I'm so thrilled to see a book by my greatest teacher, Randy Vincent!! Randy's deep musical and theoretical understanding of the guitar have been invaluable to me. His book provides insight into the orchestral qualities of the guitar and how to apply this knowledge to any musical context.” — Julian Lage

Like many people, I didn't know what 'drop 2' meant until now! But Randy Vincent has done a wonderful job in putting together a very systematic and comprehensive book that will be of great value to all guitarists that want to develop and improve their chord melody playing. I might just use some of these tasty voicings myself!” — Barry Finnerty

Randy Vincent has drawn on his decades of experience as a guitarist and teacher to create a very useful book of chord voicings. The material is well presented, and the wealth of material is placed in context to allow the serious student to absorb everything. I found Randy's book really helpful. I will use it as a reference myself, and will recommend it highly to all of my friends and students.” — John Stowell

Randy Vincent presents the inner workings of the 'drop 2' voicing for guitar more comprehensively than other publications I have encountered. All the examples are written out clearly and explained in great detail. This book is an invaluable aid to any guitarist that desires to look more deeply into the study of jazz harmony with an emphasis on the most practical and commonly used voicing, the 'drop 2.' It's clear that Randy has put his heart and soul into this great work, as it reflects so much musical wisdom.” — Larry Koonse

Randy's playing speaks for itself and now this intelligent and fascinating contribution to guitar literature seals his reputation as a fine educator too.” — Mimi Fox

This is a very unique book focused on 4-note voicings for the guitar. The chapters are well organized with lots of interesting voicing examples of jazz standard melodies. Especially the "tweaking" techniques are inspiring. Also the attached CDs are a great help. Recommended!!” — Satoshi Inoue

I think the book is very well thought-out and thorough. It's everything you could ever want to know about drop 2 voicings. I especially like the included CDs where Randy plays the examples. Thanks!” — Steve Masakowski

Great book. I will be adding this one as a required text for my students.” — Vic Juris

What a great book! Randy Vincent has given us a huge amount of the “stuff” we guitar players can use  when we’re “in action,” listening and reacting to what’s going on around us. This is so practical - and so rare! Thanks, Randy!” — Jim Hall

Randy Vincent is an extraordinary musician who also happens to play the guitar. With this book, he gives a real life approach to voicing chords on the instrument that will allow both the student and the professional a clear way to illuminate harmonies in the most sensible and transparent way. With almost every student I have had I have stressed the issue of getting the most mileage out of the least notes whenever possible. This book lays it out in clear and concise terms.” — Pat Metheny

This book is full of essential information for jazz guitarists at any level. It's beautifully put together. Very logical and easy to understand. A wonderful book.” — Mike Stern

I can't imagine a more thorough, organized approach to three-note voicings. This book will be an invaluable asset to any serious student of jazz guitar.” — Ben Monder

Looks like another winner. ... I look forward to using this with my students ... Congrats. ” — Vic Juris

An absolutely necessary book for the aspiring jazz guitarist.” — Mark Levine

One of the most difficult but gratifying aspects of guitar performance is to be able to go beyond single line playing and involve melodic and harmonic improvising, simultaneously. These studies open the door, and are a foundation for this total kind of creativity.” — Gene Bertoncini

This book is amazing. It shines a light on the incredible potential of 3-note voicings, and their ability to imply the most colorful and vivid harmonic landscapes. Randy illuminates the path of discovery in the most natural and eloquent way, guiding you into how to practice and implement these concepts in real life musical scenarios. I consider the topics explored in this book to be the foundation of how I like to look at harmony on the guitar. From triad pairs to the way he discusses harmonizing melodies, I feel Randy offers the finest and most comprehensive course for the modern guitarist. Thank you Randy!” — Julian Lage

Randy Vincent's Line Games is a serious, well-conceived book on jazz guitar. It has a tremendous amount of useful information which can be truly helpful to guitarists seeking thorough knowledge and training in jazz music.” — Kenny Burrell

This book is probably the most complete explanation of linear improvisation as applied to the guitar that I have come across. Randy Vincent goes into his subjects, which include a novel take on hexatonic applications, chromatic neighbor tones, and various scale forms and arpeggios, with unprecedented thoroughness. It is also refreshing to see the emphasis on thematic development, and I like how some of the great recorded guitar solos are often used as illustrative examples. I highly recommend it.” — Ben Monder

This book is full of great ideas about a very important subject! It is well organized and the examples are clear and very musical. There is very useful and user-friendly information here that shows the player the concepts behind creating of lines. This book will have players of all levels thinking in new ways.” — Peter Bernstein

Randy has come up with another Winner. This is one of the most comprehensive studies I have ever encountered concerning single line improvisation!” — Vic Juris

With all the books on jazz improvisation available I didn't think it was possible to find one that offers a new perspective but Randy Vincent's Line Games does just that. It's a great book! There are many real- world examples of players using the archetypal bebop hexatonic sound and many examples of ways to practice and utilize the sound. In suggesting ways of practicing and using the scale Randy gets you started, but it's up to the reader to strike out on their own — in my opinion the best way to really grasp a sound or concept. There is a whole lot of material here and I'm looking forward to working with it for a long time. Thanks, Randy!!” — Bruce Saunders

With the plethora jazz guitar books on the market today, one must sort through dozens to find one that yields the results of a tried and true method for learning to play jazz as applied to the guitar. I was pleasantly surprised to find a new book that I feel to have such qualities. This being the jazz guitar book written by Randy Vincent called Line Games for Sher Music Co. Inside, you'll find dozens of examples, explanations, techniques, and the application of the jazz language employed by all the great jazz guitarists we know and love. Great job, Randy!” — Henry Johnson

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