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Mike Murley ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
“Clear and well-conceived. A wonderful resource for creating lines.”
14-Time JUNO Award–Winning Saxophonist & Educator
Chase Sanborn ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
“Well conceived and laid out, replete with many references to recorded examples… a valuable addition to jazz pedagogy!”
Jazz Trumpeter, Author & Educator
Dr. Lance Anderson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
“I have never come across a more complete discussion of the scales used in Bop and the application of these scales to making music.”
JUNO Award Winner, Maple Blues Award Keyboardist of the Year, Producer & Educator
More Than Scales
What’s Inside
Transcribed excerpts from classic jazz solos
Progressive exercises over standards and essential chord progressions
Piano fingerings for every Bop Scale
Complete harmonizations of every Bop Scale
12 original artist illustrations
267 pages of concepts, exercises, transcriptions & applications
Why Do We Use Bop Scales?
—Chapter 1 : What is a Bop Scale?
Tritone Bop Scales
—Chapter 10 : Dominant Bop
Creating Melodies From Bop Scales
—Chapter 7 : Bop Scale Melodies
Harmonizing Bop Scales
—Chapter 8 : Harmonizing Bop Scales
about the author
Jacob Thompson is a Canadian jazz pianist. He holds a Bachelor of Jazz Performance from the University of Toronto and has studied with jazz luminaries Gary Williamson and David Restivo.