study jazz!!!!!!

[trunkrattlinpraise]

if you guys would get a jazz theory book you can name virtually any chord. Many of these chords you guys name in these posts are "altered dominants" such as Ab/c

take Cdom7, better yet dom 9 and flatten or augment a few notes here and there particularly the 5th and the 9th. You will find "phatter chords" by doing this.

Normally Cdom9  is played Lh/rh:

C-E-Bb/ D-E-G

Instead "alter" the the 9th and the 5th which are the D and G notes in this particular chord and raise it to like like this

C-E-Bb/ D#-G#

Do this in every key.

[DaNatiMaestro]

Hey trunk...

I agree with 100%.. a $30 to $40 dollar investment on a theory book WILL take your playing to that next level..

That chord you posted a definitely a hot chord!!

I use that chord to get to the 4.. when I wanna keep the melody the same..

Example..

In the key of Ab.. I can use that chord to go from the 1 to the 4..

(1) AbEb/GCF
(F) CE/BbEbAb
(4) DbAb/CEbFAb

(F) denotes a filler chord

1 in this example is a AbMaj7 with 6 (F) added
4 in this example is a DbMaj7 with 9 (Eb) added

I use this alot and it sounds good because that top melody note stays the same it's very smooth!

Also I believe this is the ditone that Jamal talks about in his DVD.. I don't have the DVD but from listen to Jamal.. he's another one that I listen to alot and learn from constantly.. he use these type of chords alot as well!!

[MusiqSoul]

I agree with you guys 300%, I know little Jazz chords and runs and it has opened my mind up to like a million more doors of chords and phrasings and different patterns, especially because I use alot of broken chords, broken augmented, and diminish ones as well, oh by the way I ordered that jazz book you mentioned in another post, shuld get it here in about a week or so,  I'm in the Bahamas so I know it'll take a while. Thanks guy

[sjonathan02]

I agree with you guys 300%, I know little Jazz chords and runs and it has opened my mind up to like a million more doors of chords and phrasings and different patterns, especially because I use alot of broken chords, broken augmented, and diminish ones as well, oh by the way I ordered that jazz book you mentioned in another post, shuld get it here in about a week or so,  I'm in the Bahamas so I know it'll take a while. Thanks guy

What is that jazz book, and does it have a CD or DVD to go with it. I'm a visual learner so having a DVD would help; having the audio CD will help with hear and playing the chords or runs that are on the page.

Thanks

[Muziqmann]

Now this is a good post.  I like it keeo it coming. 

[Naz-Jaz]

Absolutely!  Gospel music, especially these days, derives alot of it's sound from jazz.  I would encourage everyone to study jazz and understand the theory behind it.

[bishopcole]

Absolutely!  Gospel music, especially these days, derives alot of it's sound from jazz.  I would encourage everyone to study jazz and understand the theory behind it.

I agree with you,most of all the 9th's 11th's,major 7th's derived from jazz that we play now!  Bishop Cole

[Naz-Jaz]

...And the cool thing about this major shift in sound is that the younger musicians are growing up hearing this stuff. So, that sound is "in their ear" as opposed to a person like me who has to go back and reconditon my ear!

[bishopcole]

...And the cool thing about this major shift in sound is that the younger musicians are growing up hearing this stuff. So, that sound is "in their ear" as opposed to a person like me who has to go back and reconditon my ear!

Same here!!  Bishop Cole

[4hisglory]

Yep.

[diverse379]

yall need to stop acting like yall are old do  i need to break out the geritol ?

bishop cole and 4hisglory sittin down at at the church basement waitin for someone to mash their peas cuz their fixodent ran out


We had our cutting edge peeps too clark Sisters Andre crouch
thomas whitfield

[bishopcole]

yall need to stop acting like yall are old do  i need to break out the geritol ?

bishop cole and 4hisglory sittin down at at the church basement waitin for someone to mash their peas cuz their fixodent ran out


We had our cutting edge peeps too clark Sisters Andre crouch
thomas whitfield

Yes indeed, I feel ya!!!  I am a Clark Sisters nut fan!!!  Bishop Cole

[swade88]

Blessings to all of you musicians who have taken the time to share the experience of your musical gifts!

I was turn on to this site last night and now I am hooked!

Is there a particular Jazz Book that this thread is referencing to buy for study?

Thanks -- 

Swade88

[diverse379]

I dont  believe so I think the thread was just encouraging you to learn the theory and scale chord relationships etc

there are so many good ones out there its really a matter of your level

mark levine puts out two good books on jazz which breaks down the basics and gets into advanced concepts

John novello

puts out a couple of real winners

john valerio puts out a post bop jazz book and a stride swing book
 

this is just what aI know of there are so many others out there

[swade88]

I dont  believe so I think the thread was just encouraging you to learn the theory and scale chord relationships etc

there are so many good ones out there its really a matter of your level

mark levine puts out two good books on jazz which breaks down the basics and gets into advanced concepts

John novello

puts out a couple of real winners

john valerio puts out a post bop jazz book and a stride swing book
 

this is just what aI know of there are so many others out there

Diverse379 -- Thanks for the jazz info partner!

[diverse379]

you are welcome

jazz theory and jazz piano by mark levine

contemporary keyboardist   john novello