In this interview I chat with Les Wise about his early days in New Orleans and the scene, moving to Hollywood and to start teaching at GIT under Howard Roberts, accelerated learning techniques, a famous book that was used by a lot of jazz greats, his contribution and back story to the legendary "TEN" book, and much much more!

LES WISE BOOKS!

• Jazz Improvisation for Guitar📚
• 32-page method covering melodic improvisation, substitutions, altered tensions, and includes online audio.
• Bebop Licks for Guitar: A Dictionary of Melodic Ideas for Improvisation📚
• One of his best-known books with over 800 bebop licks in standard notation and TAB.
• Jazz Solos for Guitar (REH Pro Licks)📚
• Features transcribed solos and stylistic analysis of players like Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Jim Hall, Pat Martino, and Barney Kessel.

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