really though these are minor problems. there's a lot of interesting information in there.
Ian.
>
> Not to take anything away from Bert Ligon's book and the discussion
> on solo analysis, I wanted to mention another book: Thinking in
> Jazz-The Infinite Art of Improvisation by Paul F. Berliner
>
> I may be straying from the discussion a bit but this book was an eye
> opener for me, a beginning improvisor. It discusses the process and
> thinking behind improvisation and ensemble playing as told to the
> author by various known and lesser known players. Now, that kind
> of anecdotal description of a nonverbal process may be suspect in
> light of possible misinformation from some players, but he backs up
> his points with numerous transcriptions. What was inspiring to me
> were the stories of some great players when they were starting out
> (like Tommy Flanagan). By their own descriptions they were not
> great. But by practice, learning and transcribing they gradually
> became great. Anybody else read this book?
>
> Bob Murray
> Kalamazoo, MI
>
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