RECOMMENDED JAZZ READING
This is not a comprehensive list, just a few of the jazz books I recommend. These were all used on the undergraduate jazz & pop music performance programme when I was teaching at the University of Southampton. Useful for theory, improvisation & arranging techniques. The playalong CDs marked * are particularly good for beginner improvisers.
BOOKS |
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| New Real Book vols 1, 2, 3 (C, Bb, Eb) | Chuck Sher |
| Charlie Parker Omnibook | Charlie Parker |
| How To Listen To Jazz | Jerry Coker |
| Jazz Piano Voicings (re: Aebersold vol 1) | Jamey Aebersold |
| The Jazz Theory Book | Mark Levine |
| Jazz Theory Workbook | Boling |
| Coltrane: A Player's Guide To His Harmony | Weiskopf & Ricker |
| Jazz Styles: History And Analysis | Mark Gridley |
| Jazz Arranging and Performance Practice | Paul Rinzler |
| A Creative Approach to Jazz Piano Harmony | Bill Dobbins |
| The Jazz Piano Book | Mark Levine |
| The Improvisers Bass Method | Chuck Sher |
| Not The Boring Stuff (flute) 2 copies | Mike Mower |
| John Coltrane Solos | David Demsey |
| Stan Getz Solos | Greg Fishman |
| Jazz Harmony | Andy Jaffe |
| Lester Young Solos | Lester Young |
| The Art of Jazz Trumpet | John McNeil |
| 28 Modern Jazz Trumpet Solos | Ken Slone |
| Repository Of Scales | Yusef Lateef |
| Patterns For Improvisation | Oliver Nelson |
| The Ultimate Jazz Fake Book vols 1-3 | Herb Wong |
| The World's Greatest Fake Book | Chuck Sher |
| Salsa Session | Birger Sulsbruck |
| Samba session | Nicolai Glahder |
| Worlds Greatest Fake Book | Chuck Sher |
| The Ultimate Jazz Fake Book | Herb Wong |
PLAYALONG CDs |
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| Alfred Mastertracks - Jazz (playalong CD) * | |
| How to play Jazz and Improvise (vol 1) * | Jamey Aebersold |
| Nothin' But Blues (vol 2) | Jamey Aebersold |
| All Bird (Charlie Parker) (vol 6) | Jamey Aebersold |
| Miles Davis (vol 7) | Jamey Aebersold |
| Favorite Standards (vol 22) | Jamey Aebersold |
| Learn to Improvise Jazz (vol 24) * | Jamey Aebersold |
| John Coltrane (vol 27) | Jamey Aebersold |
| Major & Minor (vol 24) | Jamey Aebersold |
| All Time Standards (vol 25) | Jamey Aebersold |
| Maiden Voyage (Herbie Hancock) | Jamey Aebersold |
| Piano Voicings (vol 1) | Jamey Aebersold |
| Sugar (vol 49) | Jamey Aebersold |
| Piano Voicings (vol 54) * | Jamey Aebersold |
| Thelonius Monk (vol 56) | Jamey Aebersold |
VIDEOS |
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| Contemporary Rhythm Section - complete (video) | Houghton, Warrington, Viapiano, Ranier |
| Contemporary Rhythm Section - bass | Houghton, Warrington, Viapiano, Ranier |
| Contemporary Rhythm Section - Drums | Houghton, Warrington, Viapiano, Ranier |
| Contemporary Rhythm Section - Guitar | Houghton, Warrington, Viapiano, Ranier |
| Contemporary Rhythm Section - Keyboards | Houghton, Warrington, Viapiano, Ranier |
| Dr. John Teaches New Orleans Piano (video) | Dr. John |