{"product_id":"mel-bay-alden-howard-sweet-and-lowdown-guitar-112681","title":"Alden Howard - Sweet And Lowdown - Guitar","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSummary of This Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1999, \u003cstrong\u003eSweet and Lowdown\u003c\/strong\u003e stars Sean Penn as Emmett Ray, a fictional 1930s jazz guitarist convinced he is the second greatest guitarist in the world after Django Reinhardt. For the film, guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eHoward Alden\u003c\/strong\u003e performed all the solo acoustic guitar parts and also assisted Sean Penn in preparing for his role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book compiles \u003cstrong\u003efaithful transcriptions\u003c\/strong\u003e of Howard Alden's interpretations and improvisations, deeply rooted in \u003cstrong\u003eswing\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003egypsy jazz\u003c\/strong\u003e styles. 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