6 Books Every Jazz Musician "Must" Study

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There are tons of books on jazz improvisation out there and it can be hard to know which ones are worth getting, which ones will actually help you improve your playing. I’ve gone through most of the books out there and some of them are really good, and some, although they are very popular, may not be helping all that much. So today I’m going to do a rundown of some very popular jazz improvisation books and tell you which ones are worth getting and which ones you may want to skip. Charlie Parker Omnibook https://geni.us/PVfRkmL Hal Crook - How to Improvise https://geni.us/BpEl Jerry Coker - Patterns for jazz https://geni.us/pqOgc6P David Berkman - The Jazz Musician's Guide to Creative Practicing https://geni.us/N7R9j Jim Snidero - Jazz Conception https://geni.us/aGznz Jerry Bergonzi - Inside Improvisation Series Pentatonics https://geni.us/9hf3ND BETTERSAX SHED - all my free lesson downloads https://bettersax.com/shed BetterSax Burnin' Mouthpieces - https://geni.us/6RcUMu The Better Sax Alto Saxophone - https://geni.us/BKIGTw Awesome Backing Tracks - https://bettertrax.com 7-Day Free Trial of BetterSax Studio https://bettersax.com/products/studio-free-trial/ ♫ BETTERSAX COURSES ♪ https://bettersax.com/products ★ Other Sax Gear I Love ★ ReedGeek Geeklet - https://bettersax.com/store/geeklet/ Ultimate Saxophone Swab Kit - https://bettersax.com/product/bettersax-ultimate-sax-swab-kit/ Ultimate Reed Case - https://bettersax.com/product/bettersax-deluxe-wooden-reed-case/ BetterSax Gear Recommendations on Sweetwater https://imp.i114863.net/bettersax ↪My Amazon Gear Recommendations Page: https://goo.gl/px3AvY INSTAGRAM & FACEBOOK https://instagram.com/bettersax https://facebook.com/bettersax DISCLAIMER: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and then buy something, I may receive a small commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.