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mrmusicnotes · 01-26-2008, 10:02 AM

Hi Patrick, Some good books for jazz learning are JAZZ THEORY by Mark Levine,IMPROVISING JAZZ by Jerry Coker,JAMEY AEBERSOLD VOL. 1 & 2.You will need a good Fake book(THE REAL BOOK OF JAZZ Bb edition).You are right in respect of learning all the scales, patterns and licks in all the various keys that pertain to the the changes.These are your basics tools to begin.To really get good at it all you have to do is have a passion for it. You can't dabble in it you have to be engrossed in it.It takes manny years to take an idea and instantly transfer it to your horn.Listening to the likes of Lee Morgon, Freddie Hubbard, Dexter Gordon ect. is probably the most important aspect of learning.I suggest you enroll yourself in a JAZZ workshop where you will get to work through a handful of tunes each semester with your teacher and fellow studens.Because Jazz is not popular,you will find a lot of great teachers in the various conservatorys.Good Luck.

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mrmusicnotes Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: N.Y.C. Posts: 185	Re: Things to work on for Improv. Hi Patrick, Some good books for jazz learning are JAZZ THEORY by Mark Levine,IMPROVISING JAZZ by Jerry Coker,JAMEY AEBERSOLD VOL. 1 & 2.You will need a good Fake book(THE REAL BOOK OF JAZZ Bb edition).You are right in respect of learning all the scales, patterns and licks in all the various keys that pertain to the the changes.These are your basics tools to begin.To really get good at it all you have to do is have a passion for it. You can't dabble in it you have to be engrossed in it.It takes manny years to take an idea and instantly transfer it to your horn.Listening to the likes of Lee Morgon, Freddie Hubbard, Dexter Gordon ect. is probably the most important aspect of learning.I suggest you enroll yourself in a JAZZ workshop where you will get to work through a handful of tunes each semester with your teacher and fellow studens.Because Jazz is not popular,you will find a lot of great teachers in the various conservatorys.Good Luck.