Written by one of today's great jazz educators, this is a system for building great-sounding jazz lines. The relationship of the individual lines to chords and progressions is analyzed. In addition, original saxophone studies integrate these concepts with technical proficiency.

Licks,  Phrases and Patterns  
How to  Use This Book  
Scale Practice Routine  
Major Chords-Major Triads  
Licks Based on Major Triads  
Major  Chords  
Licks Based on the Major  Chords  
Major  Chords  
Licks Based on Major   Chords  
Major th Chords  
Major th Licks  
The C Major 11 and C Major 1 Chords
Major Type Licks 11 
More About Major Type Chords
Adding Chromatic Notes 
Dominant th Scale-Mixolydian Mode 
Dominant Type Chords
Dominant Type Licks  
Dominant Type Licks (with Chromatic Notes) 
More About Dominant Type Chords  
Major th Scale-Dorian Mode  
Minor th Type Chords  
Minor Type Licks  
Minor Type Licks (with Added Chromatic Notes) 
More About Minor Chords  
Progressions  
Forming the Progressions  
The 11-V Progression  
The 11-V-I Progression  
The I-Vl-11-V Progression (Between Changes)  
The Diminshed th Chord  
Diminished th Chord Patterns  
The Diminished Scale
Diminished th Chords in Progressions
1-1°-1L-V  
1-#10-11-V  
Diminished Licks and Dominant Type Chord  
Diminished Scale as Improvising (Scale for 11-V Progression)  
More on the Diminished Scale  
Rhythm Changes  
The Standard Song Form
The Blues Progression  
Blues Notes-Blues Scale  
Blues Licks  
Analyzing Licks  
Conclusions  
Patterns for Improvising Technique  
Making Up Your Own Licks  
Improvising on Altered Chords  
Appendix (How to Transpose) 
Keyboard Accompaniment (for Non-Keyboardists)  
11-V Progression  
11-V-I Progression  
1-Vl-11-V Progression  
1-1°-11-V Progression  
1-#1°-11-V Progression