Understanding All the Things You Are

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

4.8 • 536 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Welcome to episode 191 of the LJS Podcast where today I walk you through a chords analysis of the popular jazz standard All the Things You Are. This tune is packed full of valuable lessons that will help you understand other jazz standards better and ultimately improve your improvisation skills. Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way View Show Notes Learn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first...

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.
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0:17.3	of like-minded musicians, you're guaranteed to improve your playing every
0:21.7	single month. Podcast listeners can get 50% off their first month when you go to LJSinterCircle.com.
0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes. Now, on to today's episode.
0:37.0	I'm all about learning jazz standards that are
0:39.3	packed full of lessons that will help us with exponentially more jazz standards as a result.
0:44.9	And one of those jazz standards that really does a lot for helping us understand jazz harmony
0:51.5	and jazz language and ultimately jazz improv is all the things you are
0:56.5	by Jerome Kern. And while most of us are familiar with this jazz standard, understanding it and
1:02.8	how the chords work is pivotal in my mind for becoming a great improviser over top of it. So that's
1:09.3	what we're going to talk about in today's episode. We're going to do a chords analysis of the jazz standards, all the things you are.
1:16.2	Dig in deep and see what we can learn from this tune.
1:19.9	Let's do this thing.
1:22.1	Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice for becoming a better
1:30.1	jazz musician.
1:31.5	And now your host, he's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.
1:38.0	Hey, hey, what's up everybody?
1:39.5	Brent here from Learnjazzstanders.com, a blog, podcast, and videos, all geared towards helping you
1:46.9	become a better jazz musician. As always, super appreciative that you're here today.
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