Five steps to master Jazz Standards

An introduction into Sheets Of Sound. The technique used by John Coltrane.The term was coined in 1958 by DownBeat magazine jazz critic Ira Gitler.

Starting from Barry Harris: Exploring the Diminished; Barry Harris Scales of Chords we will explore his system. While David Baker focuses on the Bebop Scale, Barry Harris offers a distinct, legendary harmonic approach that is essential to the bebop sound. • Key Concepts discussed: ◦ The "Genealogy" of Chords: Harris's metaphor of the Chromatic scale as "God," the Whole Tone scales as "Man and Woman," and the Diminished chords as their "babies". ◦ The 6th Diminished Scale: Harris's view that chords come from scales, specifically the Major 6th Diminished and Minor 6th Diminished scales. ◦ Borrowed Notes: How to create movement ("motion") within a chord by borrowing notes from the related diminished chord,. ◦ The "Family" of Dominants: How four dominant 7th chords are derived from a single diminished chord.

Key Concepts: ◦ The "Bebop Lick": Defining the specific melodic phrase (often 1-flat7-natural 7-1) prevalent in the era. ◦ Enclosure: The technique of surrounding a target note with chromatic neighbors. ◦ The "3 to b9" Device: A specific harmonic generalization technique used over dominant chords.◦ CESH: Explain "Contrapuntal Elaboration of Static Harmony," a method of moving a single voice within a static chord (e.g., Root to Major 7 to b7 to 6).

What are the characteristics of Bebop? How to make a frase sound bebop?

In this episode we are analysing BErt Ligon`s book "Connecting Chords with Linear Harmony. We are trying to find ways to solo and think like the masters.