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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

[Strategy #3] Sky-rocketing a Minor Blues with Bebop Language

Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

Music Commentary, Jazz, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Saxophone, Jazz Theory, Jazz Bass, Jazz Piano, Education, Music, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Solo, Jazz Standards, Jazz Trumpet, How To

4.8536 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to episode 241 where today we are diving into Strategy #3 of Minor Blues Month! In the last episode, we pick up where we left off with an etude that was re-composed to add chord tones and scales. This time we implement bebop language utilizing enclosure and chromaticsm to take it to the next level. It's episode 3 of Minor Blues Month here on the LJS podcast where I've been going over 3 strategies for improvising over a minor blues, an important song form in jazz. And the last episod...

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0:34.8

Now, on to today's episode.

0:36.8

It's episode three of minor blues month here on the

0:39.2

Learn Jazz Standards podcast, where I've been going over three strategies for improvising over

0:44.9

a minor blues, an important song form in jazz. And the last episode, of course, in number four,

0:50.6

next week is going to be all about my strategy, my plan for mastering, quote,

0:55.0

unquote, a minor blues. But in today's episode, we're going to be talking about strategy

0:59.3

number three, which is all about bebop language in applying that over a blues. We've been

1:04.7

composing an atude. We've applied blues language. We've applied core tones and scales.

1:10.2

Now we're going to take that same

1:12.2

atude and add some bebop into it and it's going to be really awesome. All right, ready to do this.

1:17.8

Here we go. Welcome to the LJS podcast where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories,

1:25.5

and advice for becoming a better jazz musician.

1:28.7

And now your host.

1:30.1

He's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.

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