O'Mara, Peter: Modal Concept

for Jazz Guitar Improvisation

After the success of his first Advance Music publication "A Chordal Concept for Jazz Guitar," renowned Australian guitarist Peter O'Mara explores the depths of jazz improvisation from a guitarist's viewpoint. This new book covers a wide variety of topics: Scales, Intervals, Triads, Non-Tertial Triads, Four-Note Structures, Five-Note Structures (Pentatonic Scales), as well as useful practical exercises. Fourteen modes and their applications are covered in detail. The book also includes a play-a-long CD, Midi-Files, as well as a demonstration CD. A must for the contemporary jazz-guitarist!