Neff Irizarry

Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar

The most comprehensive book ever written on Latin jazz guitar playing - from its roots in Afro-Cuban music to the great contemporary masters!

Traditional lines from the Tres, cuatro and requinto adapted to the guitar in the style of Arsenio Rodriguez, Yomo Toro, El Güero Gil, etc.
Piano adaptations and solutions for the guitar patterned after Bebo Valdes, Clare Fischer, Eddie Palmieri, etc.
Step-by-step instruction on how to play guajeos, montunos and other Afro-Cuban styles on guitar
Transcription and analysis of key guitarists, composers and arrangers such as George Benson, Chico O'Farrill, Clare Fischer, Stan Appelbaum, Cal Tjader and La Playa sextet
Stylistic analysis of highly infl uential guitarists such as Juanito Marquez, Paul Alicea, Sonny Henry, Edgardo Miranda, Carlos Emilio Morales, Bobby Redfield, Carlos Santana and Steve Khan.
Transcriptions and analysis of jazz guitar greats playing Latin music, like Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Attila Zoller, Danny Embrey and Steve Khan. And much more!
Over 250 audio files of the author playing each exercise!