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- Softcover
- 144 pages
- Size: 12" x 9-1/4"
- Artist: Charlie Parker
- ISBN: 769260543
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Height | 12 Inches |
Length | 9 Inches |
Number of items | 1 |
Release date | April 2009 |
Weight | 1 Pounds |
Width | 0.341 Inches |
The Charlie Parker Omnibook is a pretty good jazz equivalent for a classical etude book.
Patterns for Jazz
Charlie Parker Omnibook
Firstly, forget "bebop scales" - for the reason Jens says, they're a theorist's invention. (The principle is easy - just insert a passing chromatic somewhere in a standard 7-note scale in order to make 8th-note scale runs land on chord tones. That's if you're playing 8th-note scale runs of course - otherwise, not much use.)
Secondly, learn some Charlie Parker tunes and solos. Easy enough with the Omnibook (that one's for alto but there are Bb and C versions too). It may not be 100% accurate, but is a great reference. You'll see he mostly uses arpeggios, but other bebop tricks include enclosure (approaching a chord tone from the notes either side, often chromatic).
I.e., don't think scales at all - think chords (arpeggios), maybe including 9s or b9s where appropriate. And add chromatic approaches, from above or below - but always targeting chord tones.
And above all, think rhythm. That was Dizzy Gillespie's advice: rhythm first, notes second. That's where the word "bebop" comes from after all - vocalising jazz syncopation.
This book (Patterns for Jazz - Jerry Coker) got me through high school, and I still use it when I want to get my chops back into shape. Depending on your current level, it's good to read through some of these: Lennie Niehaus Jazz Conception for Saxophone -- good to get a sense of phrasing and articulation. And of course there's the Charlie Parker Omnibook which now comes in a few different keys (though I'd stick with the Eb version for the fingerings to make most sense). Aebersold's great, as well as auto-accompaniment software like Band in a Box. But your best bet is to forget your ego and go play with people who are better than you.
Bloomdido/Moose the Mooche were my first two. Also if you're serious about playing Parker (or about improvisation at all for that matter), go buy the Omnibook here. I can promise you it will be the best $15 you will ever spend as a saxophonist.
If you play alto sax, aebersold's book of charlie parker transcriptions is essential, it's called the omnibook