Ever feel like you’re just not “putting it all together”? This exercise will help you get away from thinking note to note, chord to chord, and instead focus on a phrase, delivered with style.
Stan Getz’s Palm Key Exercise
This palm key exercise was given to me by George Garzone, who in turn got it from Stan Getz as a young man. Use it to clean up technical glitches in the high register of your horn.
Get Your Reps In: Use Repetitive Phrases to Improve Your Time Feel and Groove
Looping short phrases slowly and repeatedly can make any difficult passage less daunting. You might even lull yourself into a “flow” state.
Listening Lab: Branford Marsalis on “Mo’ Better Blues”
I learned so much about nuance and playing inside a “popish” context from Branford’s performance on this song.
Thinking Ahead: How to Practice Executing Vocabulary
Applying a new piece of vocabulary in this fashion will help you quickly absorb it, and know when to use it.
Easy Living Etude Part 2
Learn how to play new sounds over diminished chords and apply your technical practice to this song.
Transcription Challenge Review: Easy Living – Chet Baker Sings
Feedback on members’ submissions for this challenge.
Easy Living Etude Part 1 – Chromaticizing the Turnaround
This etude highlights how having facility with triads and seventh chords can help you create a coherent and flowing solo.
Listening Lab: Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan on “Easy Living”
Two fantastic examples of playing over this beautiful ballad. The tone, lyricism, and time feel of both are top shelf.
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