Guitar Books by Andrew Green
Gerry
Koonse through Amazon, their system is pimping all kinds of related
things. I note a book called Jazz Guitar Comping by Andrew Green.
Some very positive reviews of it there. Also "Jazz Guitar Structures"
and "Jazz Guitar Technique", all with effusive praise.
Anyone here know these books?
--
Dogmatism kills jazz. Iconoclasm kills rock. Rock dulls scissors.
David J. Littleboy
"Gerry" <some...@sunny.calif> wrote:
> While finally pulling the trigger on three new(er) sides by Larry Koonse
> through Amazon, their system is pimping all kinds of related things. I
> note a book called Jazz Guitar Comping by Andrew Green. Some very
> positive reviews of it there. Also "Jazz Guitar Structures" and "Jazz
> Guitar Technique", all with effusive praise.
>
> Anyone here know these books?
I have them, and they're the next step up in what I need to do. The comping
book seems to be similar to what other books on non-Freddy Green comping do,
and the structures and technique books have exercises in triads and
whathaveyou across the fingerboard. The latter two look to be more advanced
versions of what Garrison Fewell does in his Berkelee book on improvising
for guitar. So far, I haven't been able to get anything of use from these
sorts of things since I haven't figured out how to relate arpegios, triads,
and the like to actual melodies (and my "comping" is limited to chunking
four to the bar, although I'm getting better about at least hearing places
where some chord punches would be nice instead of just keeping the drummer
company). It'd be nice to put that sort of thing in, since my "improvising"
so far is mostly about finding nearby approach notes to connect to the next
chord. But that's about me, not the books.
--
David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan
Paul Mitchell Brown
I wasn't so taken with JGT and I haven't seen a copy of JGS to pass
comment but JGC is an excellent book - one of the few to deal
seriously with post-Jim Hall guitar comping.
joejazz
I have all 3 and recommend each highly, very clear, very organized,
important concepts, simple explanations, excellent real-life playing
examples
-JK
Gerry
> I have all 3 and recommend each highly, very clear, very organized,
> important concepts, simple explanations, excellent real-life playing
> examples
I note that much of the praise on Amazon resolves around his clarity
and organization.
Thanks for the input guys.
jazzgeetar
highly recommend both books. They contain a lot of good info,
explained very well and with good examples.
-Dan S.
Jens W
The technique book is good, it has some out of the ordinary fingering things
that I like to work on once in a while
the comp book approaches chords from an unusual angle. he basically uses
shapes and then analyzes the shape and how it functions in different
contexts.
the structures book is not as useful to me - It's a little ahead of where I
am at.
The good thing about these is that they are not for beginners, but still are
educational books in the sense that they explain the material well and show
you how to apply it. There is also a website I think.
Have fun
Jens
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JoeJazz2000
enough, on Comping. It's reasonably advanced and has a focus on how
familiar chord shapes may function as other chords depending on what's
placed over them or under them. Not big on theory, but useful in a
practical sense. I've been through it and decided I could use much of
the material in it, I just haven't gotten back to it.
I haven't spent as much time in Structures, but it seems to cover much
of the same material as the excellent books by Garrison Fewell and
Mitch Seidman from Berklee Press, and Jerry Bergonzi's Structures
book. Making lines from small groupings of notes, a concept that is a
head-clearing exercise for me. A rut-breaker.
Niether book is a comprehensive system. You need a solid grounding in
the basics of the axe to get the most out of them, a solid
intermediate player, in my opinion. Enjoy,
Joe
blueboybrighton
I found the Technique book really useful for developing motor skills.
It forces your fingers to play some awkward shapes and it forces your
ears to hear them. Several months of warming up with these exercises
really developed my playing.
John