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Now, on to today's episode.

Sometimes in jazz, we come across chords that deserve

a little bit of extra attention, and these chords may have extensions and alterations in them,

like a major seven flat five or a sharp five or a dominant seven sharp 11. The list goes on and on.

But by taking these outside of a core progression context, really honing in on them,

and mapping out the note choices we have available to us, we can start creating jazz lines

and start really exploring these chords individually.

So in today's episode, I'm going to be talking about pitch collections.

How do you use pitch collections to map out

chords like this so that we can take our jazz improv to the next level. Let's jump to it.

Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice for

becoming a better jazz musician. now your host he's a

jazz musician author and entrepreneur brent bartstra what's up everybody brent here from

learn jazz standards dot com which is a blog a podcast and videos all geared towards helping you become a better jazz musician.

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