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What is a really good alto saxophone jazz book?

  • I want to learn cool jazz things on my saxophone, but am not sure what book to buy.

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    Get the Charlie Parker Omnibook. This contains transcriptions of many of Bird's solos. One of the best resources you can have as a jazz musician, and especially as a saxophonist. The solos are very difficult up to tempo, so especially if you are beginner/intermediate make sure to practice them slowly and in pieces. And I mean slowly. But learning this solos will be fun, they will sound AWESOME, and you will improve a TON. Good luck! :)

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The Charlie Parker Omnibook is a book I myself have used when I was starting to learn the jazz repertoire, but pretty soon found too many mistakes and so I began transcribing the solos myself. I have transcribed over 200 Charlie Parker solos and have learned a lot more by doing them myself. As for Etudes and Classical studies, there are dozens of good books but it depends on what you are looking for and what your level of skill is at the present time with regards to sight-reading ability and technical proficiency. One book that has been a consistent classic book to study from over the years is the Klose' method. I think it is still in print and it is called Klose' 25 daily exercises for the saxophone. I hope that helps you somewhat. Adam Brenner http://saxophoneinstrument.com

Marc Allen

Just practice: The Charlie Parker Omnibook is great. I agree. The serious Jazz Practice books. http://www.amazon.com/Serious-Jazz-Practice-Book-plus/dp/B000MTTKSC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237957804&sr=8-1 Improv: Jamey Abersold Jazz Series (Start with the Getting started and Major and Minor Scales and go from there) http://aebersold.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=JAZZ&Category_Code=AEBPLA Just Lead Sheets Eb Real Book Volume one from hal Lenard http://www.amazon.com/Hal-Leonard-Real-Book-Sixth/dp/B000B6FCYM/ref=pd_bbs_sr_11?ie=UTF8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1237957712&sr=8-11 Most importantly, Listen a whole lot! Good Luck

Stephen C

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