![]() ![]() ![]() Learning a language requires listening on many levels to the meanings, the sounds, the intentions, and the inflections or nuances of the language. Just remember, a line full of dotted 8th notes picked in a staccato fashion isn’t jazz (assuming that’s what you’re going for.) Try to play even 8th notes in succession without being restricted by the bar line.Īrchie Shepp, Pat Martino, Mick Goodrick, Jim Kelly, Larry Baoine, and Bruce Bartlett.Developing a Jazz Language, is the sixth volume of Jerry Bergonzi’s series, Inside Improvisation. ![]() Again, this is due to the seemingly awkward nature of the lines that you’ll end up creating. The first time you try to try to play a line using these patterns, you’ll more than likely start dragging the tempo a bit. Time seems to be everybody’s Achilles heel. Like I said, once you are able to burn through one key, the rest will easily fall under your fingers.ģ) Time. ![]() You should also be able to apply both a major or minor pentatonic on top of any chord with out thinking about it.Ģ) Spend a great deal of time learning each position’s pattern in one key. I’m talking all positions, in all 12 keys, with out hesitation. Most people like to pretend they have them down because they know a box or two. Just to reiterate some of the points I made in the video:ġ) Make sure you know all of your pentatonic scales before attempting these sequences. In lesson #5, I have taken some of his pentatonic sequences and applied them to the 5 positions of the guitar. I rarely suggest books to people but I must say that I can confidently recommend Jerry Bergonzi’s volume on Pentatonics: Luckily, I have his records and books to draw from. Unfortunately, I never got the chance to study with him formally because he was at the New England Conservatory and I wasn’t a student there. Luckily, I was able to see him not once but quite a few times during my time in Boston, Ma. Dave Liebman, Michael Brecker, Bob Berg, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Sonny Rollins, George Garzone, John Tchicai, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, and Dewey Redman are a few names that come to mind.īy far, the best tenor saxophonist I have ever seen live is Jerry Bergonzi. Anyway, since the age of 18 I’ve gone out of my way to see all the major Tenor players I could. Maybe it’s the fact that I relate to it as I would my own voice? I did sing in the tenor section of a college choir for 4 semesters. There’s just something about the tenor saxophone that I find appealing. Don’t get me wrong-I think every musician should have a healthy relationship with their instrument and the masters that play it. I’ve always had a private musical infatuation with Tenor saxophonists. ![]()
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