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The Jazz Guitar by Maurice J. Summerfield
 This is the 4th edition of this 396 page book. Originally published in 1978, it's an Encyclopedia of Jazz
Guitar Players. Maurice Summerfield devotes a page to each well known player, giving bigraphic information, a discography and any publications they have written. A monumental piece of work featuring more than 250 guitarists.
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Zen Guitar by Philip Toshio Sudo
 Philip Sudo, a student of Eastern philosophy and guitar player believes that each of us carries a song inside that makes us unique. In Zen Guitar, he looks at how to find and awaken the song
within. He apples the ancient wisdom of the East to guitar playing. Zen guitar offers a contemplative approach to releasing the song inside a unique path to spiritual fulfillment and harmonious living. |
The Gibson L5 : Its History and Its Players by Adrian Ingram
 As the title says, this is an indepth look at the Gibson L5, it's history and players. Some of Jazz's most influential players used the Gibson L5, a great book
with lots of interesting details, by UK guitarist, educator and author Adrian Ingram. |
| Mel Bay's Complete Book Jazz Guitar : Lines & Phrases by Sid Jacobs Sid Jacob is a great jazz guitar player on the West Coast who
teaches at Musicians Institute (GIT). In his book he looks at idiomatic jazz lines, fourth and intervallic sequences, augmented, diminished and whole tone scale. This book is a great jazz vocabulary builder. |
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