Improvising jazz - Coker, Jerry (New York : Simon and Schuster, 1987)
Improvisor's basic tools -- Introduction to melody -- Rhythm section -- First playing session -- Development of the ear -- Further study of chord types -- Swing -- Diminished scale -- Analysis and development of melody -- Chord superimposition -- Functional harmony
"A Fireside book."
Originally published: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1964
Keywords: Improvisation (Music); Jazz -- Instruction and study