RE: Jazz

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The abersolds are great but I think the best thing to do is get a
copy of the jazz theory book by Mark Levine

it is a must have for all musicians


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>---- Original Message ----
>From: keith.freeman@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx (harp-l-digest)
>Subject: RE: Jazz
>Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 21:06:29 +0200
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>>> Are there any particular scales I can learn to get started? 
>>Well, there's the jazz minor (melodic minor ascending), dorian,
>mixolydian, lydian, 
>>lydian dominant, bebop dominant, diminished (aka symmetrical,
>octatonic)... More 
>>important than scales, though, are the arpeggios of the basic jazz
>chords: ma7, ma6, 
>>mi7, mi6, mi#7, mi7b5, dom7, dom7#5, dom7#4, dom7sus4, diminished.
>It seems to 
>>me that once you have those in your ears and fingers, finding
>suitable notes to link the 
>>chord notes and create a scale, or part of a scale, shouldn't be a
>problem.
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>>> learn some standards like autumn leaves?
>>Yes.
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>>> In terms of phrasing, I listen to a lot of jazz but I don't really
>>> understand how you make something sound jazzy. Anyone have any 
>real
>>> basic tips for this aspect. Are there certain notes to emphasize?
>>> timing?, ...
>>Get yourself a copy of Jamey Aebersold's free handbook, or download
>it from the web 
>>(www.jazzbooks.com). To get the jazz feel, play along with
>recordings of the masters. 
>>Observe how they accent certain beats (or offbeats) to create
>rhythmic patterns. You 
>>might want to try Jamey Aebersold's playalong Vol. 1.
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>>Hth,
>>-Keith
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