> Question: Has anyone here seen or worked out of Sam Most's book
> "Metamorphosis- The Transformation Of The Jazz Solo"? IMHO this is
> one of the hippest books written on improv, because he has written
> solos based on familiar chord changes such as blues, rhythm changes,
> All The Things You Are, etc. Each set of changes has several solos,
> ranging from very simple diatonic lines to increasingly complex solos
> based on intervals, various chord subs, chromaticism, and so on. Part
> of the reason I'm asking is that this book has been out of print for
> some time, and my copy is falling apart. Does anyone know if SM has
> plans to reissue this book? Failing that, anyone know where some copies
> might be laying around?
Well, thanks for all the help! (kidding) Actually, I found this book a
few days ago re-issued as "Jazz Improvisation-The Best Way To Develop
Solos over Classic Changes" published by Warner Bros. You can tell
their creative marketing team worked feverishly on that title. The
price is up to a whopping $20 (double what I paid for my old one),
the opening chapter where Senor Most explains the theory behind the
book has been replaced by a one page synopsis, and they include a cd
play-a-long for the studies. The accompaniment is great on the cd, but
the last two tracks won't play on my cd-rom drive. All in all, this is
still a great resource for seeing how a great player thinks.
Clay