Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar for guitar

Description

Irizarry, Neff, ed

Bibliographic Details

The most comprehensive book ever written on Latin jazz guitar playing from

its roots in Afro-Cuban music to the

great contemporary masters!

Traditional lines from the Tres, cuatro and requinto adapted to the guitar

in the style of Arsenio Rodriguez,

Yomo Toro, El Güero Gil, etc.

Piano adaptations and solutions for the guitar patterned after Bebo Valdes,

Clare Fischer, Eddie Palmieri, etc.

Step-by-step instruction on how to play guajeos, montunos and other

Afro-Cuban styles on guitar

Transcription and analysis of key guitarists, composers and arrangers such

as George Benson, Chico OFarrill,

Clare Fischer, Stan Appelbaum, Cal Tjader and La Playa sextet

Stylistic analysis of highly infl uential guitarists such as Juanito

Marquez, Paul Alicea, Sonny Henry, Edgardo

Miranda, Carlos Emilio Morales, Bobby Redfi eld, Carlos Santana and Steve

Khan.

Transcriptions and analysis of jazz guitar greats playing Latin music, like

Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell,

Attila Zoller, Danny Embrey and Steve Khan. And much more!

Over 250 audio fi les of the author playing each exercise!

Contents

Chapter 1:, Clave, Cáscara, Tumbao, Chapter 2:, Guajeo and Montuno Comparison

Chart, Tres, Cuatro and Requinto

Adaptations to the Guitar, Piano Adaptations and Solutions for the Guitar,

How to Interact with the Pianist, Chapter

3:, Left & Right Hand Technique for Guajeos/Montunos, Chapter 4:, Traditional

Styles, Chapter 5:, Infl uential Guitarists,

Juanito El Maestro Márquez, Paul Payo Alicea, Sonny Henry, Edgardo Miranda,

Carlos Emilio El Gordo Morales,

Bobby Redfeld, Carlos Santana, Steve Khan, Chapter 6:, Latin Jazz and the

Jazz Guitarist, Chapter 7:, Improvisation,

Transcription and Analysis, Chapter 8:, Compositions and Play-Along Tracks,

Play-Along Compositions, Play-Along

Track List, Anthology of Infl uential Guitarists in Latin Jazz, Timeline of

Selected Recordings, Credits, About the Author.