Celebrated Jazz Vibraphone and Marimba player Arthur Lipner has devised a set of books that will be terrific for introducing players with a desire to improvise in a group to the basic musical requirements of the jazz arts. Covering a wide range of concepts, Lipner's books touch on ear training, chords and basic voicings, the groove and connecting chords with solo lines. These books contain: lead sheets to ten tunes, including two by Charlie Parker (Now's the Time and My Little Suede Shoes) and o...

• Preface
• How to Use this Book
• Improvisation Exercises
• Groove
• Fog Scene
• Fog Scene
• Fog Scene
• Fog Scene
• Ear Training
• Ear Training
• Ear Training
• Ear Training
• Smooth Boperator
• Smooth Boperator
• Smooth Boperator
• Smooth Boperator
• Chords & Basic Voicings
• Now's the Time
• Now's the Time
• Now's the Time
• Now's the Time
• Listening
• Rhythm Changes
• Rhythm Changes
• Rhythm Changes
• Rhythm Changes
• Connecting Chords with solo Lines
• Connecting Chords with solo Lines
• ...