Die ii-V7-I Verbindung: Melody Instruments Book & CD

This German-language edition brings Aebersold's proven methodology to a new audience while maintaining the clarity that made his original series indispensable. The 120 written patterns give melodic players concrete material to internalize the most fundamental progression in jazz, and the accompanying CD locks the harmonic movement into the ear through repetition and musical context.

Methodical and grounded. Working through these patterns feels less like abstract theory and more like building muscle memory for the harmonic vocabulary that appears in nearly every jazz standard.

Jazz musicians at the intermediate level who need systematic harmonic training in the language of their instrument. This resource serves melody players (saxophone, trumpet, trombone, flute, and others) preparing for ensemble playing or solo improvisation.

• Sing each pattern before playing it; your voice will absorb the harmonic movement more quickly than your fingers will.
• Transpose patterns methodically through all keys rather than circling back to comfortable ones; consistency builds automaticity.
• Study the piano voicings provided even as a melody player; understanding how the chord tones stack underneath your line deepens your harmonic awareness.
• Use the recorded accompaniment to play patterns in time, then push yourself to improvise variations once the basic shape is solid.

Deploy this in individual jazz lessons or studio work rather than full-group rehearsal; each player progresses at their own pace through the patterns. Use it alongside a jazz ensemble book to ground improvisers in the harmonic language they'll encounter in the repertoire.

• Recognizing and playing ii-V7-I progressions across all twelve keys
• Improvising melodic variations over a static harmonic movement
• Reading and internalizing jazz chord symbols
• Connecting scale tones to underlying chord voicings
• Playing in time with recorded jazz accompaniment