Some thoughts on whole-tone scales, altered scales and passing tones. Ah, Thelonius Sphere Monk (certainly no square). A very influential composer and performer. He was once described by a hip journo as “the high beast of prebop” (clever Spoonerism or…
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Tagged with: altered scale, bebop, jazz, passing tones, Thelonius Monk, whole-tone scale
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes
Hexatonics, My Pretties…
This one’s for Elton Mottley, a guitarist (and southpaw, unless he’s flipped his avatar). He recently got in touch to say he didn’t know what a hexatonic was. No shame in that at all. I have a somewhat childish streak…
Tagged with: hexatonic scales, jazz, Petrushka, Stravinsky, whole-tone scale
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes, b) Harmony & Comping
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes, b) Harmony & Comping
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