Blues Jamtrax Review

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(More customer reviews)the book in this duo is pretty basic, although the blues isn't very complicated anyway. But the c.d. is great to jam along with. It allows you to jam to a wide range of blues songs. this is great in stretching you abilities.

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Full-band backup to 10 extended jams in authentic blues styles. Includes tips on scales and techniques to use with each track.

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Modern Blues Jamtrax Review

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(More customer reviews)This book and CD combination make a very nice practice and learning tool for the aspiring blues player. The book illustrates scales and licks in both standard notation and TAB. Chord progressions are shown for each of the 10 tracks on the CD. Various blues textures and keys are explored. Various rythm patterns are illustrated on the CD as well.
While this material could be used to some advantage by the neophyte, it assumes a basic familiarity with guitar, rythm, and picking basics, and with the blues genre as well. And though it correlates the scale patterns with the tracks in the various keys, it does not explain how to use them to improvise or construct solos (for this reason I withheld a fifth star). It also does not cover topics such as turnarounds, double stops, bends, slides, etc.
"Modern Blues Jamtrax" is best used with other blues instruction and lesson materials. I would highly recommend it for the advanced beginner or intermediate player on its value as a practice aid.

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Jazz Jamtrax Review

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(More customer reviews)Tired of trying to get people to play more than three cords or trade solos? This small booklet and CD work great to expand your imagination and explore more complex changes than some modern blues. The booklet has some real Jazz chords and scale ideas - such as E-flat mixolydian over E-flat 9ths. The changes are like most mainstream Jazz with a modern flavor.
One caveat -- you need to be somewhat experienced as a guitar player to get something out of this CD and book. Things go by too quickly for someone just starting out.
While practicing with the CD won't make you into Howard Roberts or even entertain friends much, it is a great way to stretch one's imagination beyond the old 3 chord blues. Has tablature if you can't read music, sounds good through a portable CD player and headphones - so nobody will ever need to know your secret admiration for Jazz guitar style. No help playing those solos either - you're in charge of picking which notes to play and how to play them. If you sit in with Jazz combos on the weekend, you're probably beyond Jazz JamTrax ( after all, you read the charts and play it in your head before you even touch your guitar, right? ). For the rest of us, for whom no band would have enough patience while we learn, this is a dream come true. My girlfriend liked the CD when I played it in the car (without my guitar work!) - it's more interesting than a plain guitar class. I still enjoy the CD after many plays. 5 stars for price and value overall, -1 star for a couple of corny tracks that would even embarrass the producers of old CHiPs television show. Fun overall and worth the money.

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More Blues Jam Trax (Music Sales America) Review

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(More customer reviews)If you liked the first Blues Jamtrax book and cd, you will likely enjoy this one as well. I think that this one is perhaps slightly more advanced, but still well within the reach of a dedicated beginner.
This book and cd are exactly what they claim to be--jam tracks. They are not method books or references, they simply provide you with one of the easiest ways I have found to practice (and build chops) and have some fun at it. The chord progressions are basic but provide a little more variety than the first Jam Trax.
They give you "tips" and this Jam Trax actually gives you a little more information than the first. It discusses and shows you some simple double stops, turnarounds, etc. They don't claim to teach you to play blues guitar or how to develop your own licks. They just provide backing tracks and tips for you to practice with. It won't take long before you begin to learn what sounds right, using the scales and patterns provided.
The tracks are in a variety of keys and different tempos. Some are slow and mellow blues others are fast and upbeat. You need a basic understanding of your guitar and some concept of scales. You will also need some basic chord knowlege and basic scale playing dexterity. This book/cd should be considered supplementary tools to your current method books or personal instruction.
As I said, that is exactly what the title and cover advertise it to be... More JAM TRAX -- something to use to practice. However, for the beginner to early intermediate player, these are really a lot of fun and easy to pick up on. It is money that will be very well spent.
As long as you don't expect them to be more than a practice tool, you will be delighted! Also, don't expect to hear Stevie Ray providing you with backing, this is really pretty simple stuff. That is exactly what I need at this point.
However, if you are an advanced player, looking for a challenge, pass this one by. It is not going to be complex enough and you will become bored quickly.
I got exactly what I expected out of it. I own two other Jam Trax books for Blues, one for Jazz, and one for Rock. I will not get as much use out of the "Rock" one as the rest but it is still worth every penny. You can never learn about playing too many genres.
The Jazz one is very good as well, providing jazz backing in every flavour I could want...blues, Latin, swing... This is really good practice material. Buy one in your favourite genre and you will likely agree.

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