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Back to SearchEpisode 310: The Complete Guide To Learning Tunes Part 5
This week we continue our series on learning tunes. We have finally arrived at learning the chords and some things you can do to make sure that there…
4 years, 2 months ago
Episode 309: Tune of the Month: But Not For Me
This month, as usual, we are looking at the same tune we did our Lick of the Month episode on, George Gershwin's, But Not For Me. We try to employ so…
4 years, 2 months ago
Episode 308: Lick of the Month: Roy Hargrove on But Not For Me
This week, we take a look at an entire chorus of Roy Hargrove's solo on But Not For Me! We very rarely present this much material in our Lick of the …
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 307: The Complete Guide To Learning Tunes Part 4
Welcome back! This week we move on to talking about the hardest part of learning a tune, the chord progression! Depending on where you are in your ja…
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 306: The Complete Guide To Learning Tunes Part 3
This week we continue our series on learning tunes by finally talking about the melody! Of course, I want you to learn melodies by ear and in this ep…
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 305: Tune of the Month: On The Trail
This week we take a look at one of my favorite jazz standards by Ferde Grofe, On The Trail. I wasn't really trying to do anything specific with this …
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 304: Lick of the Month Joshua Redman ‘On The Trail’
This month we take a look at a couple of fantastic Joshua Redman lines from his solo on Walter Smith III's album TWIO. This excerpt is from one of my…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 303: The Complete Guide To Learning Tunes Part 2
This week we take a look at a few more essential progressions that we didn't have time for last week. Then we talk about how to figure out the basics…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 302: The Complete Guide To Learning Tunes Part 1
This week we start a brand new series on learning tunes! As always, it's not as simple as diving into your favorite tune. We have some legwork to do …
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 301: Tune of the Month #2 Rhythm Changes
Well, here we are at the end of our series on the tri-tone substitution! This week we are studying our second tune of the month and this one is over …
4 years, 4 months ago