Die Akkord-Skalen-Theorie und Jazz-Harmonik

Richard Graf & Barrie Nettles

Diese Publikation ist 1997 sowohl auf Deutsch als auch auf Englisch bei Advance Music erschienen
und wurde 2015 von SCHOTT MUSIC neu aufgelegt. Dieses Lehrwerk ist „Required Textbook“ an
zahlreichen Universitäten und Hochschulen weltweit, wurde bereits in ca. 100 wissenschaftlichen
Arbeiten als Referenz herangezogen und hat den internationalen Diskurs nicht nur im Bereich der
Jazzharmonik angeregt, sondern auch die Basis für weitere Forschungsfelder bis hin zum
Komponieren mit künstlicher Intelligenz gelegt (Siehe S.3).

Auch einige internationale Jazzgrößen haben dazu Stellung bezogen:

Art Farmer
"Having never had any institutional training in harmony and theory, I have often wondered just how
Jazz Harmony came to be? To develop and exist with its so deep well of knowledge that is necessary
to the improviser? Where did this come from and how did it develop? 'THE CHORD SCALE THEORY
AND JAZZ HARMONY' explains this and also goes farther by showing just how this knowledge can be
used. My only regret is that I’ve just found it."

Michael Brecker
"A helpful and organized tool that can shurely aid any musician interested in understanding
harmony as it relates to the complex subtleties of jazz improvisation."
Randy Brecker
"This comprehensive textbook is a must for beginners, intermediate or advanced students.
It is quite logically constructed, very easy to comprehend, and the amount of necessary information
contained in this pages is very impressive. Highly recommended."

Mick Goodrick
"This is a fine book, clear, comprehensive, and detailed. I like to think of it as the 'Basics Bible'. It
would make a wonderful addition to the personal library of any jazz student or teacher."

Bob Berg
"This book is a must for anyone interested in understanding the language of Jazz. It is laid out in a
simple (but not simplistic) manner that guides one from the basic, to the most challenging concepts
of improvisational aids. The book also shows a great respect for the traditions of our music which I
feel is important for opening minds to the future. I highly recommend this book!"

Cornelius Claudio Kreusch

"This might become the 'REAL BOOK of Jazz Harmony' for every serious musician!"

Joey Goldstein
Probably the best book out there right now, about jazz-style harmonic analysis, is The Chord Scale
Theory And Jazz Harmony by Nettles and Graf.
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