Here is an episode of a ’60s BBC TV series called Jazz 625 (yeah, our TVs had 625 scan lines at the time and the Beeboid techies came up with that really imaginative name). It’s Bill Evans with his second…
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Tagged with: Bill Evans, jazz, jazz 625, Monty Python, Nardis, set lists
Posted in c) Musicianship, e) Rants & Ramblings
Posted in c) Musicianship, e) Rants & Ramblings
Are Modes all Greek to You?
“Just play the white notes from D to D my dear, that’s the Dorian mode.” “Okay, but isn’t that just Dm7?” “No no no, you’re playing modally.” “Riiiiight. So maestro, what’s the difference?” “Goes back to the Greeks, you silly…
Tagged with: Dorian, equal temperament, Greek, Ionian mode, Major scale, Minor scale, modal jazz, modes, Nardis, Relative key, So What
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes
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