100 Classic Jazz Licks for Guitar goes much further than other lick books. Rather than a cold list of licks with little explanation, this book contains an in-depth insight into the playing styles of the world’s most influential jazz guitarists. You won’t just copy licks parrot fashion – you’ll learn the concepts behind the licks and be able to incorporate these ideas into your everyday playing.

• Learn to play in the style of the 20 greatest jazz guitarists
• Master 5 defining guitar licks for each player
• Combine and personalize vocabulary into your own unique style
• Get creative and jam over the original backing tracks
• Learn two complete classic jazz guitar solos and develop your own musical language
• Discover extensive biographies and essential discographies for every player

Django Reinhardt | Charlie Christian | Herb Ellis | Tal Farlow | Johnny Smith | Wes Montgomery | Barney Kessel | Jimmy Raney | Joe Pass | Jim Hall | Kenny Burrell | Grant Green | Lenny Breau | John McLaughlin | George Benson | Pat Martino | Larry Carlton | John Scofield | Mike Stern | Pat Metheny

• Are you struggling to learn the language of jazz guitar?
• Do you want to combine jazz guitar licks into meaningful, personalized solos?
• Do you need a complete theoretical and technical breakdown of jazz guitar soloing?
• Do you want to develop a never-ending arsenal of authentic jazz guitar licks?

Along with extensive biographies, the musical style and language of 20 jazz guitar greats is discussed and analysed through five signature, “in the style of”, defining licks, which are broken down note by note.

• 100 classic jazz guitar licks that teach the language of 20 guitar legends
• Playing advice and a breakdown of eve