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| Speaking Jazz: The Natural Way to Jazz Improvisation |
| Transcribed Solos |
| About Peter Hata (bio and playing samples) |
| Speaking Jazz Endorsements: "Peter Hata has provided the global music community with a book that thoroughly and clearly outlines the tasks involved in the art of harmonic jazz improvisation. The examples are beautifully constructed and to the point, and the text is straightforward and unfettered by technical jargon. Speaking Jazz deserves to be at the top of any improviser's method book list." -Larry Koonse, Instructor of Jazz Guitar at California Institute of the Arts "I have studied music theory for many years and have shelves filled with jazz books and reprints from the internet. I just have to write and tell you that Speaking Jazz is the very best--the very best--of its kind in my entire collection. You put a lot of time and personal dedication into creating this, and I want to let you know that it was all for the benefit of those who love the art of jazz. I have made huge strides in my playing. I'm in a weekly jazz workshop with a number of players at the Eastman School here in Rochester, NY, and I can already hear a new approach in my solos. This is like finding the holy grail. Thanks for the inspiration." Phil St.George |
 www.musicstaff.com |
 Member, Int'l Assoc. of Jazz Educators |
 Member, College Music Society |
| Speaking Jazz is a complete method which shows you how to improvise jazz in the most natural way possible. Each of the four main sections of the book--Diatonic, Bebop-Dorian, Melodic Minor, and Diminished--introduce not only choice phrase examples, but also the crucial theory needed for their application. Each section then culminates with a complete solo which demonstrates the musical application of the phrases to a core jazz standard. However, it is also recommended that you enhance your study of the book with a study of the solos of the great jazz players. For example, by studying several solos of the same player, you'll gain insight into how to use the material in Speaking Jazz to specifically emulate a certain player. On the other hand, you might study several solos by different players on the same tune in order to study differing approaches to a certain tune you are working on. To aid your transcribing, the Appendix of the book gives detailed step-by-step instructions on how best to transcribe solos. Depending on the solos chosen, this can be challenging work, but ultimately, it is impossible to reach the highest levels of jazz improvisation without transcribing.
As is mentioned on the homepage, the instructional method and phrase-based content of Speaking Jazz derived directly from the study of transcribed solos. As a example, here is a transcription of a classic hard bop-based solo on a well-known jazz standard: |
| Below is a partial list of the solo transcriptions that contributed to Speaking Jazz, and several have links to audio examples. Note that in all cases, though they may sound like the original recording, these are actual recordings of a MIDI playback.
Charlie Parker: "Bloomdido" |
| Best Wishes, Peter Hata pkhata@speakingjazz.com |
| © 2001-2008 Peter K. Hata |