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The most comprehensive book ever written on Latin jazz guitar playing - from its roots in Afro-Cuban music to the great contemporary masters!

• Traditional lines from the Tres, cuatro and requinto adapted to the guitar in the style of Arsenio Rodriguez, Yomo Toro, El Güero Gil, etc.
• Piano adaptations and solutions for the guitar patterned after Bebo Valdes, Clare Fischer, Eddie Palmieri, etc.
• Step-by-step instruction on how to play guajeos, montunos and other Afro-Cuban styles on guitar
• Transcription and analysis of key guitarists, composers and arrangers such as George Benson, Chico O'Farrill, Clare Fischer, Stan Appelbaum, Cal Tjader and La Playa sextet
• Stylistic analysis of highly infl uential guitarists such as Juanito Marquez, Paul Alicea, Sonny Henry, Edgardo Miranda, Carlos Emilio Morales, Bobby Redfield, Carlos Santana and Steve Khan.
• Transcriptions and analysis of jazz guitar greats playing Latin music, like Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Attila Zoller, Danny Embrey and Steve Khan. And much more!
• Over 250 audio files of the author playing each exercise!

Inhalt

Chapter 1:; Clave; Cáscara; Tumbao; Chapter 2:; Guajeo and Montuno Comparison Chart; Tres, Cuatro and Requinto Adaptations to the Guitar; Piano Adaptations and Solutions for the Guitar; How to Interact with the Pianist; Chapter 3:; Left & Right Hand Technique for Guajeos/Montunos; Chapter 4:; Traditional Styles; Chapter 5:; Infl uential Guitarists; Juanito "El Maestro" Márquez; Paul "Payo" Alicea; Sonny Henry; Edgardo Miranda; Carlos Emilio "El Gordo" Morales; Bobby Redfeld; Carlos Santana; Steve Khan; Chapter 6:; Latin Jazz and the Jazz Guitarist; Chapter 7:; Improvisation, Transcription and Analysis; Chapter 8:; Compositions and Play-Along Tracks; Play-Along Compositions; Play-Along Track List; Anthology of Infl uential Guitarists in Latin Jazz; Timeline of Selected Recordings; Credits; About the Author.