Jazz Improvisation: Bass Clef Instruments
by John LaPorta
The Blues Scales:
by Dan Greenblatt
Blues Improvisation Complete - C Instruments
by Jeff Harrington
Blues Improvisation Complete - Bb Instruments
by Jeff Harrington
Blues Improvisation Complete - Eb Instruments
by Jeff Harrington
Blues Improvisation Complete - Bass Instruments
by Jeff Harrington
The Jazz Language: A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and Improvisation
by Dan Haerle
The Jazz Theory Book
by Mark Levine
The Real Easy Book - Volume 1
The Real Easy Book - Volume 2
The Real Easy Ear Training Book by Roberta Radley (Berklee) INTERMEDIATE LEVEL BOOKS
Practicing the Jazz Vocabulary by Dan Hesler
250 Jazz Patterns by Evan Tate
Blues and Rhythm Changes in All Keys by Evan Tate
Forward Motion
by Hal Galper
The Serious Jazz Practice Book for All Instruments: Melodic Materials for the Modern Jazz Soloist
by Barry Finnerty
Jazz Composition: Theory and Practice (Berklee Press)
by Ted Pease
HORN PLAYERS
Saxophonist Randy Hunter's excellent books for horn players:
Complete Jazz Styles, Books 1 & 2 for sax, trumpet, trombone & flute
Complete Jazz Styles Duets for sax, trumpet, trombone & flute
Set the Stage Jazz Combo Arrangements
JAZZ TRUMPET
The Art of Jazz Trumpet
by John McNeil
Exploring Jazz Trumpet: An Introduction to Jazz Harmony, Technique and Improvisation
by Ollie Weston and Mark Armstrong
JAZZ TROMBONE
Complete Jazz Styles Introductory Etudes in Jazz Comprehension, Book1: Trombone
by Randy Hunter
Jazz Trombone: Concepts and Ideas
by Jiggs Whigham
JAZZ SAXOPHONE
Level Three Jazz Etudes for Saxophone
by Randy Hunter
Two great books by our friend jazz saxophonist Greg Fishman:
Jazz Saxophone Duets
Jazz Saxophone Etudes
12 Contemporary Jazz Etudes: Tenor Saxophone
by Bob Mintzer
Jazz Style and Technique Workbook for All Saxophones
by Brian Kane
GUITAR PLAYERS
An excellent book by our colleague guitarist Scott Reed:
Getting into Guitar Improvising: A Systematic Approach to Soloing
Jazz Guitar Structures
by Andrew Green
Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing, Volume 2
by Ted Greene
Intervallic Designs for Jazz Guitar
by Joe Diorio
Jazz Guitar Comping
by Andrew Green
Through Chord Melody and Beyond
by Howard Morgen
Jazz Guitar Voicings - Vol. 1: The Drop 2 Book by Randy Vincent
Three-note Voicings and Beyond by Randy Vincent PIANO PLAYERS
The Jazz Piano Book
by Mark Levine
Voicings For Jazz Keyboard
by Frank Mantooth
Playing Jazz Piano
by Bob Mintzer
Jazz Piano Voicings
by Rob Mullins
BASS PLAYERS
Foundation Exercises For Bass
by Chuck Sher
Evolving Bassist
by Rufus Reid
The Improvisor's Bass Method
by Chuck Sher
Concepts for Bass Soloing
by Chuck Sher, Marc Johnson
60 Melodic Etudes
by John Patitucci
The Jazz Bass Book - Technique and Tradition
by John Goldsby
The Latin Bass Book
by Chuck Sher, Oscar Stagnaro
Reading Contemporary Electric Bass: Guitar Technique (Fretted)
by Rich Appleman
101 Bass Tips: Stuff All the Pros Know and Use
by Gary Willis
DRUMMERS
The Art of Bop Drumming
by John Riley
The Art of Modern Jazz Drumming
by Jack DeJohnette
World Jazz Drumming
by Mark Walker
Advanced Techniques For The Modern Drummer
by Jim Chapin
VIBRAPHONE
Voicing and Comping for Jazz Vibraphone
by Thomas L. Davis
The Jazz Vibraphone Book: Etudes in the Style of the Masters
by Dick Sisto
VOCALISTS
Jazz Singer's Handbook: The Artistry and Mastery of Singing Jazz
by Michele Weir
The Complete Guide to Teaching Vocal Jazz
by Stephen Zegree
Singing Jazz
by Bruce Crowther and Mike Pinfold
The Jazz Singer's Guidebook by David Berkman FAKE BOOKS
The finest jazz fake books published anywhere — great tunes, accurate charts, beautifully presented by our friend Chuck Sher:
The New Real Book, Volume 1 (Key of C)
The New Real Book, Volume 2 (Key of C)
The New Real Book, Vol. 3
The Latin Real Book: C Edition
The World's Greatest Fake Book
The Standards Real Book (C Version)
The All-Jazz Real Book (C Version)
The European Real Book (C Version)
DIGITAL REAL BOOKS
Our friends at OnlineSheetMusic are now distributing The Digital Real Book. It's a collection of hundreds of great tunes in 3 volumes drawn from the Sher Music editions of The Real Book. Download the books OR purchase single charts. Don't wait a week for mail delivery - download your charts instantly.
For keys, guitar, bass and all other "C" instruments:
The Digital Real Book, Part 1 (C Version)
The Digital Real Book, Part 2 (C Version)
The Digital Real Book, Part 3 (C Version)
For trumpet, soprano and tenor sax and all other "Bb" instruments:
The Digital Real Book, Part 1 (Bb Version)
The Digital Real Book, Part 2 (Bb Version)
The Digital Real Book, Part 3 (Bb Version)
For alto and baritone sax and all other "Eb" instruments:
The Digital Real Book, Part 1 (Eb Version)
The Digital Real Book, Part 2 (Eb Version)
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