Mel Bay’s Complete Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Book

This book is complete in the sense that there is something for everyone: beginners, intermediate players and professionals. Along with learning the basics, this book teaches fingerstyle guitar players to play two-string harmonies, accompaniment styles and much more. Alan De Mause has filled the companion CD to capacity with 90 examples of music from his landmark text. The recording features nylon-string guitar throughout in both solo and midi-accompanied settings. A full range of jazz guitar stylings is offered, starting from square one and proceeding through advanced fingerstyle solo material.

Alan de Mause has written numerous jazz guitar books. He has been playing guitar since 1968 and has studied with Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney, classical guitarist William Mathews, and others. Alan is a frequent contributor to Just Jazz Guitar Magazine. He taught guitar at Columbia University, Teachers College, the New School, the Guitar Study Center, and the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. He also has spent time in the pit in various Broadway shows.