"The Jazz Theory Book," by Mark Levine: $60. Realizing just how little I know...

Aaron Saunders · #1 02-02-2005, 04:09 PM

is probably just about the best thing that ever happened to me! I cracked it open at the store and looked at the chapter names, and thought I had the first four or five down cold and could fake my way through the first 12 if I needed to.

Boy was I wrong.

I was golden for the first chapter -- basic theory. Major scale, modes, basic chords. Then...bam. It's so much information! I mean, jeezums jippity crow. And it's FILLED with examples! Seriously guys, this is a GREAT book. I'd reccomend getting your grade 2 rudiments and some basic chord theory/harmony stuff before getting into this one (I don't think I would've been ready for this book if I hadn't) but it's seriously a wealth of information. It's into modal jazz and reharmonization by the third chapter!

PS: The shop marked it up a bunch, and I don't even care. GREAT book.

Dig_Wilbur_Ware · #2 02-02-2005, 05:51 PM

I'll second that.

Jace The Bass · #3 02-02-2005, 06:20 PM

Yeah man that book will knock your socks off well worth the $60.00

jeff schmidt · #4 02-02-2005, 08:13 PM

I only paid 40 for my copy last year. In fact - isn't the $40 price printed right on the cover?

Aaron Saunders · #5 02-02-2005, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff schmidt

I only paid 40 for my copy last year. In fact - isn't the $40 price printed right on the cover?

Yep. They blacked it out with a sharpie. I didn't notice until I was at lunch just over an hour later. At my next lesson (monday, my one this week was cancelled) I'm going to ask them exactly what they thought they were doing.

JimK · #6 02-03-2005, 07:34 AM

Agree, great stuff.
I guess $40 US = $60 Canadian?

Kurisu · #7 02-03-2005, 11:32 AM

Gah, I don't even remember what mine was marked as in CDN, but it says $40 right on the cover. So $60 seems right.

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Originally Posted by JimK

Agree, great stuff.
I guess $40 US = $60 Canadian?

Aaron Saunders · #8 02-03-2005, 12:42 PM

40USD = 49.6792CAD

Also, note that I paid sixty for it. My mom tossed in ten bucks herself :P. So in total, the cost was actually $70CAD. Even after adding taxes to $49.68CAD, it should've only cost $57CAD. Instead they tacked on another $10. I mean, I personally paid only a couple bucks more than cover price, but that's still seriously uncool that they would mark it up that much.

Also keep in mind that I get a 5% discount on books there. Any non-student of the store would have to spend another 5%. Not much, but...still, uncool.

Kurisu · #9 02-03-2005, 12:51 PM

Yep, you got hosed.

jeff schmidt · #10 02-03-2005, 01:59 PM

Well . . .it happens. I just got hosed on a set of TI Flats. I paid bassguitarstrings.us over $70.00!! and then found them elswehere for just over $50.00

DOH!!!

Buyer beware.

Aaron Saunders · #11 02-03-2005, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff schmidt

Well . . .it happens. I just got hosed on a set of TI Flats. I paid bassguitarstrings.us over $70.00!! and then found them elswehere for just over $50.00

DOH!!!

Buyer beware.

Dude, that's superhosed. I got mine for $50CAD flat, no shipping/taxes.

Kurisu · #12 02-03-2005, 03:22 PM

Ohohohoh, where? I was just looking at some TI JF threads today.

Aaron Saunders · #13 02-03-2005, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Kurisu

Ohohohoh, where? I was just looking at some TI JF threads today.

Local dealer. He doesn't charge me taxes, 'cause I go there all the time and spend a lot of money in there. That was before the price hike, so it's another $5 (TI did a 10% price hike sometime in 04.)