Slonimsky: Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns

[AllenLowe]

Slonimsky's famous book in hardcover; edition is 1975; I bought it than and have opened it maybe twice (I do not want to play good); though the cover is somewhat frayed, the book itself is near mint. I have seen older hardcover editions like this being sold for as much as $250 but only an idiot would pay that much -

so - I will sell this one at an offer you cannot refuse: $35 plus shipping (probably about $8 domestic media mail; this thing is tall) -

(Chewy, you can have it for $250) -

all others, $35 $35 $35 $35 35 $35 $35 $35 35 $35 $35 $35

also good for jazz critics who want to be seen reading it at the local iternet cafe; it makes chicks go wild -

people will think you actually know something about music - become known as the Larry Kart of the East; or the Chuck Nessa of the West; or as the Allen Lowe of Berlin - or the Kurt Furtwangler of Kansas (not sure if I am spelling that one correctly)

email me at alowe@maine.rr.com - that is also my paypal address

[7/4]

I have that one, I got as far as the first page.

[Joe G]

I'll pass on the book, but I sure enjoyed the pitch (yuk yuk).

[7/4]

I think it's worth looking at, I'm going to dig out my copy for more study. [seriously]

[Chuck Nessa]

I think it's worth looking at, I'm going to dig out my copy for more study. [seriously]

Maybe you will reach page 2 just like Allen.

[7/4]

this year.

[AllenLowe]

well, I'd be willing to sell it on a per-page basis; 10 cents a page -

funny thing about this book is that it was very helpful for the short time I used it - the arcs of scale that Slonimsky uses are very applicable to jazz playing and conducive to avoiding cliches. But than I watched a friend of mine, a pianist, playing passages by heart, and got discouraged.

but if it was good enough for Coltrane...

Edited March 18, 2007 by AllenLowe

[AllenLowe]

also, my copy has the super-secret code to instant jazz success. I just chose not to use it, so it is still good for one budding player out there -