Good jazz is made from good musical ideas. The brilliance of jazz violinists like Stephane Grappelli and Stuff Smith came, not from instrumental virtuosity but their "jazz intelligence"-their ability to synthesize the jazz language and effectively articulate it on their instrument. In this book you'll find a collection of jazz violin solos-all of which can be played in first position. These solos will give your fingers an opportunity to talk jazz.and do it while bypassing many of the violin's technical landmines.
