Mel Bay Publications
Level : Intermediate
Series: Essential Jazz Lines Guitar

Miles Davis was one of the most innovative musicians of the 20th century. This book will shed some insight into the music and soloing devices he used during his earlier periods. First, to help the student better understand Miles' early bebop style of improvising, the authors discuss the use of guide tones, bebop scales, three to flat nine, targeting, and other techniques commonly used in the bebop language. Then the text presents numerous one-, two-, and three-measure jazz lines in

Miles' style grouped by the harmony over which they can be used.
The accompanying play-along CD provides the rhythm parts for each section, including a track for each section that modulates through the cycle of fourths, helping you master the phrases in all keys. By combining various lines, musicians will be able to mix and match numerous combinations of these lines to play over ii-V-I progressions, turnarounds, and other harmonic situations. Incorporate these essential jazz lines into your vocabulary and you will be able to create your own lines in the style of Miles Davis

Miles Davis Jazz Language
Guide Tones
Scales
3 to b9
Playing the Upper Structure of Chords
Targeting
Studying Miles Davis
Minor chord Material
Dominant Seventh Material
One Measure ii-V (short ii-V) Material
Two Measure ii-V (Long ii-V) Material
Major Chord Material
Minor ii-V Material
Turnarounds