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GuitarSite.com Guitar News Weekly Edition #89, May 8, 2000 |
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AND ALL THAT JAZZ
Like jazz? Seen this site?
Or this one? The site belongs to Mr. Goldstein who is a jazz guitar player working out of Toronto, Canada. He is writing a book on jazz theory and practices, and he has kindly pinned up his chapters on the Internet for us to review! Please don't be put off by the fact that the book deals with jazz - even the heaviest metal-shredders borrow from jazz concepts from time to time.
The book is a monumental work, a huge effort on the part of Mr.
Goldstein, and I wonder where he found the time! For most of my mailing
list it may be a bit too complicated, but have a look anyway. You don't
necessarily have to understand the details, sometimes just the concepts can
be helpful. For example, in his chapter on "Shell Voicings", Mr.
Goldstein points out that an accompanying guitarist often doesn't have to
play the root or the fifth of the chord because the root is usually covered
by the bass player, and the fifth is largely understood by the listener.
So a guitar player can often play only the notes that give the chord its
"colors" - the thirds, sevenths, ninths, flat ninths, sixths, combinations
of the preceding, etc., etc., etc. Great concept! See also:
INDEPENDENCE JAZZ REUNION And for Jimmy Bruno fans...
JIMMY BRUNO TAB
JAZZ GUITARIST
ALL THAT JAZZ NEXT >>> GUITAR WORLD >>> |
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