Books on Jazz Guitar Method ?

No specific recommendations, but all books will have some value. Take yourself down to your local guitar shop and sit out the back reading their books for a while. You should be able to find something which covers what you've already done and still has plenty of book left to develop other ideas.

Let us know what you get, too. A good recommendation is worth having, and a review is even better.

Best,

A :-)

Mel Bay has a Jazz book which is good, but apart from classical I can't think of a style which benefits more from a good teacher.

This should keep you busy in the meantime:

http://www.fenderplayersclub.com/artists_lounge/jazz_cafe/jazz_cafe.htm

Mel Bay has a Jazz book which is good, but apart from classical I can't think of a style which benefits more from a good teacher.

This should keep you busy in the meantime:

http://www.fenderplayersclub.com/artists_lounge/jazz_cafe/jazz_cafe.htm

I was afraid you were going to say that  ::)  :)

Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, it's going to take awhile to sort through the teachers available here. Though I guess too much choice is better than no choice.

I'll go rummage through the local shops with an eye open for the Mel Bay book.  The only problem with my going to music and book stores is that I usually come home with more than I went out for  ;)

Sorry I'm a little late to this thread....

I've been using this book - 21st Century Pro Method by Doug Munro, which you can find here:

http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/store/smp_detail.html?sku=WB.0388B&cart=32806434134143242&searchtitle=Sheet%20Music

and I think it may, based on what you've said about your abilities, offer you a good starting point. I will tell you (a) that it will be work! and (b) a teacher is still a very good idea!

Hope this helps.

Peace

And it's got swing! Thanks for the reference David.

I just hope that somewhere in Toronto there is a jazz teacher who's prepared to teach someone with little talent/ knack for learning.

If not I may have to visit Nick's   :D

I think olive put this down in one of my posts http://www.jajazz.com . And I think, Noteboat said something good about them. You should ask him.  :)

I'm a bit late with a reply, but I am using Beginning Jazz Guitar and Intermediate Jazz Guitar by Jody Fisher.   Like folks above said, a good teacher is invaluable.  And if you can find some folks to jam with then you'll really be in business!  

Olive

If you can't find people to jam with (or even if you can), it helps to have progressions to play over.  Jamey Aebersold has a great set of CDs with standards, progressions, etc. to play with.

I've been using the dvd with the beginning/intermediate jazz guitar with jody fisher.  I find it to be a good introduction but doesn't talk too much about different improvisational scales.   But a good introduction, nonetheless.

Glad I'm being good and not ordering until January, maybe I can nab a few more suggestions :)

I don't suppose anyone's seen all three of the above method books?

I'm marking the Jamey Aebersold for future purchase, but there's so much choice! I want to see the methods books first. Then I may need some help navigating that site. I find it unusually confusing.