Publisher : Advance Music
For All Instruments
Series: The Ramon Ricker Improvisation Series
Volume one is for the absolute beginning jazz student who knows his/her major scales.

Subjects covered in this book include:
VOCABULARY: Intervals, Roman Numerals, Scales, Modes, Diatonic Seventh Chords, Major, Minor, Dominant, and Suspended Chords, Chord/Scale Relationships, The Blues Progression, Using Pentatonic Scales with Blues, Pentatonic Chord/Scale Relationships, The II-V-I Progression, Rhythm Changes, The Circle of Fifths, and The Circle of Fourths, and Steps for Playing on Changes.

STYLE: Swing Eighth Notes, Use of the Metronome, Scale Practice, and Scat-Singing Solos.

EAR TRAINING: Specific examples and suggestions with recorded tracks for practice.

REPERTOIRE: A suggested basic repertoire.

This improvisation method is a series of books and CDs that progress step by step, offering concrete suggestions and advise that shows you how and what to practice.

Most of the play-along tracks feature the rhythm section of the 1980 Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band with Harold Danko on piano, Rufus Reid on bass and the late, great Mel Lewis on drums.

Sample Pages

• Improvisation Series: The  Beginner Improviser Vol. 1
• Improvisation Series: The Blues Vol. 2
• Improvisation Series: The II-V-I Progression Vol. 3
• Improvisation Series: The Developing Improviser Vol. 4