Keith Jarrett’s Beautiful Melody on “Someday My Prince Will Come” Pt. 2 (LOTW #122)
Usually we all want to learn cool, hip sounding voicings right?! Trust me, I’ve been there. But unfortunately these one off voicings don’t do much for our education. It’s like someone giving us a fish instead of TEACHING us HOW to fish. Now, I don’t know about you, but I’d much rather learn HOW to […]
Keith Jarrett’s Beautiful Melody on “Someday My Prince Will Come” Pt. 1 (LOTW #121)
As jazz pianists, we can’t always be burning or pulling out crazy licks. Sometimes the hottest lines are beautiful melodies! Check out Keith Jarrett playing “Someday My Prince Will Come” at a live concert in France from 2002. He sequences melodic material through the changes in a way that melts the hearts of his audience.
Taylor Eigsti Sidestepping Pentatonic Lines (LOTW #120)
Taylor Eigsti rips through some changes on his arrangement of the standard tune, “I Love You” for his album Let It Come to You. The line begins with a chromatic enclosure around a Bb and ascends through some melodic minor modes. Where some people would place a conventional 3625 progression, he sidesteps downwards with a […]
Bill Evans’ Tricky Diminished Lines on “Israel” (LOTW #119)
Check out this explosive chorus from Bill Evans on his minor blues tune, “Israel.” He busts out of the gate with a decisive gesture and follows up with some of his signature minor vocabulary. Watch out for his use of chromaticism and the tricky diminished lines sprinkled throughout.
Slippery Herbie Hancock Lines from Four and More by Miles Davis Second Great Quintet (LOTW #118)
Herbie Hancock executes slippery chromatic lines over the tune “There is No Greater Love.” His accented offbeats lie deep in the pocket of Tony Williams and Ron Carter. If you’re feeling adventurous, check out the slaying triplet passage in the second half of this solo.
Cool Oscar Peterson Riff from “D. & E. Blues” Pt. 2 (LOTW #117)
This chorus of blues from the album “We Get Requests” finishes out with a triplety riff which would swing the doors off of any club! Oscar’s rhythm section grooves hard behind him here.
Cool Oscar Peterson Lick from D. & E. Blues Pt. 1 from We Get Requests (LOTW #116)
This excerpt is from a chorus of blues by Oscar Peterson on his album We Get Requests, where the trio covers popular standards. Be on the lookout for some swinging hours playing. With Oscar, it’s hard to miss!!
Keith Jarrett’s Fiery Opening Lick (LOTW #115)
This is a solo by a young Keith Jarrett during his professional debut on tour with Charles Lloyd in 1966. His fiery opening line became infamous because of his technical fluidity and his use of harmonic color.
Bud Powell’s Groovin’ Lick on “Celia” (LOTW #114)
Bud Powell was an extremely influential artist to jazz and jazz pianists to come. Here is a great lick from one of his very famous tunes called “Celia”.
Killin’ Diminished Line Using Chord Scale Above Approaches (LOTW #113)
Share on facebook Facebook Share on google Google+ Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Love this diminished pattern. Sounds fantastic and is pretty simple. Just approaching diminished chord tones from chord scale above using the whole half scale again. A little easier said than done! I get that. Enjoy! CLICK HERE TO GET […]
