Book, Video & Course Reviews

Are you interested in geeky music books, videos and courses? Here are my thoughts on some of them! 🙂

Yes, you will also see some business, marketing & even a poetry book reviewed here. I’m curious about a lot of different things. But yeah, mostly it’s music, jazz & fingerstyle guitar stuff.

Review #260

Book Review: Mastering the Dominant Pentatonic Sound over a Blues by Steve Neff

Review #259

Book & Video Review: Looking Glass – A comprehensive study of Allan Holdsworth’s improvisational ideas, patterns, scales, charts & tunings by John Vullo

Review #258

Licks Package: 10 Must-Know Bebop Licks by Cecil Alexander

Review #257

Licks Package: 10 Advanced II V I Licks by Cecil Alexander

Review #256

Film Review: INSIDE SCOFIELD – a film about master musician John Scofield from Jörg Steineck

Review #255

Video Review: Jazz Notes by Mike Stern (Guitar Webinars)

Review #254

Ulasan Video: Guitar Jamming Samad Lefthanded Vol. 1, Vol. 2 & Vol. 3 oleh Samad Lefthanded

Review #253

Musical Exercises Review: Bebop II-V Phrases, All The Things You Are Etude, Solar Etude (Melodic Minor Modes) and Green Dolphin Street Solo Arrangement by Cecil Alexander

Review #252

Book Review: In the Mystery: A Deconstruction of the Harmony, Melody, Compositions and Improvisations of Allan Holdsworth by Brett Stine

Review #251

Book Review: The George Benson Method Pocket Book Vol.2 – Minor II, V, I Ultimate Lines

Review #250

Book Review: The George Benson Method Pocket Book Vol.1 – Major II, V, I Ultimate Lines by George Benson & Peter Farrell

Review #249

Ulasan Filem: PEKIK – Sebuah Produksi Stereo Pixels

Review #248

Book Review: The Art of Picking by Jimmy Bruno

Review #247

Book Review: How To Warm Up: 20 Practical Concepts for the Contemporary Guitarist by Ben Eunson

Review #246

Book Review: Jazz Guitar Structures by Andrew Green

Review #245

Book Review: Jazz Guitar Technique by Andrew Green

Review #244

Book Review: Ed Capuano’s Improvising Jazz Guitar by Ed Capuano

Review #243

Book Review: The Accelerator – The Theory-Fingerboard Connection by Howard Roberts with Charles Fechter and Keith Wyatt

Review #242

Book Review: Aids to Technique and Guitar Interpretations by Johnny Smith

Review #241

Book Review: Welcome to Harmonyville 01625 by Jon Damian

Review #240

Book Review: Jazz Guitar Fretboard Navigation: From Bach to Bebop by Mark White

Review #239

Book Review: Jazz Guitar Comp Chords by Warren Nunes

Review #238

Book Review: Style & Craft – The Alchemy of Unique Style by Howard M. Roberts and Garry Hagberg

Review #237

Book Review: On Recording – A Manifesto by Chris Schlarb

Review #236

Book Review: Jazz Guitar Portfolio by Warren Nunes

Review #235

Book Review: Guitar Hanon – 50 Essential Exercises by Peter Denoff

Review #234

Book Review: Monster Picking Technique Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 by Shane Theriot

Review #233

Book Review: Guitar Sightreading Studies by Carol Kaye

Review #232

Book Review: Fretboard Essentials Book 3: Comping Studies (Applied Voicings) by Bill Farrish

Review #231

Book Review: The Guitar: Phase 2 by William Leavitt

Review #230

Book Review: The Guitar: Phase 1 by William Leavitt

Review #229

Book Review: Jazz Guitar CD & Guide w/NEW Diagrammed Standards/Jazz Chords by Carol Kaye

Review #228

Video Review: Jazz Guitar Workshop by Carol Kaye

Review #227

Book Review: Modern Rock Guitar Soloing by Martin Miller

Review #226

Book Review: Craftsman Creative: How Five-Figure Creators Can Build Six-Figure Businesses by Daren Smith

Review #225

Book Review: Twelve and a Half by Gary Vaynerchuk

Review #224

Book Review: Gateway to Guitar Improvisation by Tony DeCaprio

Review #223

Course Review: The Definitive Gambale Sweep Picking Course by Frank Gambale

Review #222

Book Review: The Serious Jazz Practice Book by Barry Finnerty

Review #221

Book Review: Creative Scale Dimensions by Tim May

Review #220

Book Review: Talk Jazz Guitar by Roni Ben-Hur

Review #219

Book Review: Arpeggio Handbook for Blues Guitar by Corey Congilio

Review #218

Book Review: Fretboard Essentials Book 1 by Bill Farrish

Review #217

Lesson Review: Right Hand Exercise Packet by Jake Workman

Review #216

Course Review: Alternate Picking Mastery by Polychuck Academy

Review #215

Video Review: Jimmy Bruno Online School by Jimmy Bruno

Review #214

Book Review: Effortless Guitar by Adrian Farrell, MSTAT

Review #213

Book Review: Advertising For Profits by William L. Doremus

Review #212

Book Review: Solo Chords by Roger Hutchinson

Review #211

Membership Site Review: Bill Farrish Guitar School by Bill Farrish

Review #210

Review Buku: Formula Influencer Marketing dari DJ Fuzz & Amiera Syuhada

Review #209

Book Review: My Story of Heart Disease and Music by Barry Greene

Review #208

Book Review: Long Arpeggio Studies by Bill Farrish

Review #207

Book Review: A Technique for Producing Ideas by James Webb Young

Review #206

Course Review: Fretboard Freedom by Dan Wilson

Review #205

Book Review: David Baker’s How To Play Bebop 1: For All Instruments The Bebop Scales and Other Scales in Common Use by David Baker

Review #204

Book Review: 69 Modern Phrases: Melodic Cells by Chad LB

Review #203

Video Review: Dana’s Private Reserve: Narrated Practice Sessions DPR 14A by Visual Guide Tones (Dana Rasch)

Review #202

Book Review: 30 Exercises on Static Harmony by Cecil Alexander

Review #201

Book Review: Pocket Full of Do by Chris Do

Review #200

Book Review: 351 Shapes by Miles Okazaki

Review #199

Book Review: 180 Original Jazz Compositions & 180 Guitar Solos Transcribed by Shawn Purcell

Review #198

Book Review: The 22 Laws of Digital Writing by Dickie Bush and Nicolas Cole

Review #197

Book Review: The Open Patterns Book by Gonzalo Bergara

Review #196

Book Review: Melodic Improvising for Guitar by Bruce Saunders

Review #195

Video Review: Speed Kills 1 by Michael Angelo Batio

Review #194

Book Review: The Creative Method by Dr. Mark McKnight

Review #193

Book Review: The 4-Note Universe: A Systematic Exploration of 4-Note Chords & Arpeggios with Études for Guitar by Noel Johnston

Review #192

Book Review: Improvisation for Flute by Andy McGhee

Review #191

Book Review: For Guitar Players Only by Tommy Tedesco

Review #190

Book Review: Chord Concepts by Ted Shumate

Review #189

Video Review: Coltrane Changes Strategies – Part 1 By Randy Johnston

Review #188

Book Review: Warren Nunes Jazz Guitar Series: The Blues by Warren Nunes & Jerry Snyder

Review #187

Course Review: Sweep Picking Mastery by Dan Mumm

Review #186

Book Review: 20 Bebop Etudes by Cecil Alexander

Review #185

Book Review: 5 Etudes For Guitar Improvisation by Ben Eunson

Review #184

Book & Video Review: Chromatic Methenyisms (Arpeggios ala Matini) Vol. 2 by Hristo Vitchev

Review #183

Book & Video Review: Chromatic Methenyisms (Arpeggios ala Matini) by Hristo Vitchev

Review #182

Video Review: Environments for Jazz Guitar by Christopher Woitach

Review #181

Book Review: Developing Sight Reading Skills in the Jazz Idiom by John LaPorta

Review #180

Book Review: Triadic Energy by Lenny Carlson

Review #179

Book & Video Review: Chromatic Methenyisms – Wild Triad Quilts by Hristo Vitchev

Review #178

Book & Video Review: Diatonic Methenyisms Volume 1 by Hristo Vitchev

Review #177

Book Review: Into The Labyrinth by Davy Mooney

Review #176

Book Review: Intervallic Designs for Jazz Guitar by Joe Diorio

Review #175

Book & Video Review: Chromatic Methenyisms (Pentatonics Uncompromised) by Hristo Vitchev

Review #174

Book & Video Review: Chromatic Methenyisms (Imaginary Triads) by Hristo Vitchev

Review #173

Book & Video Review: Chromatic Methenyisms ii-V7-I Application by Hristo Vitchev

Review #172

Book & Video Review: Chromatic Methenyisms by Hristo Vitchev

Review #171

Book Review: 50 ii-V-I Licks by Cecil Alexander

Review #170

Book Review: The Master Arpeggios Book Vol. 1 For Guitar by Chase Maddox

Review #169

Video Review: Creative Phrasing of Guitar by Joe Rogers

Review #168

Book Review: Jazz Guitar Lines by Lucky Elden

Review #167

Video Review: Body and Soul – Self-Comping and Soloing With Chords by Mason Razavi

Review #166

Book Review: The Melodic Jazz Guitar Chord Dictionary by Tim Lerch

Review #165

Book Review: Modern Jazz Guitar Styles by Andre Bush

Review #164

Book Review: How to Stop Sucking: The Incomplete Guide to Improving Your Musical Abilities by Danny Markovitch of Marbin

Review #163

Book Review: Melodic Cells for Jazz Guitar: The Quickest Way to Master Tension, Resolution & Phrasing on Jazz Guitar by Oz Noy

Review #162

Review Buku: Lagu Pukau Extended dari DJ Fuzz

Review #161

Book Review: Melodic Shapes for the Modern Improvisor by Tim Lin & Alex Murzyn

Review #160

Book Review: Bach Shapes II: Studies in Bach by Jon De Lucia

Review #159

Video Review: Rhythm Changes Strategies Part III by Randy Johnston

Review #158

Book Review: The Ultimate Success Secret by Dan Kennedy

Review #157

Book Review: The Barry Harris Approach to Improvised Lines & Harmony: An Introduction by Fiona Bicket

Review #156

Video Review: The Pat Martino Lesson by Barry Greene

Review #155

Video Review: Jazz Piano 1 by Kenny Werner

Review #154

Video Review: Fretboard Harmony: Breaking Out of The ‘Box’ by Ben Sher

Review #153

Video Review: Rhythm Changes Strategies Part II by Randy Johnston

Review #152

Video Review: Rhythm Changes Strategies Part I by Randy Johnston

Review #151

Book Review: Dumb It Down by Eddy Quan (War On Weakness)

Review #150

Book Review: The Practice by Seth Godin

Review #149

Video Review: Developing a Personal Approach to Chords 2 – 5 – 1 by Dan Arcamone

Review #148

Book Review: Tomo Fujita Solo Guitar Etudes by Tomo Fujita

Review #147

Book Review: Shell Chords: Essential Shapes for Jazz Guitar Accompaniment by Adam Levy

Review #146

Book Review: Van Hemert System by Christiaan Van Hemert

Review #145

Book Review: Guitar Mastery: Beginner Guitar Line Reading by Jeff Berlin

Review #144

Review Buku: Instagram Marketing Calendar 2022 dari Huzeifa Studio

Review #143

Video Review: Picking Masterclass by Cecil Alexander

Review #142

Book Review: Practical Stuff for Survival by Adam Larson

Review #141

Course Review: Guitar Speed Builder by Roy Ziv

Review #140

Book Review: Personalizing Jazz Vocabulary by Davy Mooney

Review #139

Book Review: Tim Miller 2-1-2 Arpeggio Technique Volume 1 by Tim Miller

Review #138

Course Review: Blues Building Blocks by Jon Finn

Review #137

Book Review: Hip Guitar Lines by Rodney Jones

Review #136

Book Review: Bach Shapes: The Etudes by Jon De Lucia

Review #135

Video Review: How I Play Guitar by Lage Lund

Review #134

Video Review: What Makes a Strong Solo? Part 1: Melodic Clarity by Juan Dhas

Review #133

Mini-Lesson Review: 5 Improvised Lines Over Major Chords by Ben Eunson

Review #132

Book Review: Six Essential Fingerings for the Jazz Guitarist by Jimmy Bruno

Review #131

Book Review: The Working Musician’s Handbook by Nicholas Veinoglou

Review #130

Book Review: The Picking Solution by Graham Tippett

Review #129

Sheet Music Review: a Blues-shaped box by Jan Jakut

Review #128

Sheet Music Review: The Wind Cries Mary [Chord Kit] by Jan Jakut

Review #127

You Are Not Them! by Sid Mohasseb

Review #126

The Self Help Book: 6 Practical Ways to Never Stop Growing by Jared Graybeal

Review #125

Book Review: Four Patterns of Healthy People by Matt Norman

Review #124

Book Review: F.U. Money by Dan Lok

Review #123

Book Review: The Happy Leader by Shawn Sukhraj Johal

Review #122

Book Review: Add9 Triad Workout (major / melodic minor) by Hristo Vitchev

Review #121

Book Review: 10 Tonal Exercises: Volume 2 Melodic by Hristo Vitchev

Review #120

Book Review: 10 Tonal Exercises: Volume 1 Harmonic by Hristo Vitchev

Review #119

Book Review: The Concept of Anxiety by Søren Kierkegaard

Review #118

Course Review: How To Practice Bundle: Volumes 1, 2 & 3 By Ben Eunson

Review #117

Book Review: Modern Linear Vocabulary for Guitar: Vol. 3 by Isaac Negrene

Review #116

Book Review: Bill Frisell Transcriptions by Jan Jakut

Review #115

Book Review: The Inner Game of Fingerstyle Guitar by Adam Rafferty

Review #114

Book Review: Investpreneur by Kristin Cripps

Review #113

Book Review: Offset Quartal Voicings for Guitar by Hristo Vitchev

Review #112

Book Review: Short Harmonic Etude (Peace) by Hristo Vitchev

Review #111

Book Review: Pentatonic Voicings by Hristo Vitchev

Review #110

Book Review: Short Harmonic Etude (Misty) by Hristo Vitchev

Review #109

Book Review: 10 Pentatonic Voicings ii-V7alt-I Voice Leading Studies by Hristo Vitchev

Review #108
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Review #107

Book Review: Melodic Symmetry Part 1: The Dominant Chord by Hristo Vitchev

Review #106

Book Review: Modern Linear Vocabulary for Guitar: Vol. 2 by Isaac Negrene

Review #105

Musical Exercises Review: Pentatonic Licks (Static Harmony) & Pentatonic Licks (II-V-I) by Cecil Alexander

Review #104

Book Review: The Silent Salesman by Anik Singal

Review #103

Book Review: One Million Followers by Brendan Kane

Review #102

Book Review: Building a StoryBrand by Donald Miller

Review #101

Book Review: Influence and Persuasion by Harvard Business Review

Review #100

Book Review: Composing and Compositions by Leni Stern

Review #99

Book Review: 8 Chordal Etudes for Jazz Guitar by Hristo Vitchev

Review #98

Musical Exercises Review: Assorted Licks & Minor II-V Lines by Cecil Alexander

Review #97

Course Review: 6 Hot Licks by Robin Nolan

Review #96

Book Review: Modal Etudes by Noel Johnston

Review #95

Membership Site Review: Homework by Nick Johnston

Review #94

Transcription Set Review: Atomic Improv Vol. 6 by Nick Johnston

Review #93

Transcription Set Review: Atomic Improv Vol. 5 by Nick Johnston

Review #92

Transcription Set Review: Atomic Improv Vol. 4 by Nick Johnston

Review #91

Transcription Set Review: Atomic Improv Vol. 3 by Nick Johnston

Review #90

Transcription Set Review: Atomic Improv Vol. 2 by Nick Johnston

Review #89

Transcription Set Review: Atomic Improv Vol. 1 by Nick Johnston

Review #88

Course Review: Sweep Picking Sorcery by Nick Layton

Review #87

Book Review: The Techniques of Guitar Playing by Seth F. Josel and Ming Tsao

Review #86

Book Review: Confessions of a Persuasion Hitman by Ian Stanley

Review #85

Video Review: Modern Chordal Playing Vol.1 by Jack Gardiner

Review #84

Book Review: 8 Contrapuntal Etudes for Jazz Guitar by Hristo Vitchev

Review #83

Video Review: The Triads Mindset by Doug Seven

Review #82

Video Review: Joe Pass Solo Guitar Style by Barry Greene

Review #81

Book Review: eSCAPE: The 4 Stages of Becoming A Successful Entrepreneur by Anik Singal

Review #80

Product Review: The NevBox by Neville Medhora

Review #79

Book Review: Uncommon Mentality — How to think like no one else By Chance Lunceford

Review #78

Book Review: The Millionaire Booklet by Grant Cardone

Review #77

Book Review: Wannabe Sasau by Jack Malik

Review #75

Video Review: Stevie Ray Vaughan Guitar Techniques by Chris Ochoa

Review #74

Book Review: An Improviser’s OS (2nd Edition) by Wayne Krantz

Review #73

Book Review: How I Make A Living Blogging by Cheesie

Review #72

Book Review: Next Level Selling by Tom Fedro

Review #71

Book Review: Music Marketing & Promotions Guide by Chris Greenwood

Review #70

Book Review: A Work in Progress by Chick Corea

Review #69

Book Review: Write Your Ebook In 7 Days by Jose Rosado

Review #68

Course Review: Approach Notes Course by Bruce Arnold

Review #67

Video Review: The Bryan Baker Interview

Review #66

Course Review: How to Find Your Voice by Isaiah Sharkey

Review #65

Book Review: An Improviser’s OS by Wayne Krantz

Review #64

Course Review: 51 Galactic Jazz Licks by Daniel Weiss

Review #63

Book Review: The Financially Independent Millennial by Rick Orford

Review #62

Book Review: Fresh Music by Jon Damian

Review #61

Book Review: Disruptive Leadership by Chris Catranis

Review #60

Book Review: Shredding Guitar Workout by German Schauss

Review #59

Book Review: (Jazz) Guitar 101 by Jan Jakut

Review #58

Book Review: Zero to Record Breaker by Carl Hitchborn

Review #57

Book Review: Neo Soul Guitar 101 – 2nd Edition by Jan Jakut

Review #56

Book Review: Putting Chords In Their Place by Wayne Riker

Review #55

Book Review: Jazz Improvisation by Garrison Fewell

Review #54

Book Review: Advanced Arpeggio Soloing For Guitar by Chris Brooks

Review #53

Book Review: The Next Step – Creative Concepts for the Improvising Guitarist by Shane Theriot

Review #52

Course Review: Fretboard Freedom Fighter by Les Wise

Review #51

Book Review: Concepts for Solo Guitar Performance – 2nd Edition by Jan Jakut

Review #50

Book Review: The Neo-Soul Guitar Book by Simon Pratt, Kristof Neyens and Mark Lettieri

Review #49

Book Review: Modern Jazz Guitar Concepts by Jens Larsen

Review #48

Book Review: How To Develop Virtuoso Single Line Technique For Jazz Guitar by Adam Rafferty

Review #47

Book Review: Diatonic Major and Minor Scales by Andres Segovia

Review #46

Book Review: The Art of Virtuosity by Philip Hii

Review #45

Book Review: 50 Modern Jazz Guitar Phrases by Ben Eunson

Review #44

Book Review: Steal My Licks By Armov (Armen-Gurgen Movsesyan)

Review #43

Book Review: Modern Linear Vocabulary For Guitar Vol. 1 by Isaac Negrene

Review #42

Book Review: How To Be Everything by Emlie Wapnick

Review #41

Book Review: Wise Guy by Guy Kawasaki

Review #40

Book Review: Developmental Arpeggios by Ken Taft

Review #39

Course Review: How to Shred (Tastefully) by TJ Whitelaw

Review #38

Book Review: Giant Steps For Guitar by Wolf Marshall

Review #37

Membership Site Review: PickUp Music

Review #36

Book Review: The Motivic Basis for Jazz Guitar Improvisation by Steve Rochinski

Review #35

Book Review: Ultimate Shred Machine by Chris Zoupa

Review #34

Book Review: Country Guitar Soloing Techniques by Levi Clay

Review #33

Book Review: Sweep Picking Speed Strategies For Guitar by Chris Brooks

Review #32

Book Review: Exercises & Etudes – An advanced method for the fingerstyle guitarist by Itamar Erez

Review #31

Video Review: Badass Inside Picking by Ben Higgins

Review #30

Book Review: Leveraged Learning by Danny Iny

Review #29

Video Review: Triste Masterclass by Randy Johnston

Review #28

Book Review: 21 Insights for 21st Century Creatives by Mark McGuinness

Review #27

Video Review: Simplifying Jazz Guitar by Randy Johnston

Review #26

Book Review: Triad Pairs – The First Step by Tony Greaves

Review #25

Book Review: Four Etudes for the Right Hand by Gyan Riley

Review #24

Book Review: Beyond Chord Melody by Martin Taylor MBE

Review #23

Book Review: Daniel Donato – The New Master Of The Telecaster: Pathways To Dynamic Solos

Review #22

Course Review: Understanding & Applying the Chromatic Scale by Frank Vignola

Review #21

Book Review: Movable Shapes – Concepts for Reharmonizing ii-V-I’s by Sheryl Bailey

Review #20

Video Review: Accompanying A Vocalist by David Cook

Review #19

Book Review: Developing Bebop Lines by Jeff Ellwood

Review #18

Book Review: The Acoustic Jazz Guitarist by Sean McGowan

Review #17

Video Review: Essential Percussive Guitar Riffs with Jon Gomm

Review #16

Video Review: Minor Line Concepts by Jay Umble

Review #15

Video Review: 8 Sets of Jazz Blues Changes by Randy Johnston

Review #14

Book Review: The Thesaurus of Scale Tone Chords by Alex Rogowski

Review #13

Video Review: Bebop Flow – Connecting Harmonic Concepts with the Family of 4 by Sheryl Bailey

Review #12

Book Review: Improvising Without Scales – The Intervallic Guitar System of Carl Verheyen

Review #11

Course Review: Liquid Fire Legato by Nick Layton

Review #10

Video Review: Dave Hill – Motif Development (Jazz Guitar Society)

Review #09

Book Review: A Guide to Developing a Chromatic Approach to Improvisation by Tony Greaves

Review #08

Course Review: Fundamentals of Picking by Fretboard Anatomy

Review #07

Book Review: Principles of Music by Bryan Baker

Review #06

Book Review: The Tao of Badass Guitar by Ben Higgins

Review #05

Book Review: Bach Shapes by Jon De Lucia

Review #04

Book Review: Extended Scale Playing for Guitar by Joe Puma

Review #03

Book Review: Between the Voicings by Hristo Vitchev

Review #02

Book Review: Voicing Modes – A Chord Voicing Approach to Hearing and Practicing Modes by Noel Johnston

Review #01

Book Review: The Outside Sounds and Substitutions of Modern Saxophonists for Jazz Guitar by Kevin Miller

[Submissions for Review Consideration]

• Are you an author who wrote a jazz, guitar or music book?
• Have you created a DVD or an online video course or subscription based website?
• Would you like me to review your book/course?

Please send me a message at azsamad2 at gmail.com with:

For courses: a link to the course/video/product + access info etc.
For books: a link to the book (Dropbox) or PDF attachment (if it’s small) for review consideration.

Depending on whether I dig the book/course, I’ll let you know if I do plan to review it!

I cannot guarantee a review for every submission & if I’m not too into it, I may opt not to review it. I mean, it’s better to get a good review that for me to write a bad review just because it’s not a match for the kind of stuff I dig right? :p

NOTE: All reviews reflect my honest personal opinion so be aware that I will point out both cool Pros and Cons that I see in the work. You dig? 🙂