Patterns for Jazz - Jerry Coker et. al.

[Robert J]

I recently started in on this book, something I've seen for years. I usually avoided it because the sax players in just about any band I was in would pull it out when they wanted to avoid learning the tune we were rehearsing, or they were impressing the chicks, or whatever .

I have found the patterns very relevant in fact. In my piano teaching I sort of have to fall into the Hanon and the scale books for my classical-pop students, though I've shown them cool ways to deal with these very boring and non-reality based exercises. I'd like to lay on some of these patterns for the hipper ones. But the PFJ really makes me think about my weaknesses and has re-enforced my goal of learning everything I do in all keys.

Anyone else, use, or did use this book?