TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 The Objectives of the Present Study
1.2 Literature on Brecker and Brecker's Albums
1.3 Biography
CHAPTER TWO: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
2.1 Related Literature
2.2 Related Terminology and Concepts
CHAPTER THREE: ANALYSES
3.1 Approach to the Analysis
3.2 Analyses
3.2.1 "Straphangin'"
3.2.2 "Nothing Personal"
3.2.3 "Peep"
CHAPTER FOUR: MELODIC AND INSTRUMENTAL DEVICES
4.1 Playing Inside the Changes
4.2 Diminished Scales
4.3 Chromaticism and Enclosures
4.4 Superimposed "Giant Steps" Chord Progressions
4.5 Altered Scales
4.6 Pentatonic Scales
4.7 Augmented Scales
4.8 Alternate Fingerings and Multiphonics
4.9 Fingering Mannerisms

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CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION

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REFERENCES

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APPENDIX
Complete Transcription of Michael Brecker's Solo in "Nothing Personal"

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