Larry Carlton Instructional Material

Examine the solo concepts of the jazz-rock masters in this comprehensive book/CD package! You'll get phrase-by-phrase performance notes, plus tips on: improvising with triads; blues fusion; lines for static chords and vamps; atmospheric jazz; double stop improvising; and much more. The book includes standard notation and tab, and the CD features both full-demonstration and rhythm-only tracks. (Hal Leonard Corporation)

Larry Carlton has been making solo albums for over 20 years, many on the popular GRP jazz record label. He is also well known for his incredible studio work with Steely Dan in the 1970's. The Larry Carlton Fingerprints folio contains arrangements of all of the tunes from the new album of the same name. All of Larry's solos are transcribed and presented in guitar tablature. (Amsco)

This Grammy Award-winning jazz/rock guitarist has recorded with Steely Dan, Diana Ross, Neil Diamond, Olivia Newton-John, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, and others. On this video he discusses blues and chord substitution. (Star Licks)

Discover the answers to the 'most asked questions' about how Larry Carlton, one of today's most influential jazz/rock guitarists, achieves his soulful and memorable style in this revealing 45-minute session. Larry presents an in-depth look at how to solo and improvise jazz, blues and be-bop variations with keyboard accompaniment provided by Terry Trotter. He covers many vital performance tips and techniques, including: playing over ballads, expanding phrases, creating chord melodies, creating your own solo arrangements, and more. Whether you want to become a session player or enhance your performance skills, Larry Carlton gives you some insight to what it takes. (Star Licks)

 Note-for-note transcriptions with tab for 16 searing songs from the gods of guitar! Includes: Cliffs of Dover (Eric Johnson) - Highland Wedding (Steve Morse) - Mediterranean Sundance (Al Di Meola) - Minute by Minute (Larry Carlton) - Oye Como Va (Santana) - Road Games (Allan Holdsworth) - She's a Woman (Jeff Beck) - Shy Boy (Steve Vai) - Summer Song (Joe Satriani) - Wall of Denial (Stevie Ray Vaughan) - and more. Includes an introduction by John Stix, founding Editor-in-Chief of "Guitar for the Practicing Musician" magazine. (c)2003, 160 pages.

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