Download or read book Learn to Play Brazilian Jazz Guitar written by DAVID MARSHALL and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-05-27 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brazilian jazz is the combination of the energizing rhythms of Brazilian and North American jazz music. Playing this style requires special skills not normally taught to the guitar student. This comprehensive book is designed to provide the guitaristwith all that is necessary to understand and play Brazilian jazz such as chord structures, chord progressions, rhythms, decomposition, memorization, arranging,improvisation, notation, chord symbols and accompaniment as well as anoverview and history of this colorful music. Solos are provided that implement various concepts and skills learned. They include: Amor Docy (Sweet Love); Passaciaille (Theme and First Variation); Bossa Barocco (Bossa Baroque); Bossa Improviso (Impromptu Bossa); Minuet (from The Notebook of A.M. Bach); ChoroClassic (Classical Choro); Choro Menor (Minor Choro); De Vez em Quando (Once in a While); Marcha Populaire (Folk March); Melodo de Lua (Moody Melody); Samba Sonolento (Sleepy Samba); Samba Feliz (Happy Samba); Sonhador (Day Dreamer); Amor Descuidado (Careless Love); Play the Bossa Nova; and Samba de Amor (Samba of Love). This book comes with online audio