The first series of guitar tuition books to cover the evolution of jazz guitar. Over 70 years of jazz guitar is presented in music, chords, occasional tab, and notes on playing technique, all woven together with fascinating artist biographies and Mairants' personal anecdotes.
Through the most famous jazz tracks of all time Mairants illustrates the changes, development and varied styles. Juxtaposing players of individual talent, he highlights those extensions of tone, feeling, timing and harmonic range that comprise jazz improvisation.
Part 1: Eddie Lang, Lonnie Johnson, Dick McDonouh, George Van Eps, Carl Kress, Allan Reuss, Teddy Bunn, Django Reinhardt, Albert Harris, Memphis Minnie Douglas, Oscar Aleman, Don Barreto and Eddie Durham.
