1. What is jazz-blues? -- 2. Scales and chords. Major scales and modes -- Pentatonic and blues scales -- Natural and melodic minor scales -- Triads -- Seventh (or four-part) chords and alterations -- Ninth (or five-part) chords and alterations -- 3. Keyboard harmony and voicings. Voicing concepts -- Major and minor triad inversions -- Triad-over-root chord voicings -- Mixolydian third intervals and patterns -- Mixolydian triads and patterns -- Dorian triands and patterns -- Four-part chord inversions -- Four-part-over-root chord voicings -- Seven-three chord voicings -- Seven-three extended chord voicings -- Double 4th shapes and chord voicings -- Polychord voicings -- 4. Progressions & patterns for left & right hands. Jazz-blues chord progressions and form -- Jazz-blues patterns -- 5. Jazz-blues styles and comping. Rhythmic concepts -- Comping style #1, medium swing (Gene Harris) -- Comping style #2, swing/stride (Oscar Peterson) -- Comping style #3, jump blues (Big Joe Turner) -- Comping style #4, up-tempo bop blues (Charlie Parker) -- Comping style #5, medium blues waltz (Miles Davis) -- Comping style #6, jazz-rock minor blues (Horace Silver) -- Comping style #7, jazz-fusion blues (George Duke) -- 6. Jazz-blues melodies and soloing. Melodies using blues scales -- Target note and scale concepts -- Soloing with basic blues scales and phrases -- Soloing with target notes, multiple scales and arpeggios -- 7. Style file. Duke's blues -- King of cool -- Hand prints -- Soul vacation -- Blue bop -- Gospel rider -- Canteloupe rock.
Summary:
"This book focuses on the jazz styles from the mid-20th century, and how they were influenced by the blues"--P. 4.
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