Beasty_Artemis
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Hey there! I'm a total noob, but I was hoping to be able to play jazz someday....
Are there any books out there I might consider?
Are there any books out there I might consider?
You've gotten solid recommendations. I use all of them, but if you're at the exploration stage, here's something to try without cost: search online for a list of American Standards and then find the tabs on Dr. Uke's website.
https://www.doctoruke.com/index.html
That will get your feet wet. Many of Dr. Uke's tabs utilize jazz voicings. That won't get you all the way "there," but it's an effective introduction to jazz chords shapes and typical progressions. He usually sticks to first position play.
Cheers, Bluesy.
Glen Rose's books are cheap and effective, if you have the temperament for them. Here's what I mean by that: his methodology is to eschew theory and technical aspects, and just play groups of chord shapes which are the building blocks of jazz songs. Because of personal issues, I couldn't abide that. So I went off by myself and learned theory and the why's and wherefore's of jazz and figured out the best way to play. Guess what? After all that trouble, I came to the same solution that Glen had offered. I don't regret what I did; I had to do it my own way. However, if you can just do what Glen Rose advises, it will put you into a good place for playing jazz standards.