The Serious Jazz Book 2

 

Barry Finnerty has worked as a recording artist with jazz legends like Miles Davis, The Brecker Brothers and the Crusaders. Taking the musical talents of virtuosi like these as his inspiration, he explains thekey to better improvisation through a melodic approach to chord changes, how they interact and how they are used in context.

 

Finnerty describes the possible uses and harmonic functionsofa single note, not just to enhance your playing ability, but to show you the possibilities inherent in a different, harmonic approach to looking at particular notes. He also goes into detail on how to achieve melodic command ofall the possible extensions and alterations of chords, as well as variations on common chord progressions.

 

The Serious Jazz Book 2 will also help you effectively and practicallyapply the harmonic knowledge that you learned in the first volume. Not only this, but Finnerty features a great number of melodic examples that use all the chords and progressions previously learned. In this way,Finnerty expands upon and develops his previous edition to create an acclaimed guide to playing Serious Jazz as a solo musician.