Members Terje Posted July 13, 2004 Members Posted July 13, 2004 Got Jerry Coker's Patterns For Jazz. It has a number of basic patterns, with suggested progressions to take them through all 12 keys. Not the most fun thing to practice but probably beneficial.
Members Sincerity Blvd Posted July 13, 2004 Members Posted July 13, 2004 what kind of chod progressions does he play them over? i may get this if it has ii-V content:)
Members jzucker Posted July 13, 2004 Members Posted July 13, 2004 Forget patterns for jazz and get Slonimsky's Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns. Much of Coker's book is found in Slonimsky's book which has about 10x the amount of material. It's what Coltrane practiced from. Herbie Hancock once said in an interview that he reads through Slonimsky before playing any jazz gigs to get his mind and chops in shape. Brecker also extensively studied slonimsky as have most every major jazz artist.
Members Santuzzo Posted July 13, 2004 Members Posted July 13, 2004 Hi there ! For studying jazz I'd also highly recommend the books by David N. Baker. Especially : "How to play Bebop" (vol. 1 - 3) and "Improvisational Patterns : The Bebop Era" and "Improvisational Patterns : The Blues". These books teach the Jazz-Bebop idiom and contain lots of patterns and lines. For a real beginner in the field of jazz the may not be the right thing to start with but for advanced players they are great ! Greetz Lars
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