The Jazz Theory Book Review

The most highly acclaimed jazz theory book ever published. This book is a true gem.

The Jazz Piano Book By Mark Levine Instructional Book Spiral

5 0 out of 5 starsthe most amazing jazz theory book.

The jazz theory book review. The jazz theory book. He assumes you know that stuff already. Reviewed in the united kingdom on 11 october 2018 this book is a true gem.

A required text in universities world wide translated into five languages endorsed by jamey aebersold james moody dave liebman etc. Review there s a mark levine book called the jazz theory book. 5 0 out of 5 starsthe most amazing jazz theory book.

Reviewed in the united kingdom on 11 october 2018. Each of these books on jazz guitar is written by joseph alexander whom i ve reviewed in the past for books on basic guitar theory. Over 500 pages of comprehensive but easy to understand text covering every aspect of how jazz is constructed chord construction ii v i progressions scale theory chord scale relationships the blues reharmonization and much more.

Every point is supported by lots of examples from jazz tunes and even the most complicated and complex elements of jazz theory are made to look simple and easy. For intermediate to advanced players and written by one of the acknowledged masters of jazz it is used by universities around the world. As you work through it you ll notice the way you hear and the way you sing will automatically start to change.

If you follow this book page by page review periodically practise your butt off 3 hrs daily minimum transpose everything into every key and basically suck this book like a sponge you ll be as good as any decent jazz piano. Endorsed by jamey aebersold james moody dave liebman and others the jazz theory book presents all the information any student of jazz needs in an easy to understand yet thorough manner. The jazz theory workbook is a primer in jazz theory intended to prepare the student for the serious study of jazz improvisation arrangement and composition.

The focus is on the harmonic language of jazz especially the harmonic practices which coalesced in the bebop and post bop periods of the 1940s and 1950s when bebop and standard tunes. If you don t know that stuff already then levine s book can lead you to some pretty major misconceptions and make a lot of things seem way more complicated than they are. It has a very pragmatic approach to the way it presents the theory behind the way the jazz greats expressed themselves and delivered their souls to us in sequences of notes.

Levine s is a top down approach to learning by which i mean he goes through every scale and every associated chord before you play anything other than scales and chords. Free shipping on qualifying offers. It has a very pragmatic approach to the way it presents the theory behind the way the jazz greats expressed themselves and delivered their souls to us in sequences of notes.

The book might be very useful to the jazz theorist but it is head spinning for the amateur seeking to learn improvisation. I would suggest getting it and doing two pages a day just to study it and learn to read some basic piano even if you can only pick out one note at a time. Again not for amateurs and not very much fun.

I really appreciate his way of explaining things which is clear concise but also detailed which is important when trying to teach people a new topic or build on previous ones. The levine book focuses on modal jazz with little regard for functional harmony.

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