Short Minor 7th Line Series (LOTW #100)
Short Minor 7th Line Series (LOTW #98)
Short Minor 7th Line Series (LOTW #96)
Short Minor 7th Line Series (LOTW #95)
Oscar Peterson – It’s Only A Paper Moon (LOTW #93)
I know, I know, this is a long one but I had to end the phrase properly like he does. A lot of takeaways on this one. The small line he repeats is a great one to have in your tool belt. Also, how he gets out of it by going up to the b7 […]
Oscar Peterson – Cheek To Cheek (From the album “The Song Is You”) [LOTW #92]
Here is another very tasty Oscar Peterson lick. Again, very diatonic except for the b9 over the F7 chord. It’s his use of rhythm and swing with some nuances that makes all of his lines so great. He loves to use triplets as well. If you notice in the video there is a slight delay […]
Oscar Peterson – C Jam Blues (From the album “Night Train”) [LOTW #91]
Oscar Peterson was my ultimate favorite pianist growing up. He had the most influence on my beginnings. To this day I can’t get over the clarity in his sound, articulation and touch when playing his lines. Everything is is so clean and elegant. Best of all, he just swings and swings and swings till the […]
Benny Green – Celia (From the album “That’s Right”) [LOTW #90]
This one is on the longer side but there are so many good lines in here I had to add it all. Benny Green is so great at organizing his playing so it sounds clean. He takes phrasing to a new level by using motifs and development to flavor his solo. Check out the different […]
Benny Green – Just A Tadd (From the album “That’s Right”) [LOTW #89]
Benny Green is well known for his extremely fast double handed bebop lines. Here is one of them from Just A Tadd. It takes a long time to get your LH as strong as your RH, but Benny has obviously done it, and it sounds awesome! To work on double handed lines like this one, […]
Benny Green – Greens (From the album “Greens”) [LOTW #88]
Here is a very nice blues lick with a lot of varying rhythms. This line can be used in an actual blues of any bluish progression that is moving down in half steps. Enjoy!
