Alto Saxophonist! Great Book!
934492
I really love this book! Learning all of the songs as much as an alto saxophonist! Great for my learning!
835778
Excellent book for intermediate string players looking to branching into the world of electric strings and alternative techniques. He lays out gear, music theory, improvising, and the styles of rock and jazz. I'm working through it right now and feel inspired, yet challenged.
1840691
This is a helpful book to have on hand for any saxophone teacher or beginning and/or intermediate player. The etudes and exercises are not lengthy but do have enough variety to add to the student's learning base. At such a low price, I recommend it to parents looking to supplement their child's music for practice.
4363101
This book is an excellent source of information for the beginning sax player. I found a heck of a lot of info regarding all aspects of the saxophone, from playing, music theory, maintenance and sax terminology. Seems like a very good review for seasoned players as well. There are tracks available to listen to for demonstration purposes, however, I bought the Kindle version and apparently, these tracks are not available, which really sucks, big time.
3682039
This book is a must have for serious musicians Mark Levine book is great,  it's full of great information and will definitely help you grow more musically. Jazz Theory Book is full of great examples a valuable information, if you are serious about music and love jazz, this book is for you, even if you are not into jazz, this book will make you grow musically, once you know jazz/jazz theory everything else will be easy!
4966775
I bought this book since Peterson is my favorite jazz pianist, and I'm playing the piano as a small hobby. And - I'm pleased with the book!
The transcriptions, as you might expect, are from a particular recording - 2 performances of the same jazz piece by the same artist will usually sound different... And indeed I have a few CDs in which some of the pieces from the book are performed with different improvisations and in different rhythm. But I did get some of the recordings the book refers to, and indeed the transcriptions are accurate. Note-for-note, as declared in the book. At least for the right hand...
In any case, most of the pieces as they are in the book sound great and cool (if you manage to play them!). Great moves, passages and improvisation techniques that give you a good taste of the musical world of one of the best jazz pianist ever.
I found myself using the passages and the ideas from the book in other jazz pieces, such as those from the Real Books. So performing the pieces as they are isn't the only reward you'll get - it will also improve your improvisation capability and technique in general.
I recommend studying at least a basic jazz theory before trying play from this book, so that you can understand the scales used for improvisations, the progressions and the left hand work done in the book. Besides, some of the pieces don't contain a left hand transcription. But since the technique for the left hand used by Peterson and in the book (tensions and voice spreading, for example) is covered by most theory books, you can easily figure it out by yourself.
There are no transcriptions for the bass line. But chords are written all the way (not all are 100% accurate actually), which makes it easy to play with a bass/guitar player.
As to the required level of playing - all the pieces in the book are hard to very hard to perform. Oscar Peterson was a great virtuous. You'd better work on your technique if you'd like to master them! Those who come from a classical music background will probably find it easier to read and play such scores.
There are no fingering specified, so it might be better for you to write down the fingering for the hard passages and such.
The accompanying CD is pretty helpful. It contains the piano parts performed exactly as they are written in the book, in the left channel (not performed by Peterson, of course. And played in MIDI I believe. Still, pretty nice), and bass and drum lines for some of the pieces in the right channel - useful if you'd like to play along with the bass/drums.
To conclude, I highly recommend this book for any jazz pianist (with a good enough technique!) or a classical pianist who wishes to try a good jazz
4134882
Have acquired about a dozen of these books in the Jazz Piano series and really enjoy all of them so far!  Not being an improviser, I love having the jazz riffs "spelled out" for me so that I can actually read them!  What a treat!  My only regret is that the arrangers are not acknowledged.  Why Not?
1236265
I just purchased Sax for Stax by Gerald Albright, and am pleased to add it to my collection.  I have most of his CD's and find him to be awesome on the sax.  He plays with such passion and heart, and this CD is just as good as the rest.  You will not be disappointed especially if you are a true fan of jazz and Gerald Albright.
3273453
Nice to find a female sax player and of course, Trombone Shorty is always awesome!  Nice combo...great sound and rifts!
776679
I wish this book existed back in the late 70's/early 80's when I was trying to learn to play this stuff with nothing more than a turntable, lifting the needle on and off over and over trying to figure out what was going on.  This book contains true to the album(s) arrangements of 28 classic Mahavishnu Orchestra pieces from "The Inner Mounting Flame", "Birds of Fire", "Visions of The Emerald Beyond" and "Between Nothingness & Eternity".  I've already used the arrangement of "Resolution" with my Jazz Quintet and I'm looking forward to trying some of the others.  Just running through these pieces on my own is a pleasure.  Great book!

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1974123
This is a great book full of usefull tips.  It is a short read, but very well written, simple, and straight to the point. Along with Saxophone for Dummies this book should prove invaliable to the beginning saxophonist.
3181891
My Alto sax looks great!
I really like my new instrument, I am a beginner but I am going to enjoy it!
2641884
Whether you are a saxophonist trying to follow bird' s steps or a pianist wnting to improve your reading and improvisational skills, this book is a true jewel.
1122616
I was a little hesitant about purchasing this book due to its cost.  But I did it anyways and "whoa!", what a find it was!  I learned a ton from this book and can't wait for the advanced version to come out.  The lessons are put together in a very logical order and makes you learn by doing.  Each lesson has a few exercises to apply what you learn.  I am very pleased with this book and will continue reviewing the material in it.  It is a great book and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to learn how to compose music.  For people who already compose, this book will make you sound even better!
2703084
Best solo music book to buy or even if you want to play with others. Kaori is the best Saxophone player other than me.
3920169
Joe was a wonderful human being. I studied with him at Berklee in the 80's. He was a great technician, and these are the same exercises that he used in his private lessons. These will definitely build your saxophone technique in all twelve keys, as well as improve your sight-reading. There's just about every conceivable kind of exercise in this book. when you've mastered this, go on to his second book: Chord Studies. You won't be sorry. Of course, they are rather challenging, so start slow, and build up your speed. Take a little at a time. Good luck!
4344724
Bravo Mr. King!  As a professional musician for over forty years, I am happy to discover that we finally have a writer whose diction, voice and obvious passion for jazz are worthy of this great American art form. The  author's descriptions and analyses of the music, itself, and each component  of style and instrumentation are first-rate.  Mr. King delineates what  every jazz musician inherently knows, but may not have the ability to  articulate.  This is a great book for players, and an even more important  book for those wishing to understand this vibrant, dynamic musical genre.