Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar 1 (book & Audio Online)

Publisher: Sher Music
Spiral-bound, 196 pages

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 O’Farrill, Clare Fischer, Stan Appelbaum, Cal Tjader and La Playa sextet

 •  Stylistic analysis of highly influential guitarists such as Juanito Marquez, Paul Alicea, Sonny Henry, Edgardo Miranda, Carlos Emilio Morales, Bobby Redfield, 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 files of the author playing each exercise! 196 pages.