The blues chord changes appear in more jazz songs than any other harmonic structure. The importance of learning how to play over these changes cannot be over emphasized. I am providing a workout on jazz blues in all 12 keys. Be sure to try Evan Tate’s 250 Jazz Patterns and Steve Neff’s blues lessons over […]
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“The Ultimate II-V-I Primer” is another excellent publication from Steve Neff. This book targets the beginning improvisor but the material is beneficial to any aspiring jazz improvisor. The book begins with an introduction and a few test progressions. If you can’t play through all of the test progressions, you need to take time to work […]
The blues scale is a six note scale. The scale can be constructed by starting with a major scale and then using the following formula: 1-b3-4-#4-5-b7 The C blues scale would be C-Eb-F-F#-G-Bb. This scale works very nicely over minor 7th chords. A major blues scale also exists and can be constructed from a major […]
By Don Kelly, Copyright 2009, All Rights Reserved Have you ever wondered if replacement necks really make a difference on your sax? There are a number of really reputable individuals (Ponzol Oleg, Goodson, and others) that make high quality necks, and I’ve always wanted to know if these really make a noticeable improvement. They all […]
This blog post is the first in a series that will create backing tracks for concert, Eb and Bb instruments that coincide with the the patterns in Evan Tate’s 250 Jazz Patterns book. You can purchase this book from Evan at the following link: 250 Jazz Patterns by Evan Tate The following backing tracks can […]