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Lush Life – Full Harmonic Analysis
Here’s a song by Billy Strayhorn that I’ve always loved and never fully analyzed until writing The Jazz Standards Progressions Book. I’ve been fascinated by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn compositions since the first time I heard an Ellington album,… Continue reading
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Can We Have a IVmaj7 Chord With an Ionian Chord-Scale?
Here’s a musical concept nobody taught me at school. While analyzing 1000+ jazz tunes for The Jazz Standards Progressions Book, I noticed a great number of songs in major keys tonicize the IV degree at the beginning of the bridge.… Continue reading
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A New Symbol in Harmonic Analysis
In the process of writing The Jazz Standards Progressions Book Series I realized the need to express a very common harmonic event with a new symbol. So far we had solid and dotted arrows and brackets to express II-V relationships… Continue reading
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100 Essential Jazz Standards
Since the release of The Jazz Standards Progressions Book where I analyzed 1000+ songs I have been asked many times for a list of essential jazz standards. I do not want to promote uniformity in repertoire nor do I believe in… Continue reading
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What is Tonality?
Can we map tonal harmony in a coherent landscape that includes all possible harmonic functions, cadences and expected paths? It’s all in Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro. Learn More here… Continue reading
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How to Analyze a Jazz Standard: ALWAYS
Key: F major Form: 32 Bars – A (8), B(8), A'(16) Full Harmonic Analysis with functions, chord-scales and arrows & brackets: Source: The Jazz Standards Progressions Book Volume 1 Continue reading
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How to Analyze a Jazz Standard: ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
Key: Ab major Form: 36 Bars – A (8), A'(8), B(8), A”(12) Full Harmonic Analysis with functions, chord-scales and arrows & brackets: Source: The Jazz Standards Progressions Book Volume 1 Continue reading
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How to Analyze a Jazz Standard: ALL OF YOU
Key: Eb major Form: 32 Bars – A (16), A'(16) Full Harmonic Analysis with functions, chord-scales and arrows & brackets: Source: The Jazz Standards Progressions Book Volume 1 Continue reading
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How to Analyze a Jazz Standard: ALL OF ME
Key: C major Form: 32 Bars – A (16), A'(16) Full Harmonic Analysis with functions, chord-scales and arrows & brackets: Source: The Jazz Standards Progressions Book Volume 1 Continue reading
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GIRL FROM IPANEMA HARMONIC ANALYSIS
Check out our new post: Unlocking the Magic of Jobim’s Harmony: A Step-by-Step Guide to ‘The Girl From Ipanema’ Jazz Harmony Lesson I found many discussions online regarding the harmonic analysis of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s Girl From Ipanema. Here’s my two… Continue reading
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