The Jazz Theory Book

Cover

Author| Mark Levine
Cover artist| Joseph Holston
Language| English
Subject| Jazz
Genre| Non-fiction
Encyclopedic
Reference
Publisher| Sher Music

Published in English

| 1995
Media type| Spiral-bound
Pages| 522
ISBN| 1883217040

The Jazz Theory Book is an influential work by Mark Levine, first published in 1995.[1] The book is a staple in jazz theory,[2] and contains a wide range of jazz concepts from melodic minor scales and whole tone scale to bebop scales, diminished scales and "Coltrane" reharmonization. Levine assumes that the reader can read music, and gives over 750 musical examples.

## See also

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* The Jazz Piano Book

## References

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1. ^ Levine, Mark (2006). Jazz Piano Master Class with Mark Levine. O'Reilly Media, Inc. p. 8\. ISBN 978-1-883217-47-1. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
2. ^ Elliott, John A. Insights In Jazz (e-book). Dr John A Elliott. p. 2\. ISBN 978-0-9564031-1-7. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

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