Jazz Scales
Discover symmetrical scales, compound scales, and stylistic approaches to scale usage in jazz.
Scales
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Ask Me Now Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk - 1951 ‘Ask Me Now’ was first recorded in 1951 for the album ‘Genius of Modern Music’. The…
Sound of the Dorian Mode
Jazz for Piano - The Sound of Dorian The Dorian mode has some unique yet subtle characteristics (Link). Let’s listen…
Diatonic Chord Extensions
Diatonic Chord Extensions Upper structure diatonic chord extensions add colour to your voicings by using unaltered scale tones. Here are…
Flat 13 Chord Extensions
Flat 13 Chord Extensions The flat 13 chord extension offers lots of interesting possibilities. Added to a minor 7 chord…
Jazz for Piano Orientation
Jazz for Piano - Orientation Before we begin looking at some specific artists and compositions we should get our bearings…
Interpreting Jazz Scales Part 2
Chapter 4, Part 2 - Compound Scales Back to Part 1 - Symmetrical Scales. Compound Scales combine various intervals in their…
Interpreting Jazz Scales
Chapter 4, Part 1 - Interpreting Scales Go to Part 2 - Compound & Stylistic Scales A scale is a…
Dial S for Sonny
Sonny Clark - 1957 ‘Dial ‘S’ for Sonny’ is the title track on Sonny Clark’s debut album. The piece is…