"Steve Briody's "Jazz Guitar Lines of the Greats" is a great reference book for any instrument - a lot of these lines lay quite well on the trumpet and are a great way to expand one's jazz vocabulary!"
- RANDY BRECKER

"Nicely put together book written by Steve Briody that features 5 great jazz guitar masters. Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Jimmy Raney, Tal Farlow, and Joe Pass...All heroes of mine. I particularly like Steve's opening comments about "Why Imitate?" Every musician went through that learning process before finding their own voice. The book consists of mostly "Jazz Lines" by the 5 featured guitarists and how each one played 2/5 patterns, dominant 7th's and other important harmonic structures. Very worthy book."
- JACK WILKINS

"I think this is an excellent book and reference guide. It pays a lot of respect to these guitar masters, and I think guitar players will learn a lot from it".
- BUCKY PIZZARELLI

"Every jazz guitarist needs this book - it is on my music stand as we speak"
- PETER ROGINE - Chair, guitar dept. - Five Towns College

Cover Illustration by Richard Martin

I'm very excited about the release of my new book. It features over 100 pages of lines (or "licks", or "riffs") from 5 jazz guitar heroes of mine:
Joe Pass
Jimmy Raney
Tal Farlow
Pat Martino
Wes Montgomery

I categorized the lines according to common improvisational situations:
Major
2-5-1 in major
2-5-1 in minor
Static minor/dorian
Static dominant

I hope it's helpful to guitarists (as well as other instrumentalists) of many different levels. Please check it out & let me know what you think. Thanks.
- Steve

I have been asked if the front cover artwork is available for purchase. It was a painting by renowned illustrator Richard Martin, and yes, the original full-color painting is available as a poster. Feel free to contact him about this incredible work through RMartinArtist.com