Jazzin the Blues
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
About the Music
I. HISTORY OF THE BLUES
Example 1: Blues Melody
Example 2: Major Scales and Blues Scales
Example 3: Pentatonic and Blues Scales
II. THE SOUNDT HE OF BLUES
Example 4: Groovy Camel Blues
A. Blue Notes and Grace Notes
Example5: Tired Elephant Blues
Example 6: Grace Notes
Example 7: Resolving Blue Notes
Example 8: Resolving Grace Notes
B. Drone Notes
Example 9: Drone Notes with Moving Notes
C. Pedal-Points
Example 10: Pedal-Point
D. Tremolos and Trills
Example 11: Tremolos and Trills
Example 12: Trill Time Blues
E. Syncopation
Example 13: Playful Puppy Blues
Example 14: Syncopation: Anticipation
Example 15: Syncopation: Delay of the Beat
Example 16: Strutting Horse Blues
III. BLUES MELODIES
Example 17: A Simple Blues
Example 18: Blues Melody 2
Riffs
Example 19: Blues Riffs
Example 20: Shuffle Blues
Example 21: Call and Response
IV. BASIC BLUES CHORDS
Example 22: Basic Chords Used in the Blues
Example 23: Four Types of Triads
Example 24: Five Types of Seventh Chords
V. CHORD INVERSIONS
Example 25: Chord Inversions
Example 26: Nervous Monkey Blues
Example 27: Sneaky Cat Blues
Example 28: Slash Chords
VI. LEFT-HAND PATTERNS
A. Boogie Woogie
Example 29: Boogie Woogie Single-Note Pattern
Example 30: Oogie Boogie Woogie
Example 31: Boogie Woogie Two-Note Pattern
Example 32: Another Boogie Woogie
B. Walking Bass
Example 34: Running Rabbit Blues
C. Shell Voicings
Example 35: Shell (Guide-Tone) Voicings
Example 36: Barrel Boogie Blues
D. Stride Piano
Example 37: Stride Piano Playing
VII. RHYTHMIC INTERPRETATION
Example 38: Straight Eighths and Swing Eighths
Example 39: Petrified Parrot Blues
VIII. IMPROVISING THE BLUES
Example 40: Improvising: Outlining Chords
Example 41: Improvising: Blues Scale
Example 42: Improvising: Rhythmic Approach
Example 43: I Can Do It Blues
IX. NEW CHORD PROGRESSIONS
A. Added Chords
Example 44: Added Chords
B. Added “Filler” Chords
Example 45: Added Filler Chords
Example 46: Walk-Up Connecting Pattern
Example 47: Walk-Down Connecting Pattern
Example 48: Bouncing Baby Blues
X. BLUES IN A MINOR KEY
Example 49: Minor Blues Scale
Example 50: Funky Frog Blues
APPENDIX A - Blues and Country Fills
APPENDIX B - Four Blues Choruses
APPENDIX C - Comping
APPENDIX D - Practice Tips
APPENDIX E - Chord Symbols Used in this Book
APPENDIX F - What Makes a Good Jazz Solo?
APPENDIX G - Jazz Pianists Every Student Should Hear
APPENDIX H - Glossary of Jazz Terms Used in this Book
APPENDIX I - Blues Songs to Learn
APPENDIX J - Select Bibliography of Blues Books
APPENDIX K - Select Bibliography of Jazz Improvisation Books
About the Author