Mel Bay Publications
Essential Jazz Lines in the Style of Wes Montgomery
Series: Essential Jazz Lines Guitar

Wes Montgomery, Known for his fluid lines and his big jazz guitar sound, influenced thousands of guitarists in the styles of jazz, blues, and rock. This book will present some of the soloing techniques that Wes used as well has present many melodic ideas (lines) similar to the way he played over the chord progression in many jazz standards. Because the major and minor ii-V-I progression are the most widely used chord progression in jazz standards, the lines in this text will work over these progressions.

Audio download: many play-along tracks (vamps of one chord and vamps around the circle of fourths) that the student should use to practice the material in one key and then master it in all twelve keys. By learning the techniques used by Wes Montgomery, guitarists will add to their own improvising arsenal. As improvising musicians add to their collection of musical ideas, their ability to express themselves completely increases.

Wes Montgomery and Ch. Parker
Guide Tones
Bebop Scales (Mixolydian Bebop, Dorian Bebop, Major Bebop)
3 to b9  (Fingering Charts)
Playing the Upper Structure of Chords
Targeting
Arpeggios
Playing Octaves
Block Chords
Chord Substitution
Solo Development
Minor Ideas
Dominant Seventh Ideas
Short ii-V Ideas
Long ii-V Ideas
Major Ideas
Minor ii-V Ideas
Short ii-V-I Progressions
Long ii-V-I Progressions
Minor ii-V-I Progressions
Turnarounds
Chord Progression (Etude,  Similar to "Misty", Bb 12 Bar Blues)