The Music of Bob Mintzer (book & Online Audio)

Warner Bros. Publications
Transcribed by Miles Osland


The Music of Bob Mintzer is a must-have for any saxophonist interested in composition and improvisation.

This book features excerpts of Bob's transcribed solo recordings, instrumental examples/demonstrations, a discography and biography, and discussions of topics such as blues/rhythm changes, playing in time, Latin considerations, harmonic tension, use of space and pacing your solos, soloing with drums, motive development, and compositional process with piano.


Titles:

• Spectrum (from Spectrum)
• Elvin's Mambo (from The Art of the Big Band)
• Dialogue (from Departure)
• Prayer For Peace (from Big Band Trane)
• Runferyerlife (from Big Band Trane)
• Acha (from Latin From Manhattan)
• El Caborojeno (from Latin From Manhattan)
• A Walk In The Park (from Dreamland)
• One Music (from One Music)
• A Few Good Notes (from Quality Time)
• Bop Boy (from Quality Time)
• Overlap (from Quality Time)

Sample Pages