— Jamey Aebersold, Mark Levine has done it again, but this time he has created the most comprehensive and complete theory book I've ever seen. Even better. The Jazz Theory Book takes the student from the most basic techniques such as chord construction and the II-V-I progression through scale theory, the blues, “I've Got Rhythm” changes, slash chords, the bebop and pentatonic scales, how to read a lead sheet and memorize tunes and a study of reharmonization that … Learn how 1000s of Bass Players have left confusion behind, mastering the music theory that creates rock solid bassists and confident musicians, Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2017. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. The information is all there ~ a gift!” It's well organised, with a logical flow of material, thorough but easily comprehensible explanations and lots of well-explained transcribed examples. Easy to read too, thanks to the Spiral binding that allows it to stay flat. This book is mostly about the 99% stuff ... 'Theory' is the little intellectual dance we do around the music, attempting to come up with rules so we can understand why Charlie Parker and John Coltrane sounded the way they did. I'm a music student currently at university, and this is the only jazz book you need buy. Prove it to yourself by doing the following: Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2019. Books › Humour & Entertainment › Music Share