Coltrane Changes: Applications of Advanced Jazz Harmony for Guitar (Mel Bay's Private Lessons) Paperback – 16 January 2004

Una de las mejores vías para entender la armonía de Coltrane y acceder a los cambios de Giant Steps-Countdown y entender su lógica. Además de aplicación para la rearmonización de piezas, muestra su aplicación a acordes estáticos menores de carácter modal (Wo What o Impressions) aplicando las substituciones de GS. El capítulo de Blues (que a mí me interesaban más particularmente) lo aplica en los compases correspondientes al turnaround (los últimos 4), sustituyendo el Ab7 / - Db7 - Eb7 - B7 en (Fm7 - Gb7 - / BMay7 - D7 - / GMay7 - Bb7 - / Eb7 - - -/).Como Joe Diorio, el método que expone a base de interiorizar la melodía y construir tus propios patrones sobre los cambios.A mí me ha ayudado muchísimo para poder tocar la pieza.Completamente recomendable.

I've been playing for years and this really helped me get through Giant Steps better then I ever had before. There is a great deal of information in this short book. I could still go back and do some of the exercises I skipped the first time around. Of course, you will definitely want to spend some transcribing at least part of Trane's original solo from the album - I recommend using software such as Transcribe or Amazing Slowdowner that allow you to slow down the mp3 without changing the pitch. That software will also allow you to loop individual phrases in order to learn them.This book is great deal for the price, far less then you would pay to take a lesson with someone at Corey Christiansen's level, but more material then you would get from many private lessons.Of course this is for an intermediate to advanced player.

Les explications données dans cette méthode sont précises mais je me rappelle que les exemples musicaux ne m'ont pas transcendé, or c'est à mons sens très important car on parle de musique quand même !Dans le genre je conseillerai la méthode sur Giant Steps de Wolf Marshall avec des phrases qui sonnent vraiment bien. Par contre ce dernier ouvrage ne traite que de Giant Steps or celui de Christiansen traite aussi d'autres cadences Coltraniennes (cf. 26-2 et Countdown), c'est à prendre en compte.Mon seul souci est que... j'ai perdu ce bouquin ! Désolé donc de ne pouvoir être plus précis ;)

I’m finding this book very helpful in “hearing” these beautiful changes in my playing. Christiansen’s breakdown of Giant Steps is intelligent and fun.