Tune Up Jazz

Tune Up – 3 Legendary Solos

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Forrest

Composition, Jazz Standards, Transcribing

Tune Up is one of those classic up-tempo jazz standards that every player should work on. Composed by Eddie Vinson, It became super well known when legendary trumpeter player Miles Davis recorded it on his 1956 album Blue Haze. And over the years, it’s turned into a popular jam session tune that can be pretty …

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Kenny Garrett

4 Kenny Garrett Patterns to Get Outside on Rhythm Changes (Premium)

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Forrest

Jazz Musicians, Jazz Standards, Playing Techniques, Premium Only

For a long time, patterns in jazz have been popular as a way for jazz improvisers to expand their improvisational toolkit. You see, patterns have a natural order to them that make them perfect for many jazz different improvisation applications. But every great musician uses patterns in their own unique way… Today, we’ll be looking …

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Sonny Stitt Minor Exercises

The Sonny Stitt Playbook – His 2 Exercises to Master Minor (Premium)

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Forrest

Jazz Language, Jazz Musicians, Premium Only, Transcribing

What if you had Sonny Stitt’s practice journal in your hands right now? All his genius lines and exercises written out. Everything, literally everything, complete with diagrams and descriptions of what he practiced…wouldn’t that be nice? Well, unfortunately, unless he’s your relative, chances are this will never be the case. You’ll never have those practice …

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