Jazz Explained

John Coltrane`s Sheets of Sound

An introduction into Sheets Of Sound. The technique used by John Coltrane.The term was coined in 1958 by DownBeat magazine jazz critic Ira Gitler.

Barry Harris - 6th Diminished Harmonic System

Starting from Barry Harris: Exploring the Diminished; Barry Harris Scales of Chords we will explore his system. While David Baker focuses on the Bebop Scale, Barry Harris offers a distinct, legendary harmonic approach that is essential to the bebop sound. • Key Concepts discussed:     ◦ The "Genealogy" of Chords: Harris's metaphor of the Chromatic scale as "God," the Whole Tone scales as "Man and Woman," and the Diminished chords as their "babies".     ◦ The 6th Diminished Scale: Harris's view that chords come from scales, specifically the Major 6th Diminished and Minor 6th Diminished scales.     ◦ Borrowed Notes: How to create movement ("motion") within a chord by borrowing notes from the related diminished chord,.     ◦ The "Family" of Dominants: How four dominant 7th chords are derived from a single diminished chord.

Jerry Coker – The Vocabulary of the Jazz Language

Key Concepts:     ◦ The "Bebop Lick": Defining the specific melodic phrase (often 1-flat7-natural 7-1) prevalent in the era.      ◦ Enclosure: The technique of surrounding a target note with chromatic neighbors.     ◦ The "3 to b9" Device: A specific harmonic generalization technique used over dominant chords.◦ CESH: Explain "Contrapuntal Elaboration of Static Harmony," a method of moving a single voice within a static chord (e.g., Root to Major 7 to b7 to 6).

The Bebop sound

What are the characteristics of Bebop? How to make a frase sound bebop?

Five steps to master Jazz Standards

A list of steps to be able to master a jazz standard. What do these words signify in this context? Melody Changes Summary Alternative voice leading Sing/feel Let`s discover it together