Testimonials for 'Mastering the Dominant Bebop Scale'

This book is really taking years of trascriptions and licks I learned and organizing them so much better as well as teaching me tons of great new licks.  It is giving me the freedom to use a lot of stuff I already new in so many more ways.  It goes way beyond licks and scales.  Because of my strong base in my scales the concepts in the book are instantly helping my playing in all keys even though I have gone through only 2 keys in the book.  It's helping me in my minor keys as well just by the way it has me thinking.  Thanks again.

This book is great.  I have used it for total of 6 hours in 3 days on chapters one and two and I already feel my playing changing for the better.  When I finish this one I will be back for one of your other volumes.  Thanks for the great resource.

I bought Steve's V7 book and took a couple of online lesson from him. I really appreciated Steve's careful listening of what I wanted to get done in a lesson and his clear, concise ideas on next steps to improve my playing and musical interpretation. His mastering  the Dominant Bebop Scale has lots of exercises to use a scale that addresses the largest percentage of chords I come across in pop/blues music. The dominant V7. Needless say it has improved my playing. I teach and also have recorded lots of on line lessons and Steve's explaining style and demonstrating ability is top notch. I wish he was close enough for direct lessons. I plan to use him in the future. Thanks Steve

As I’ve been playing jazz on the alto sax since 1981  and I have continually come up against the same question of what to play over a Dominant 7th chord.  That question remained until I came across Steve’s book Mastering the Dominant Bebop Scale.   I immediately started to benefit even after a few days of studying the opening pages. I have continued with my study of this book and the difference is truly remarkable; I am never lost for an idea of what to play when I’m on the Dominant 7th chord of any tune now.  I would highly recommend this book for the serious student of the jazz standard tunes.-Wil Greenstreet

More experienced players will find that Steve's exercises "links" and "mixes" are great preparation for tackling the solos of the masters. Shedding this stuff will pay off big time when you surprise yourself on the bandstand playing authentic flowing bebop lines.  There's something here for every level of player. Whether you're a beginner wanting a musical way to get familiar with the horn, or an intermediate player looking to move beyond blues scales, work with this  book and you'll reap benefits in every area of your playing!

Steve, I am a trauma surgeon with very limited time who is learning to play jazz guitar.  I have purchased all of your books ( The Best II-V-I Patterns, Approach Note Velocity or  Mastering the Dominant Bebop Scale) and have found them invaluable in giving me an insight into modern improvising.  The Mastering the Dominant Bebop Scale is much clearer and user-friendly than the Baker books that I had been using (How to Play Bebop).  Instead of just a single riff, you provide building blocks that allow the student to really internalize the Bebop scales and actually make music with them.  I am also using Approach Note Velocity in combination with the New York Guitar Method to master the use of chromatics in my playing.   Thank you so much for taking the time to develop these books, and please let me know when you develop a new product!-Michele Holevar