Apr 07, 2018 5 licks from Michael Brecker improvisations on V7alt - Imin PDF link #1 diminished sound, minor 6th intervals down in minor thirds, final blue note (b5). Aug 31, 2015 One trap that many players fall into as they progress as improvisers is relying on the licks they’ve learned for familiar progressions. A lick for major chords, a lick for minor chords, a blues lick, a diminished lick Slowly but surely every solo begins to sound the same. But what if you took a different approach?
Welcome to the Lick of The Month! This week we learn a line from one of the greatest jazz musicians that has ever lived, Michael Brecker. This lick is from his solo over the classic tune, Song For My Father. Brecker, in his classic style, doesn’t stay inside the key of the chord he’s playing over. This one short lick is like a masterclass on how to use tri-tone substitutions.
If you aren’t quite ready for substitutions yet, don’t worry! File this episode under work to be done when you feel ready. I would guess that most of you will be able to grasp what Michael is doing even if you aren’t quite ready to put it into your own solos yet. The PDF is very important on this one so make sure to download it and be looking at it while listening to the episode.
I’m also including an exercise that can help you get into the tri-tone sound that is a little bit less complicated than what Brecker is playing. This will get the sound into your ears and give you a little facility before trying to do too much with it. I hope you enjoy this Lick Of The Month and find it useful!
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My Jazz Licks and Etudes - Volume I is a collection of Jazz Phrases over different II-V cadences encountered on typical Jazz standards and many other contemporary music contexts. The licks are built from all my years of studying, transcribing and playing Jazz. This first volume is based on licks composed by combining typical Jazz language, approaching chord tones efficiently, playing with different chord extensions, and using bits and pieces of typical phrases played by great Jazz Saxophonists such as Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Michael Brecker, among others. Read full description…
My Jazz Licks and Etudes - Volume I is a collection of Jazz Phrases over different II-V cadences encountered on typical Jazz standards and many other contemporary music contexts. The licks are built from all my years of studying, transcribing and playing Jazz. This first volume is based on licks composed by combining typical Jazz language, approaching chord tones efficiently, playing with different chord extensions, and using bits and pieces of typical phrases played by great Jazz Saxophonists such as Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Michael Brecker, among others.
Each lick contains a brief description of it's characteristics and you can transpose them by clicking one button.
Also, you will find 3 solo Etudes over the chord progressions of “Have You Met Miss Jones”, “Stablemates” and “Cherokee”.
The first one uses many of the licks from this course and the other two showcase Bebop vocabulary that will enhance your playing.
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| Jazz Lick #1: II-V-I in Eb Major - Played On Alto Sax |
| Jazz Lick #2: II-V-I in Gb Major - Played On Alto Sax |
| Jazz Lick #3: II-V-I in G Minor - Played On Tenor Sax |
| Jazz Lick #4: II-V- I in Bb Major - Played On Tenor Sax |
| Jazz Lick #5: Turn Around/Rhythm Changes in Bb Major - Played On Alto Sax |
| Jazz Lick #6: Turn Around/Rhythm Changes in Eb Major - Played On Tenor Sax |
| Jazz Lick #7 - Turn Around/Rhythm Changes in Eb Major - Played On Alto Sax |
| Jazz Lick #8: Minor Turn Arounds and II-Vs - Played On Tenor Sax |
| Jazz Lick #9: II- V- I in Eb Major - Played On Alto Sax |
| Jazz Lick #10: II-V-I-VI Harmonic Progression - Played On Tenor Sax |
| Jazz Lick #11: Consecutive II-Vs - Played On Alto Sax |
| Jazz Lick #12: II-V-I in Eb Major - Played On Tenor Sax |
| Stablemates - Saxophone Solo Series, Vol I 'Bebop Vocabulary' |
| Etude #3 - Cherokee |
| Etude #1 - Have You Met Miss Jones |
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