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. It's usually preceded by the V/IV, landing on the IV at the beginning of the... Continue Reading →
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 and their resolutions. However there isn't any symbol to show a Major 7th chord that... Continue Reading →
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 programatic lists. Jazz is a personal intuitive journey. What I do believe in is finding... Continue Reading →
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
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
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
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
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