Essential Jazz Lines: The Style of Charlie Parker, Guitar Edition (eBook + Online Audio)
Charlie Parker was arguably one of the most influential jazz musicians to have ever lived. This text presents numerous jazz lines in Charlie's style, grouped by their application in a given harmonic content. Students will learn to connect lines to play over ii-V-I progressions, turnarounds and other harmonic frameworks. To facilitate proficiency in all twelve keys, each section of the book has a chordal play-along that modulates around the circle of fourths. Some of the techniques used in the Charlie Parker ...more
Product Number:
99641BCDEB
Format:
eBook + Online Audio
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Pages:
48
Binding:
eBook
ISBN:
1-6106-5792-6
ISBN13:
978-16106-5792-1
Series:
Essential Jazz Lines
Publisher:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:
12/4/2015
Charlie Parker was arguably one of the most influential jazz musicians to have ever lived. This text presents numerous jazz lines in Charlie's style, grouped by their application in a given harmonic content. Students will learn to connect lines to play over ii-V-I progressions, turnarounds and other harmonic frameworks. To facilitate proficiency in all twelve keys, each section of the book has a chordal play-along that modulates around the circle of fourths. Some of the techniques used in the Charlie Parker style will also be discussed with examples provided. This will help musicians analyze each of the ideas presented, further ensuring their mastery. Includes access to online audio.

Guide Tones                                                              

Bebop Scales                                                         

3 to b9                                                               

Playing the Upper-Structure of Chords                                    

Targeting                                                             

Minor Chord Material                                                     

Dominant Chord Material                                                  

Short ii-V Material                                                       

Long ii-V Material                                                        

Major Chord Material                                                   

Minor ii-V Material                                                      

Turnarounds                                                           

Play Along Recordings

Short ii-V-I                                                         

Long ii-V-I                                                      

Minor ii-V-i                                                       

Progression similar to “Pent Up House”                                   

Progression similar to “Confirmation”                                    

Solo Using Parker Lines                                                   

 

 
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Series: Essential Jazz Lines
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