Re: [Harp-L] Rhythm Changes Primer

[robert <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks David. I'll read this as soon as I can.
WVa Bob

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On Jan 24, 2014, at 3:46 PM, "David Fairweather" <dmf273@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I posted this over on Slidemeister a year ago.   Anyone interested in
> Rhythm Changes should check it out:
> 
> There's a plethora of material about Rhythm Changes on the internet, but I
> would like to share what I think is the clearest most practical discussion
> I've ever seen on the subject.  It's by Dr. Mark Watkins of BYU, and its
> called "Rhythm Changes, Fundamentals of Jazz Improvisation - What Everybody
> Thinks You Already Know!"
> 
> http://emp.byui.edu/WatkinsM/applied/09%20Rhythm%20Changes.pdf
> 
> It's 28 pages long and ranges from historical context to practical improv
> tips. It's not instrument specific either.  Well worth the read.  Learn the
> differences and relationships between "I Got Rhythm," "Blue Moon",
> "Cottontail", "Anthropology" and "The Eternal Triangle" just to name a few
> of the included examples.