Beyond Chord Melody with Martin Taylor MBE condenses over 40 years of playing expertise and insight into this beautiful jazz guitar book. Learn from the internationally acclaimed master of jazz chord melody guitar as he guides you through his 7-step method to creating your own guitar arrangements. Includes free audio and bonus video lessons

The Martin Taylor Guitar Method offers you the chance to study with one of the giants of jazz guitar. Hailed by guitar legend Chet Atkins as "One of the greatest and most impressive guitarists in the world today..." andcelebrated by New York's Jazz Times as "Europe's finest guitarist," Martin shares the secrets of his style for the first time in this amazing tutor. Learn how Martin creates solo guitar arrangements of jazzstandards via a series of progressive studies aimed at introducing guitarists ofintermediate level and beyond to the world of arranging and solo performance. All music examples are transcribed in standard notation withtablature and played by Martin himself on the accompanying audio. You won't get a better chance to study with one of the instrument's true masters! Includes access to online audio.

Jazz Guitar virtuoso Martin Taylor teaches his secret walking bassline techniques

This is Mel Bay's landmark system for playing guitar solos in chord style using popular sheet music. This method is accessible to the intermediate level student and is applicable for pick or fingerstyle performance. In notation and tablature.

Martin Taylor's 3 in 1 Jazz Guitar Method Compilation Three best-selling jazz guitar books in one definitive edition Beyond Chord Melody Walking Bass for Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing for Jazz Guitar Never before has so much jazz guitar insight been gathered together in one volume. With almost 300 pages and hundreds of musical examples, Martin Taylor takes you on a journey through his virtuoso approaches to chord melody guitar, combining basslines with chords, and how to really solo like a jazz guitar icon.

In this definitive work, Howard Morgen demonstrates all the tools, techniques, and concepts to create masterful solo guitar arrangements. This one-of-a-kind book with enhanced CD features 19 full song arrangements based on 11 classic jazz standards, which are immediately applicable for professional usage. The enhanced CD features demonstrations by Howard Morgen and Howard Alden, 6 complete video performances, plus printable PDFs ---all accessible from your computer's CD-ROM drive. Titles: Round Midnight * Li'l Darlin' * The More I See You * Stardust * Alone Together * Speak Low * It's Only a Paper Moon * My Funny Valentine * Body and Soul * My Foolish Heart * Nice Work, If You Can Get It.

In his new book, Jazz Guitar Soloing Etudes, Martin Taylor presents 12 beautifully crafted jazz guitar etudes, rich with authentic jazz language, that tackle the most popular jazz standards. Get your copy now!