Amazing Phrasing is a practical and pleasing manual for any Alto saxophone player interested in learning how to improvise and improve their creative phrasing. The ideas are divided into three intuitive sections: Harmony which exploresscales and barpeggioschord substitutionsharmonic embellishments and other phrasing ideasRhythm coverslegato tonguingswing feelrhythmic displacementhow to manipulate and mix-up time and syncopationMelodyusing contour linesmaking musical patternsdeveloping motifs and building a soloThe companion CD contains demos for listening as well as manyplay-along examples so you can practice improvising over various musical styles and progressions.