Jazz Studio Fishman Greg - Hip Licks For Saxophone Vol.2 - + 4 CD'S

Summary of This Method

Designed as a true reference book, Hip Licks for Saxophone Volume 2 helps saxophonists develop fluency in the jazz language through a mainstream vocabulary (swing, bebop, post-bop) that respects harmony and "lays great on the horn." The goal is clear: to enrich your improvisation with effective, idiomatic, and immediately transposable phrases while strengthening your sense of typical chord progressions found in standards.

The strength of this method lies in its systematic work in all 12 keys and its writing adapted to the realities of the instrument: each lick is presented by key emphasizing timbre, register, and playability. Alto and tenor read the same written part, while the accompaniment is recorded in two different keys so that each phrase remains natural under the fingers and sounds optimal on all saxophones.

You will find licks built on essential progressions, for example: V7#11, ii m7 / V7, ii m7b5 / V7b9, movements toward the major such as iv m7 / bVII7 / I Maj7, cadences like b vi m7 / bII7 / I Maj7 or #iv m7 / VII7 / I Maj7, as well as turnarounds (4 beats per chord or 2 beats per chord) and colors like V7#9#5 / i m. The modular design makes each phrase self-contained : you can take it out of context, transform it, combine it with others, and use it on a wide variety of tunes.

Thanks to the rhythm-section-only tracks, you can also experiment with your own variations, work on your arpeggios, scales, and rhythmic placements over credible harmonic backgrounds. Finally, Hip Licks for Saxophone Volumes 1 & 2 are designed to work together: the lick numbers in volume 2 pick up where volume 1 leaves off (starting from lick 169), for easy navigation and coherent progression in your daily routine.

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Methods

Artist	Greg Fishman	Genre	jazz method / improvisation vocabulary
Instrumentation	saxophone (alto and tenor) with Play-Along accompaniments	Pages	36