Sher Music Holiday Printed Book Sale!

 

As a Holiday gift to you, for the month of November 2025 only, we are happy to offer you Wholesale Prices on almost all our printed books - 40% off the list prices! (This offer is good for the USA only.) 

This is a rare sale on our physical books and it won't last long, so go to www.shermusic.com for some serious discounts! Great for Christmas shopping for other musicians too! Have a safe and Happy Holidays from everyone here at Sher Music Co.!

FAKE BOOKS

1. The New Real Book, Vol. 1 - C, Bb and Eb versions
2. The New Real Book, Vol. 2 - C, Bb and Eb versions
3. The New Real Book, Vol. 3 - C, Bb, Eb and Bass clef versions
4. The Standards Real Book - C, Bb and Eb versions
5. The All Jazz Real Book - C version only
6. The Real Easy Book, Vol. 1 - C, Bb, Eb and Bass clef versions
7. The Real Easy Book, Vol. 2 - C, Bb, Eb and Bass clef versions
8. The Real Easy Book, Vol. 3 - C, Bb, Eb and Bass clef versions
9. The Latin Real Easy Book - C, Bb, Eb and Bass Clef versions
10. The Best of Sher Music Real Books - C, Bb and Eb versions
11. The World's Greatest Fake Book - C version only
12. The European Real Book - C version only
13. The Latin Real Book - C version only

METHOD BOOKS AND PRACTICE GUIDES

1. The Jazz Theory Book - by Mark Levine
2. The Practice Notebooks of Michael Brecker
3. Logic and Creative Thinking in Jazz Improvisation - by Vincent Herring
4. Forward Motion - by Hal Galper
5. Metaphors for the Musician - by Randy Halberstadt
6. The Blues Scales - by Dan Greenblatt
7. Essential Grooves - by 3 Berklee College professors
8. The Rhythm Changes Guide - by Lukas Gabric
9. 365 Days of Practice - by Rick Margitza
10. The Bob Mover Jazz Lexicon - Treble and Bass Clef versions
11. Building Solo Lines from Cells - by Randy Vincent
12. The Serious Jazz Practice Book - by Barry Finnerty
13. The Serious Jazz Book II - by Barry Finnerty
14. The Jazz Harmony Book - by David Berkman
15. The Jimmy Raney Book - by Jimmy and Jon Raney
16. The Musician's Guide to Creative Practicing - by David Berkman
17. Major is Harmonic - by Randy Vincent
18. Minor is Major - by Dan Greenblatt

GUITAR BOOKS

1. Line Games - by Randy Vincent
2. The Cellular Approach - by Randy Vincent
3. Jazz Guitar Voicings: The Drop 2 Book - by Randy Vincent
4. Three-Note Voicings and Beyond - by Randy Vincent
5. Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar, Vol. 1 - by Neff Irizarry
6. Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar, Vol. 2 - by Neff Irizarry
7. The Jimmy Raney Book - by Jimmy and Jon Raney
8. The Brazilian Guitar Book - by Nelson Faria

LATIN MUSIC BOOKS

1. The Brazilian Guitar Book - by Nelson Faria
2. The True Cuban Bass - by Carlos del Puerto
3. Muy Caliente! - Afro-Cuban Book and Play-Along audio
4. Inside the Brazilian Rhythm Section - by Nelson Faria and Cliff Korman
5. Afro-Caribbean Grooves for Drumset - by Jean Philippe Fanfant
6. Flamenco Improvisation, Vol. 1 - by Enrique Vargas
7. Flamenco Improvisations, Vol. 2 - by Enrique Vargas
8. Flamenco Improvisation, Vol. 3 - by Enrique Vargas
9. The Latin Real Easy Book - C, Bb, Eb and Bass Clef versions
10. 101 Montunos - by Rebeca Mauleon
11. Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar - by Neff Irizarry
12. Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar, Vol.2 - by Neff Irizarry
13. Decoding Afro-Cuban Jazz - by Chucho Valdes and Rebeca Mauleon
14. The Latin Bass Book - by Oscar Stagnaro & Chuck Sher
15. The Latin Real Book - C version
16. The Salsa Guidebook for Piano and Ensemble - by Rebeca Mauleon
17. The Conga Drummer's Guidebook - by Michael Spiro
18. Language of the Masters - by Michael Spiro
19. El Libro del Jazz Piano - by Mark Levine

PIANO BOOKS

1. The Jazz Piano Book - by Mark Levine
2. An Approach to Comping - Vol.1 - by Jeb Patton
3. An Approach to Comping - Vol. 2 - by Jeb Patton
4. Jazz Piano Masterclass: The Drop 2 Book - by Mark Levine
5. Wisdom of the Hand - by Marius Nordal
6. Playing for Singers - by Mike Greensill
7. El Libro del Jazz Piano - by Mark Levine
8. 101 Montunos - by Rebeca Mauleon
9. How to Voice Standards at the Piano - by Mark Levine
10. Introduction to Jazz Piano - by Jeb Patton
11. The Jazz Harmony Book - by David Berkman
12. The Salsa Guidebook for Piano and Ensemble - by Rebeca Mauleon

BASS BOOKS

1. Bass Foundations - by Chuck Israels
2. The Improvisor's Bass Method - by Chuck Sher
3. Walking Bass Line Construction: Perdido - by Bob Sinicrope
4. Concepts for Bass Soloing - by Marc Johnson and Chuck Sher
5. Walking Bassics - by Ed Fuqua

DRUM BOOKS

1. Syncopation Companion - by Bryan Bowman
2. Language of the Masters - by Michael Spiro
3. Drum Chart Supplement for The Real Easy Book 1 - by Alan Hall
4. Afro-Caribbean Grooves for Drumset - by Jean-Philippe Fanfant

EAR TRAINING, ARRANGING AND MISC. INSTRUMENT BOOKS

1. The Real Easy Ear Training Book - by Roberta Radley
2. Reading, Writing, and Rhythmetic - by Roberta Radley
3. Jazz Scores and Analysis, Vol. 1 - by Rick Lawn
4. Jazz Scores and Analysis, Vol. 2 - by Rick Lawn
5. The Jazz Saxophone Book - by Tim Armacost
6. New Orleans Trumpet - by Jim Thornton
7. Method for Chromatic Harmonica - by Max de Aloe

Each book has been endorsed by multiple jazz legends and is the state-of-the-art on its respective topic.
See www.shermusic.com to order or for sample pages, sample audio tracks, endorsements, etc.

40% OFF DISCOUNT AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED AT CHECKOUT

Enjoy! - The Sher Music team.

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October Sher Music Sale!

Due to popular demand, our HALF PRICE sale on almost all our PDF digital books is being extended through the month of October 2025 as well. We hope you take advantage of the big savings in our "Back to the Woodshed" sale. See below for details and enjoy!

https://www.shermusic.com/sale.php

— The Sher Music Team

Super Sale at Sher Music!

Fellow musicians — for the month of September only, virtually all our Sher Music method book PDFs are on sale at HALF of their normal (already low) prices. You won't see these kinds of savings again for a while, so I hope you take advantage of our "Back to the Woodshed" sale. See below for details & enjoy!

— The Sher Music Team

Method Books

1. 365 Days of Practice by Rick Margitza
2. An Approach to Comping: Vol. 1 by Jeb Patton
3. An Approach to Comping: Vol. 2 by Jeb Patton
4. Bass Foundations by Chuck Israels
5. Blues Scales by Dan Greenblatt
6. Bob Mover Jazz Lexicon by Bob Mover
7. Building Solo Lines from Cells by Randy Vincent
8. Cellular Approach by Randy Vincent
9. Concepts for Bass Soloing by Chuck Sher & Marc Johnson
10. El Libro del Jazz Piano by Mark Levine
11. Essential Grooves by Dan Moretti, Matthew Nicholl & Oscar Stagnaro
12. Flamenco Improvisation: Vol. 1 by Enrique Vargas
13. Flamenco Improvisation: Vol. 2 by Enrique Vargas
14. Flamenco Improvisation: Vol. 3 by Enrique Vargas
15. Forward Motion by Hal Galper
16. Foundation Exercises for Bass by Chuck Sher
17. Guitarist's Introduction to Jazz by Randy Vincent
18. How to Voice Standards by Mark Levine
19. Improvisor's Bass Method by Chuck Sher
20. Introduction to Jazz Piano by Jeb Patton
21. Jazz Guitar Voicings: The Drop 2 Book by Randy Vincent
22. Jazz Harmony Book by David Berkman
23. Jazz Musician's Guide to Creative Practicing by David Berkman
24. Jazz Piano Book by Mark Levine
25. Jazz Piano Masterclass: The Drop 2 Book by Mark Levine
26. Jazz Saxophone Book by Tim Armacost
27. Jazz Scores and Analysis: Vol. 1 by Rick Lawn
28. Jazz Scores and Analysis: Vol. 2 by Rick Lawn
29. Jazz Singer's Guidebook by David Berkman
30. Jazz Solos of Chick Corea by Peter Sprague
31. Jazz Songs for the Student Violinist by Joanne Keefe & Kevin M. Mitchell
32. Jazz Theory Book by Mark Levine
33. Jimmy Raney Book by Jimmy Raney & Jon Raney
34. Line Games by Randy Vincent
35. Logic and Critical Thinking in Jazz Improvisation by Vincent Herring
36. Major is Harmonic by Randy Vincent
37. Metaphors for the Musician by Randy Halberstadt
38. Method for Chromatic Harmonica by Max De Aloe
39. Minor is Major! by Dan Greenblatt
40. Modern Etudes for Solo Trumpet by Cameron Pearce
41. New Orleans Trumpet by Jim Thornton
42. Playing for Singers by Mike Greensill
43. Practice Notebooks of Michael Brecker by Michael Brecker
44. Reading, Writing and Rhythmetic by Roberta Radley
45. Real Easy Ear Training Book by Roberta Radley
46. Rhythm Changes Guide by Lukas Gabric
47. Rhythm First! by Tom Kamp
48. Serious Jazz Book II by Barry Finnerty
49. Serious Jazz Practice Book by Barry Finnerty
50. Syncopation Companion by Bryan Bowman
51. Teoría del Jazz by Mark Levine
52. Three-note Voicings and Beyond by Randy Vincent
53. Walking Bass Line Construction - F Blues by Bob Sinicrope
54. Walking Bass Line Construction - Bb Blues by Bob Sinicrope
55. Walking Bass Line Construction - C Minor Blues by Bob Sinicrope
56. Walking Bass Line Construction - Perdido by Bob Sinicrope
57. Walking Bassics by Ed Fuqua
58. Wisdom of the Hand by Marius Nordal

Latin Music

1. 101 Montunos by Rebeca Mauleón
2. Afro-Caribbean Grooves for Drumset by Jean-Philippe Fanfant
3. Brazilian Guitar Book by Nelson Faria
4. Conga Drummer's Guidebook by Michael Spiro
5. Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar: Vol. 1 by Neff Irizarry
6. Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar: Vol. 2 by Neff Irizarry
7. Decoding Afro-Cuban Jazz by Chucho Valdés & Rebeca Mauleón
8. Inside the Brazilian Rhythm Section by Nelson Faria & Cliff Korman
9. Language of the Masters by Michael Spiro
10. Latin Bass Book by Oscar Stagnaro & Chuck Sher
11. Muy Caliente! by Rebeca Mauleón
12. Salsa Guidebook for Piano & Ensemble by Rebeca Mauleón
13. True Cuban Bass by Carlos del Puerto & Silvio Vergara

August Sher Music Sale!

For the month of August 2025 only, we are offering our Sher Music customers a free PDF of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" or "The Alan Pasqua Songbook" as a token of our gratitude if you buy 2 of any of our world-class jazz or Latin music physical books.

"The Jazz Theory Book" is the most trusted discussion of all aspects of jazz theory ever published. If it is not already in your library, now is the chance to get it free of charge — https://www.shermusic.com/1883217040.php.

If you already have Mark's masterpiece, we'd be happy to give you a free PDF of "The Alan Pasqua Songbook" instead. This digital-only publication includes 21 of Alan's favorite tunes, direct from his own lead sheets! More details here — https://www.shermusic.com/9737703181607.php.

After buying the physical books from www.shermusic.com, just send an email requesting one or the other of our free gifts to shermuse@sonic.net and it will be sent to you within 24 hours. Enjoy! — The Sher Music Team

March Sher Music Discount Sale!

For the month of March only, all of our newest Sher Music PDF books will be on sale at their lowest prices ever! If you missed out on any of these great publications, now's the best time to inspire your practicing by absorbing the teaching of some of the greatest minds in jazz!

1. Logic and Critical Thinking in Jazz Improvisation — Vincent Herring's best-selling jazz book. A masterpiece!
2. Randy Vincent's Major is Harmonic — one of the greatest jazz educators alive — with a new book for all instrumentalists.
3. Bob Mover's Jazz Lexicon — New & Improved Second Edition now available in treble and bass clef!
4. Chuck Israels' Bass Foundations — featuring 63 pages of his playing with Bill Evans, including Bill's reharmonizations.
5. The Jimmy Raney Book by Jimmy and Jon Raney — including a unique take on the rhythmic underpinnings of bebop.
6. Bob Sinicrope's Walking Bass Line Construction — separate books for F Blues, Bb Blues, C Minor Blues, and Perdido.
7. Neff Irizarry's Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar Vol. 2 — along with Vol. 1, the most complete books ever published on the subject.

Like all Sher Music Co. books, each one of these has been endorsed by multiple jazz luminaries, so you know they will greatly improve your musicianship!  

LEARN MORE at https://www.shermusic.com/sale.php

New Randy Vincent book just released!

Randy Vincent is perhaps the most respected author alive of jazz guitar instruction books. But his new book, MAJOR IS HARMONIC, is pure jazz theory, useful to any musician. I've played in bands with Randy for many years and am always amazed at his dedication and devotion to continually improving his musicianship. Between sets you'll often find him sitting in a corner working on his already formidable chops. This new book is designed for serious musicians only, as it delves into "the most underrated scale" - the Harmonic Major Scale, and how it is the best scale choice in numerous situations. If you are serious about being a complete musician, you'll appreciate all the work that went into creating this little gem of a book. See https://www.shermusic.com/9781883217105.php for more information, sample pages, etc. Happy Holidays! - Chuck Sher

Chuck Israels' "Bass Foundations" released!

 I'm a long-time, big Bill Evans devotee. His music touches me in a way no one else's does. So when Chuck Israels sent me the beginning of a bass method book, the lights bulbs went off big-time. I knew that combining Chuck's own wisdom with presenting his improvised bass lines on a bunch of songs he recorded with Bill would give people an invaluable insight into the workings of Bill's trio conception. In addition, it also allows people to play along with the recordings with Bill's changes there. An invaluable combination! I hope all the jazz bassists in the world pick up on this historic publication and have a ball with it. Peace - Chuck Sher

The Hits Keep Coming!

 Just released at the end of July are two more Sher Music books - Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar, Vol.2, by Neff Irizarry and The Jimmy Raney Book written by Jimmy Raney and his son Jon.

If you are familiar with Neff Irizarry's first volume, you won't need any encouragement to check out Vol.2 - it's even more amazing than his initial book and includes transcription and analysis of over 50 classic solos in the genre. 'Nuff said.

Jimmy Raney was a legendary bebop guitarist in the '50s and '60s, playing with Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer and many more. He wrote a book on his conceptions of what makes bebop such an exciting form of music but it was unfinished after his death until his son, pianist Jon Raney decided to complete, edit and expand the book earlier this year. Among other things, it is the most detailed look at the rhythmic aspect of creating fluid bebop lines that I've ever seen. Definitely worth your time to check it out. 

On a personal note, our local newspaper here in Petaluma, CA, the Argus Courier, did a feature article on me and the free, outdoor jazz concert series I started at the beginning of the pandemic - still going strong in our fourth season (many thanks to Jamey Aebersold and Music in Place for their crucial financial support) - Despite spinal injury, bassist Chuck Sher keeps the music playing - The Petaluma Argus-Courier (petaluma360.com). They spelled my name correctly but refused to put photos of Leonardo di Caprio in there instead of me - can't have everything! - Chuck Sher

P.S. The quartet with Michael Spiro, David Belove, Ken Cook and Kendrick Freeman will return on Sunday, October 6th - fantastic music!

Two More Great New Sher Music Books Released!

 It wasn't exactly planned but we now have four new books for 2024. Just released today are the following:

1. "The Bob Mover Jazz Lexicon" - veteran saxophonist and practicing buddy of Michael Brecker, Bob Mover has compiled in this Lexicon over 400 hip phrases to expand your musical vocabulary. Bob is an old school bebopper and the book can certainly be used in that style, but, like Mike Brecker, Bob is convinced that moving these phrases around by various intervals is an important key to musical freedom and his introduction spells out how to do just that. 

This book has some of the most impressive endorsements of any book I've seen, including ones by Tom Harrell, Kenny Barron, Jerry Bergonzi and David Berkman. As Eddie Daniels says, "I love it… it makes me think in a different way and gets me back to practicing! P.S. I hope that's enough… if not, I will say it a half step higher!!”

 

 2. "Logic and Critical Thinking in Jazz Improvisation" by Vincent Herring is a unique book that will give you a firm and logical foundation for your soloing. Take a listen here for an example of where Vincent's method can lead you - https://youtu.be/Ab58wusI_iw. Like Bob Mover's Lexicon, Vincent's book is also endorsed by some of the greatest players in jazz. I'm proud to be the publisher of this outstanding addition to jazz literature!

Keep it swinging! - Chuck Sher

Rest in Love - Michael Aragon

 For those of you who might not have heard, our brother Michael Aragon voluntarily left his body behind yesterday, heading on to Brighter Moments. We loved him like the brother he was - a real mensch, a loving friend and a superb drummer to boot. Thanks to the Universe for bringing him into our lives - Chuck