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The Jazz Theory Book

The Jazz Theory Book

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  • Author：Mark Levine
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Joel ，

Absolutely essential reading for anyone interested in jazz specifically or composition generally。 Having a background in classical theory and no experience playing jazz， this book has done a lot already to reconfigure my understanding of harmony。 Levine's writing is a breeze to read - simple and accessible without at all being condescending。The ebook I read had numerous issues with typesetting and layout， but I'd hope a hard copy would be a little better presented to do justice to the content。 Absolutely essential reading for anyone interested in jazz specifically or composition generally。 Having a background in classical theory and no experience playing jazz， this book has done a lot already to reconfigure my understanding of harmony。 Levine's writing is a breeze to read - simple and accessible without at all being condescending。The ebook I read had numerous issues with typesetting and layout， but I'd hope a hard copy would be a little better presented to do justice to the content。 。。。more

Lauren Moss ，

This was years ago - brilliant book which was so helpful and useful with jazz theory that my brother nicked it。

Teemu ，

Fantastic theory book， I would say it's a must for non-jazz players as well。 Definitely in my top 10 books。 Spiral cover is convenient for practicing， however I would love to have a hard-cover copy as well。 Fantastic theory book， I would say it's a must for non-jazz players as well。 Definitely in my top 10 books。 Spiral cover is convenient for practicing， however I would love to have a hard-cover copy as well。 。。。more

Darko ，

A very thorough jazz theory book。 Highly recommended。

Kyla Squires ，

This is not something I read cover to cover as jazz is not my genre， but I do refer to it with some regularity when composing。 The theory explanations are very clearly presented and I would go so far as to call it a must have for any studio library。

Michael G ，

Classic and DeepI can see why this is a classic book on jazz theory， but to me it's not very "readable。" More of a reference book when things come up。 Also， just a tab bit deep for my current level。 I preferred the book Jazzology。 Great list of songs and albums that must be listened to！ Classic and DeepI can see why this is a classic book on jazz theory， but to me it's not very "readable。" More of a reference book when things come up。 Also， just a tab bit deep for my current level。 I preferred the book Jazzology。 Great list of songs and albums that must be listened to！ 。。。more

Richard ，

Of the many books I have on the subject The Jazz Theory Book （and The Jazz Piano Book） are the ones that have given me the most useful and applicable information。 It is my desert island jazz - and even just plain music -theory book。 It may not be for someone with zero background in music/jazz theory。 But once someone is ready for it The Jazz Theory Book makes an indispensable reference。 In my personal journey towards being a "jazz keyboard player" there are 2 distinct periods in my development - Of the many books I have on the subject The Jazz Theory Book （and The Jazz Piano Book） are the ones that have given me the most useful and applicable information。 It is my desert island jazz - and even just plain music -theory book。 It may not be for someone with zero background in music/jazz theory。 But once someone is ready for it The Jazz Theory Book makes an indispensable reference。 In my personal journey towards being a "jazz keyboard player" there are 2 distinct periods in my development - the period before and the period after acquiring the Jazz Theory Book。 As a keyboard player I also have Mark's Drop Two and How to Voice Standards for the Piano and find them to be excellent extensions to his broader theory books。 。。。more

Kees ，

Great， very clear and inspirational book for if you like to learn how jazz theory works， and very practical if it comes to learning how to improvise with this theory。

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Owen Timmerman ，

The Jazz Theory book by Mark LeVine is probably the best book you could read if you want to be a successful jazz musician。 It tells you about everything， from the circle of 4ths and 5ths to the art of improvisation。 Everything in this book helps you whether you play the trumpet， saxophone， piano， or even bass。 If you had questions about chords， this book answers your question。 If you were wondering what scales are what， the book has that too。 I personally really enjoyed this book and will conti The Jazz Theory book by Mark LeVine is probably the best book you could read if you want to be a successful jazz musician。 It tells you about everything， from the circle of 4ths and 5ths to the art of improvisation。 Everything in this book helps you whether you play the trumpet， saxophone， piano， or even bass。 If you had questions about chords， this book answers your question。 If you were wondering what scales are what， the book has that too。 I personally really enjoyed this book and will continue to use it to answer all the questions I have。 I can definitely say that this book helped me become a better musician。 I learned a few new scales and I understand chords and chord tones more。 I also helped me with my improvisation。 I went from quarter notes and a few eighth notes to triplets and 16th note runs。 If you don't know music， that's a very big step。 I would recommend this book to anybody who wants to become a jazz musician， anybody who is already a jazz musician and wants to become better， and even professionals who want to refresh on their playing skills。 I believe this book can help any jazz musician become better at what they do。 No matter how good they are this book is definitely a go-to place for jazz questions and better learning and understanding。 。。。more

Sandy Maguire ，

This is a fantastic "what" book （https://www。lesswrong。com/posts/oPEWy。。。） for learning jazz。 It walks you through what tons of things /sound/ like， and goes on and on about how to derive and play scales。What it doesn't do very well is prepare you to actually play this stuff。 For example， the book takes 245 pages before it gets to "how should you be practicing what we've been talking about so far？" If you're like me and generally just dive into books at the front， this is NOT A PARTICULARLY GOOD This is a fantastic "what" book （https://www。lesswrong。com/posts/oPEWy。。。） for learning jazz。 It walks you through what tons of things /sound/ like， and goes on and on about how to derive and play scales。What it doesn't do very well is prepare you to actually play this stuff。 For example， the book takes 245 pages before it gets to "how should you be practicing what we've been talking about so far？" If you're like me and generally just dive into books at the front， this is NOT A PARTICULARLY GOOD STRATEGY。 This is part of a more general flaw in the book， which is that it's disorganized。 There are 16 chapters total which are organized more by theme than usefulness or skill progression。 If I were to rework it， I'd suggest reading the chapters in the following order: 1， 4， 2， 3， 5， 12， 6---that's the order I wish I had approached them。 。。。more

Stephen ，

Best £30 my girlfriend has ever spent

Gladys Landing-Corretjer ，

Is an excellent book！ It helped me build some background knowledge I lacked。 Thank you！

Craig Cunningham ，

This is a seminal work on Jazz Theory。 I know that some music programs use this as a textbook。 I love this book。 I really enjoy that Mr。 Levine defines examples of Jazz Theory concepts using actual Jazz Standards。 He will take a musical line from a particular Jazz Standard piece and demonstrate that as his example。 I specifically liked how he used "Stella by Starlight。" and developed a discussion of using non tonic chord tones in order to develop improvisational ideas。 This is the book for the i This is a seminal work on Jazz Theory。 I know that some music programs use this as a textbook。 I love this book。 I really enjoy that Mr。 Levine defines examples of Jazz Theory concepts using actual Jazz Standards。 He will take a musical line from a particular Jazz Standard piece and demonstrate that as his example。 I specifically liked how he used "Stella by Starlight。" and developed a discussion of using non tonic chord tones in order to develop improvisational ideas。 This is the book for the intermediate Jazz Student。 This is essential reading。 You can carry this into the practice room with you。 I will mention that you have to be able to read standard musical notation， and you should have a decent theory background before you pick up the book。 He also has an excellent chapter on the "Art of Practicing。" He also has a great chapter on Chord Substitutions and "Coltrane Changes。" or "Giant Step Changes。" He explains these concepts very well。 Love this Book。 。。。more

George Anthony ，

A book I will never be "done" reading。 A book I will never be "done" reading。 。。。more

Amanda ，

This one was either borrowed or given to me in middle school by Mr。 Barrera's youngest daughter who received her master's degree at Manhattan School of Music or a required book for one of the jazz music courses I enrolled in but didn't complete at Cal。 This one was either borrowed or given to me in middle school by Mr。 Barrera's youngest daughter who received her master's degree at Manhattan School of Music or a required book for one of the jazz music courses I enrolled in but didn't complete at Cal。 。。。more

Bruce Macfarlane ，

The best Jazz theory book for those who want to learn jazz on the guitar

Van ，

"。。。start thing of chord symbols as scale symbols。" YES！ "。。。start thing of chord symbols as scale symbols。" YES！ 。。。more

Georgina ，

I have long relationship with this book。 （Going on ten years now。） Whenever I pick it up I always learn something new and something old "clicks" into place。 Today it's lead sheets （and correcting errors） and memorization tips for chord changes。 Tomorrow it will be tinkering with established melodies and creating heads。 It's an amazing book and I highly recommend it。 I have long relationship with this book。 （Going on ten years now。） Whenever I pick it up I always learn something new and something old "clicks" into place。 Today it's lead sheets （and correcting errors） and memorization tips for chord changes。 Tomorrow it will be tinkering with established melodies and creating heads。 It's an amazing book and I highly recommend it。 。。。more

Indran Fernando ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 just the right balance between succinctness and detail。 At first you might think， ¨ I´ll just skim this， obviously， it would be overkill to read it cover to cover，¨ but you probably will end up reading it cover to cover 。 。 。 I definitely want to buy this just to have around， and if that requires selling 30 books to afford it， no problem。。。

David ，

Not being a jazz expert I can't certify that the theory presented here is correct， complete or comprehensive， but for sure it's clearly presented， well organized， and covers all the basic aspects of jazz I'm aware of。 Don't expect to read this straight through: It's a workbook and a reference， so you will want to go through it slowly with your instrument at least once， and then refer back to specific areas as you need them。 I've read a couple of criticisms of the book， and they're accurate - the Not being a jazz expert I can't certify that the theory presented here is correct， complete or comprehensive， but for sure it's clearly presented， well organized， and covers all the basic aspects of jazz I'm aware of。 Don't expect to read this straight through: It's a workbook and a reference， so you will want to go through it slowly with your instrument at least once， and then refer back to specific areas as you need them。 I've read a couple of criticisms of the book， and they're accurate - the book is geared primarily to pianists， and the wealth of examples leans very heavily on a couple of Levine's favorite musicians， such as Woody Shaw and Freddie Hubbard - but ultimately unimportant， because 1） theory really is easier to illustrate with piano notation， which is one reason musicians should all be able to play at least a litle piano; and 2） the examples ably illustrate the points he's making， and if you want to hear how John Gilmore or Jane Ira Bloom or Eric Dolphy have played pentatonic scales over a G7alt， you're encouraged to do your own listening and transcribing。 。。。more

Colin Masso ，

This is exactly what it sounds like。

Morris Nelms ，

I prefer his book on Jazz Piano。 It covers most of the same material and it's more personal， since the piano is his instrument。 I prefer his book on Jazz Piano。 It covers most of the same material and it's more personal， since the piano is his instrument。 。。。more

Adrian Stevenson ，

I've just bought the ebook version of this so I have a reference on my ereader。 I did read it a while back， but as with any good music theory book， it's important to keep going back， as there's always stuff you need to keep revisiting。 It's quite a weighty tome on paper， so it's the sort of thing that's perfect in ebook form。 I've just bought the ebook version of this so I have a reference on my ereader。 I did read it a while back， but as with any good music theory book， it's important to keep going back， as there's always stuff you need to keep revisiting。 It's quite a weighty tome on paper， so it's the sort of thing that's perfect in ebook form。 。。。more

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David ，

I'm only on Chapter 3 at this time but I have learnt a lot already and can't wait to read more。 This is a big book though and requires quite a lot of thought。 I'll be "background reading" this one for quite some time to come。 I'm only on Chapter 3 at this time but I have learnt a lot already and can't wait to read more。 This is a big book though and requires quite a lot of thought。 I'll be "background reading" this one for quite some time to come。 。。。more

gekko100 ，

Have enjoyed giving this a light reading。 It's an extremely well-written and comprehensive resource -- with plenty of examples for all of the theoretical concepts。 A lot of it hasn't fully sunk in -- and won't without a lot of practice -- but I think it's useful to have let the ideas wash over me。 I expect to be coming back to this much more later。 Would love to see a multi-media version of the book with audio for each of the examples。 Have enjoyed giving this a light reading。 It's an extremely well-written and comprehensive resource -- with plenty of examples for all of the theoretical concepts。 A lot of it hasn't fully sunk in -- and won't without a lot of practice -- but I think it's useful to have let the ideas wash over me。 I expect to be coming back to this much more later。 Would love to see a multi-media version of the book with audio for each of the examples。 。。。more

Marc ，

as a music theory teacher， I am constantly on the lookout for good theory books， there are very very few of them。 this one， however is excellent。 the simplified piano reductions are incredibly valuable and the discussion of the technicalities surrounding issues of taste is unique。

Nick ，

I'm perpetually reading and re-reading sections of this book。 So much practical information。 The only improvement I ask is that I wish he created a CD containing some of the musical excerpts。 I own or have at least heard many of the recordings but not all of them， and I'm currently lacking a piano friend to play the accompanying portions。 I'm perpetually reading and re-reading sections of this book。 So much practical information。 The only improvement I ask is that I wish he created a CD containing some of the musical excerpts。 I own or have at least heard many of the recordings but not all of them， and I'm currently lacking a piano friend to play the accompanying portions。 。。。more

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