The Art of Jazz Trumpet

Rating:
Summary: Worthy Investment, Interesting Trip
Review: Fellow Travelers -

I have found John McNeil's "The Art of Jazz Trumpet" to be truly helpful and inspiring. The exercises presented are tough, though-provoking, and very cleverly focused on amplifying skills that appear - to me at least - to be genuinely useful in a jazz setting. Personally, I see the value of this book less in the applicability of specific lines ("licks") to tunes, and more in improving the improviser's ability to present his/her own ideas with more propulsive articulation, fluidity, and melodic confidence.

There is, of course, a significant (in terms of wood shed frustration) cost factor here - but most players, I suspect, will feel that the improvements are deep and fast enough to fall well within our pain and patience thresholds.

Thanks John for a terrific contribution to the field, and for my (small but enjoyable) personal mini-breakthrough - it has been a long time, and I'm really enjoying the experience.

Bravo.

Rating:
Summary: Worthy Investment, Interesting Trip
Review: Fellow Travelers -

I have found John McNeil's "The Art of Jazz Trumpet" to be truly helpful and inspiring. The exercises presented are tough, though-provoking, and very cleverly focused on amplifying skills that appear - to me at least - to be genuinely useful in a jazz setting. Personally, I see the value of this book less in the applicability of specific lines ("licks") to tunes, and more in improving the improviser's ability to present his/her own ideas with more propulsive articulation, fluidity, and melodic confidence.

There is, of course, a significant (in terms of wood shed frustration) cost factor here - but most players, I suspect, will feel that the improvements are deep and fast enough to fall well within our pain and patience thresholds.

Thanks John for a terrific contribution to the field, and for my (small but enjoyable) personal mini-breakthrough - it has been a long time, and I'm really enjoying the experience.

Bravo.

Rating:
Summary: The Jazz Trumpet Bible
Review: I fell in love with it since I bought it on Amazon.com. It quite amaze me since I wanna learn more about jazz. This book would definitely take u far as being the best trumpet player u'll be. I'm also a trumpet player, and 'specially play other instruments I self-taught like the piano, keyboard, organ, harmonica, recorder, trombone, mellophone, French horn, euphonium, percussion, drums, flugelhorn, guitar, etc.

I'm not gonna say "I don't like this or whatever". I think it's a great introduction showing some basics and material work on how you 'gon be good at it. I know a lot of people don't agree what I'm saying. I believe that every trumpet player or music learner perhaps should have this along with Jazz & Blues, Arban's Conservatory Method for Trumpet, 1001 Blues Licks, 1001 Jazz Licks, Building a Jazz Vocabulary, The Jazz Fakebook, 28 Modern Jazz Trumpet Solos, Bks. 1 & 2, 14 Blues and Funk Etudes, and 14 Jazz and Funk Etudes all by Bob Mintzer.

Like this is definitely a book I should keep even tho I wanted practice some more I believe.

Rating:
Summary: THE Jazz Trumpet Book
Review: The Art of Jazz Trumpet is by far the best book on the subject I have seen to date. The exercises sound incredibly hip and were challenging to play. The ideas for playing over chord changes have totally changed my conception of the horn. The history of trumpet is also fascinating, and McNeil's take on influences is truly unique. I highly recommend this book.

Rating:
Summary: THE Jazz Trumpet Book
Review: The Art of Jazz Trumpet is by far the best book on the subject I have seen to date. The exercises sound incredibly hip and were challenging to play. The ideas for playing over chord changes have totally changed my conception of the horn. The history of trumpet is also fascinating, and McNeil's take on influences is truly unique. I highly recommend this book.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Resource
Review: The discography alone makes the price of the book worth it to me. The history and pix of trumpet players is also a nice addition to what is an excellent method for jazz trumpet. Its exercises are tough but sound very cool and all would be great arrows in your improvisation quiver. I've already started practicing and am enjoying myself more than I have in a long time. Thanks, John.