The II-V-I Progression: 80 Patterns from the Masters of the Saxophone

Publisher: Advance Music
With Analysis, Additional Etudes and Play-Along Tracks
Foreword by Ramon Ricker
saxophone in Bb and Eb
Online material (Audio + PDF)

A practical analysis of improvsations on the most important chord progression in Jazz, this book includes 80 'licks' by the masters of the tenor saxophone: Hank Mobley, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins. Additional original etudes by David Detweiler, based on popular standards provide a fun way to apply and practice the patterns with a swinging rhythm section.

The free downloadable material includes the play-along tracks, patterns in all keys, and the etudes transposed for alto saxophone.

Content:

• Chapter 1: Hank Mobley
• Chapter 2: John Coltrane
• Chapter 3: Sonny Rollins
• Chapter 4: Dexter Gordon
• Chapter 5: Etudes: You Again
• I Don’t Recall
• No Rush
• Blues for H and A
• Someone Else
• Hourly Rate
• Two Plus Two
• Dreaming
• It Already Happened
• Lost and Found
• Appendix: Discography