Many jazz musicians believe that playing a great solo is a matter of playing melodies that fit over the chords. They learn chordal scales, standard “licks” that fit over them, pentatonics, arpeggios, patterns, etc–and believe that doing this …
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Many jazz musicians believe that playing a great solo is a matter of playing melodies that fit over the chords. They learn chordal scales, standard “licks” that fit over them, pentatonics, arpeggios, patterns, etc–and believe that doing this …
“Where the bass puts it is where it is.”
These are not my words – they’re Milt Hinton’s.
If you want your music to feel right, you need a good …
I found this playlist of recent videos on YouTube – a lot of footage, most I didn’t know about!…
Play on the pads or tips of the fingers in the left hand?
Should string players – or any instrumentalist, for that matter – play on the pads or the tips of the fingers in the left hand? Should trumpeters …