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This pack covers: harp harmonics and natural harmonics; combining harmonics with hammers and pulls; using harmonics over chord progressions; and more. The CD includes 30 full-demo examples. Musicians Institute Press is the official series of Southern California's renowned music school, Musicians Institute. MI instreuctors, some of the finest musicians in the world, share their vast knowledge and experience with you on matter what your current level.

In this book/CD pack, Musicians Institute instructor Sid Jacobs, who organized the school's Jazz Guitar elective, translates the playing of quintessential jazz pianist Bill Evans for guitarists to enjoy. Includes music, instruction and analysis of 14 Evans' pieces, all in their original keys and with full demonstration tracks on the accompaniment CD. Songs include: Funkallero • Laurie • Letter to Evan • My Bells • Orbit • Peace Piece • Peri's Scope • Remembering the Rain • A Simple Matter of Conviction • Time Remembered • Turn Out the Stars • The Two Lonely People • Very Early • Waltz for Debby. Sid's marvelous transcriptions of Bill Evans' tunes for solo guitar have just raised the guitar to a new level. This is contemporary guitar at its harmonic best. - Joe Diorio

60 of the greatest blues riffs of all time, including: All Blues • Back Door Man • Boom Boom • Couldn't Stand the Weather • Good Morning Little Schoolgirl • Hide Away • I Believe I'll Dust My Broom • I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man • Killing Floor • Pride and Joy • Rollin' Stone (Catfish Blues) • (They Call It) Stormy Monday • Susie-Q • Sweet Home Chicago • Wand Dang Doodle • Who Do You Love • and more.