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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great ideas for working on and learning tunes.By The DervisIm going to leave this for all 3 volumes lest anyone miss my blathering.Ok; first of all; what these books arent:Though excellent; they are NOT a comprehensive approach to jazz improv; nor are they for beginners.Nascent improvisors would do better to get Levines Jazz Theory book (a must for anyone interested in playing this music) along with something like Cokers Patterns For Jazz. After you get a handle on the concepts in them; get your scales together; understand basic chord/scale relationships; etc; THEN would be the time to move onto to this series from Baker.All three are really great; and any one would be a worthy addition to ones education library.Since its not entirely clear what the differences are from just reading the cover; Ill provide some more detail here:Vol. 1: Primarily focuses on bebop scales (which I guess is a term Baker coined) and how to embellish basic scale choices with chromaticism. Tons of examples ("licks) to learn; mostly over static harmony. Yes; the examples are only written in one key; as they should be. Its up to the student to then learn them in all 12.Vol. 2: Consists mostly of "licks" culled from the jazz canon; with each chapter focusing on a different chord progression. Each chapter has ~100 or so examples; so theres a LOT of stuff here. The chapter/topic breakdown is as follows:1. II V72. III VI II V3. The major chord (somewhat similar to whats in Vol.1)4. The Minor II V75. Various patterns to play through the cycle of 4ths6. Turnarounds7. Other common progressions8. Bass linesDid I mention that theres a TON of stuff in here?Vol. 3: This ones a bit of a departure from the other two; as it doesnt have much in the way of patterns and the like. Rather; its full of great ideas for how to practice and learn tunes. And not only learn them; but lots of other stuff to help open them up from a creative standpoint as well. Ive been playing jazz for some 20 odd years and there were a bunch of approaches in here I never wouldve thought of. Its really helped me open up new approaches to tunes I already know as well as tunes I still need to learn. Doing even a fraction of the stuff Baker lists here on a tune and you will OWN it.All n all; for ~35 bucks or whatever; youd be hard pressed to find a better value than these three books. Id maybe recommend getting Vol. 13 to start with; then adding Vol.2 after working through Vol.1.Regardless of order; however; theyre all highly recommended.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Buy it; and learn it.By K TeelDavid Bakers books are classic and there is a reason why. These will help your jazz chops. You cant help but expand your bag of licks with these classic bebop lines. Know some basic theory before you begin to work with these books (volumes 1-3.) The books move right along with breif explanations that assume that you know basic music theory. Other than that; buy em; use em; get em in your collection. If you like bebop; you cant go wrong with these books.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good examplesBy Kwong W. LeeThis book used "Groovin High" as an example to learn Bebop. If you are trying to learn more about Bebop this book is a must.
