The Blues Scales

THIS GROUND-BREAKING BOOK/AUDIO package will show you (or your students) how to use the Major and Minor Blues Scales to improvise meaningful solos without having to first master all the scales and chords of a tune.

GOOD FOR ALL LEVELS - Essential for beginners, perfect for intermediate students, and even useful for professional players to hone their skills on this crucial and often neglected part of the jazz language.

ACCOMPANYING CD DOWNLOAD by author Dan Greenblatt and his quartet of swinging, New York jazz musicians shows how each exercise should sound. And it also gives the student numerous play-along tracks to practice with.

GREAT TRANSCRIPTIONS from Miles, Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Young, Oscar Peterson, Dave Sanborn, Michael Brecker and many more, showing how the Blues Scales are actually used in various styles of jazz.

THE ONLY COMPREHENSIVE BOOK ON THE BLUES SCALES EVER PUBLISHED!

Available in C, Bb, Eb, Bass Clef and Guitar versions.
Spiral-bound, 88 page text, plus CD download.

Endorsements

An excellent addition to the growing number of books and CDs dedicated to mastering the art of jazz improvisation. Useful to beginners as well as advanced players, The Blues Scales admirably addresses the vocabulary of the blues — the 'root of jazz.'”
— Michael Brecker

To actually play the blues, you have to know what's in the blues. Dan has done a marvelous job of dissecting the blues and then bringing all the pieces back together so you can make beautiful music. This book will help those who want to have fun playing the blues.”
— Jamey Aebersold

Dan has done a great job with this book! A good method for teaching blues and jazz improvising to beginning students has been much needed. It has been a long time coming, but finally that need has been filled.”
— Junior Mance

Finally a conscientious educator has created a method which focuses on blues scales. It's sure to enhance the aspiring improvisor's vocabulary, as well as expand their ideas for composing. Dan Greenblatt's style of conveying this information is crystal clear, and this will help the aspiring student to become a far more impressive improvisor. Don't miss this book if you wish to strengthen your musical articulation.”
— Reggie Workman

I have seen first-hand how well Dan's systematic and insightful approach to teaching jazz improvisation works with students. With the publication of this book, jazz educators finally have a clearly presented method for teaching improvisation, with the goal of helping students develop the necessary vocabulary to create intelligent, authentic and inspired jazz solos that actually deal with the changes! 'The Blues Scales' will become my essential tool for teaching improvisation at Roosevelt High School.”
— Scott Brown

This is a valuable book, with an innovative and well-explained approach to using Blues Scales in jazz improvisation.”
— Bill Kirchner