The Jazz Theory Book - The most comprehensive study of Jazz Harmony and Theory

The Jazz Theory Book  📚

The Jazz Theory Book is the most comprehensive study of jazz harmony and theory ever published. With over 500 pages of text and over 750 musical examples it takes the student from the most basic techniques such as chord construction and the II-V-I progression through scale theory, the blues, "I've Got Rhythm" changes, slash chords, the bebop and pentatonic scales, how to read a lead sheet and memorise tunes, to a study of reharmonisation. ... almost a book in itself.

Written in the language of the working jazz musician this book is easy to read and user-friendly. Mark Levine has worked with Bobby Hutcherson, Cal Tjader, Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw, and many other jazz greats so satisfaction is guaranteed.

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There's a Mark Levine book called The Jazz Theory Book. I would suggest getting it and doing two pages a day just to study it and learn to read some basic piano, even if you can only pick out one note at a time. As you work through it you'll notice the way you hear and the way you sing will automatically start to change.”
— Esperanza Spalding