RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR THE JAZZ GUITARIST:

"Joe Pass Guitar Style" by Joe Pass
"6 Essential Fingerings" by Jimmy Bruno
"Modern Chord Progressions" by Ted Greene
"Chord Chemistry" by Ted Greene
"Chord Khancepts" by Steve Khan
"The Advancing Guitarist" by Mick Goodrick
"Patterns, Scales & Modes for Jazz Guitar" by Arnie Berle
"21st Century Intervallic Designs" by Joe Diorio
"Guitar Comping" by Barry Galbraith
"Pumping Nylon" by Scott Tenant

OTHER BOOKS FOR ALL INSTRUMENTALISTS:

"How To Improvise" by Hal Crook
"Patterns For Jazz" by Jerry Coker, Jimmy Casale, Gary Campbell & Jerry Greene
"Modal Jazz Composition & Harmony" vol.1 & 2 by Ron Miller
"A Chromatic Approach To Jazz Harmony & Melody" by David Liebman
"Self-Portrait Of A Jazz Artist" by David Liebman
"Stopping Time" by Paul Bley
"Jazz-Rock Fusion: The People, The Music" by Julie Coryell & Laura Friedman
"Miles Davis and David Liebman" by Larry Fisher
"Charlie Parker Omnibook"
"Metaphors For The Jazz Musician" by Randy Halberstadt
"The Path to Jazz Improvisation" by Emile De Cosmo
"Effortless Mastery" by Kenny Werner
"How To Play Be-Bop" by Jerry Coker
"Monk" by Laurent de Wilde

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