Part One: Melody
Focuses on single note soloing. Learn how to effortlessly solo through complex chord changes.
Stanley Jordan
Stanley Jordan's discovery in the early '80s rightfully earned a lot
of headlines in the jazz world as he came up with a new way of playing
guitar. Although he was not the first to use tapping, Jordan's extensive
expertise gave him the ability to play two completely independent lines
on the guitar (as if it were a keyboard) or, when he wanted, two guitars
at a time.
He had originally studied piano, although he switched to guitar when
he was 11. After graduating from Princeton in 1981, Jordan played for
a time on the streets of New York. Soon he was discovered, had the opportunity
to play with Benny Carter and Dizzy Gillespie and, after recording a
solo album for his own Tangent label, signed with Blue Note.
Among his many albums, his best picks might be; 1985's Magic Touch,
1986's Standards, Vol. 1, 1990's Stolen Moments, 1994's Bolero, 2003's
Dreams of Peace, and 2008's State of Nature.
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