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Jazz Keyboard Study: Keyboard/Piano Book -
New Chord Dictionary for Guitar: Guitar Book & CD -
The Jazz Workshop Series, Vol. 4: Quest / Standards: Book & CD -
Reading Key Jazz Rhythms: Violin & Piano Book & Online Audio -
Jazz Conception: Passage: 5 Saxophones AATTBar & Rhythm Section Conductor Score & Parts with CD -
Modern Improvisation: Guitar Book & CD -
Uncommon Etudes from Common Scales: Book -
Brazilian and Afro-Cuban Jazz Conception: Trombone: Trombone Book & CD -
Something Borrowed Something Blue: Book -
Nathan East: Contemporary Bass: Bass Guitar DVD 
Nathan East: Contemporary Bass: Bass Guitar DVD
Nathan East: Contemporary Bass: Bass Guitar DVD
Nathan East
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Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Volume 106: Lee Morgan: Book & Online Audio -
Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Volume 85: Tunes You Thought You Knew: Book & CD -
I Got Rhythm for Tenor Saxophone: Tenor Saxophone Book & CD 
I Got Rhythm for Tenor Saxophone: Tenor Saxophone Book & CD
I Got Rhythm for Tenor Saxophone: Tenor Saxophone Book & CD
Arr. Andy Hampton
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Jay Clayton's Jazz Vocal Practice Series, Volume 2: Vocal CD -
Time and Groove: Drum Book & MP3 CD -
Guitare Jazz Debutant Tab [Beginning Jazz Guitar]: Guitar Book & CD -
Jazz Anyone.....?, Book 1---Play and Learn: Bass Book & Online Audio -
Jazzin' About: Fun Pieces for Clarinet / Tenor Sax: Clarinet and Piano Book 
Jazzin' About: Fun Pieces for Clarinet / Tenor Sax: Clarinet and Piano Book
Jazzin' About: Fun Pieces for Clarinet / Tenor Sax: Clarinet and Piano Book
By Pam Wedgwood
Level: Elementary
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Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Volume 131: Cry Me a River: Book & Online Audio -
Keys Unlocked!: Pocket-sized Book -
Jam Session Bass Lines: String Bass Book -
Saxophone Basics: A Daily Practice Guide: Saxophone Book -
Christmas Jazzin' About for Trumpet: Trumpet and Piano Book -
Reading Key Jazz Rhythms: Guitar: Guitar Book & CD
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About this collection
Jazz Theory, Instruction & Resources
Jazz theory and improvisation start here. This collection brings together method books, textbooks, and play-along resources for drummers, guitarists, pianists, and horn players ready to deepen their jazz language. You'll find foundational texts like Jamey Aebersold's How to Play Jazz and Improvise alongside specialized studies from creators like John Riley, David Baker, and Jerry Coker.
Who it's for
- Jazz students and improvisers across all instruments seeking structured method books and theory texts
- Private instructors teaching jazz theory, harmony, and performance technique
- Self-taught musicians working through jazz fundamentals and intermediate improvisation skills
What's inside
- Drum method books and contemporary concepts for drumset players (beginner through advanced)
- Guitar and piano chord studies plus jazz theory texts for composition and improvisation
- Jamey Aebersold play-along series, Jazz Conception studies, and specialty collections for saxophone, trumpet, and other jazz instruments
- Most titles paired with online audio, CDs, or digital downloads to practice and learn by ear
Things to consider
Start with your instrument and current level. Aebersold's Volume 1 works well for beginning improvisers across all instruments, while Coker's Patterns for Jazz and Baker's texts suit musicians ready for deeper harmonic study. Drumset players often pair Riley or Garibaldi books with the audio component to internalize phrasing and timekeeping. If you're teaching or studying multiple jazz skills (chords plus improvisation, for instance), consider grabbing both a method book and a complementary theory text rather than one or the other.