For example, DGCFA up to EADGB up to FBEAC is a nice progression on the D-7 using diatonic fourth stacks with a third on top. Most pianists and guitarists, including Bill Evans, like to use diatonic fourth chords when comping.

The B section is a half-step up from the A section. It’s an AABA form, using Dorian minor harmony. This is perhaps the first recorded example of modal jazz. It makes sense that Coltrane would steal the changes for his own tune, having cut his teeth in Miles’ band and performing So what regularly. So What has the same changes as John Coltrane’s tune “Impressions,” the latter having a faster tempo and melody. The bass player plays the melody of this tune. That would be an interesting thing to do, since most groups don’t seem to go to that effort. Rolling Stone can hardly be known for paying attention to jazz, and so it’s an amazing testament to Miles’ album that it would rank at all.īill Evans starts this tune out with a nice intro on this tune, but in practice most groups don’t play it exactly like the record. It even made Rolling Stone’s list of top albums (at #12 all-time). It’s one of the most important jazz albums in existence, perhaps the most important. It’s sold over 20 million copies, and still sells about 5,000 copies a week. Spiral bound.This jazz standard is the first tune on Miles Davis’ classic record, “Kind of Blue.” It’s the top jazz album of all time as measured by sales. The infinite different ways of voicing each chord are condensed into the most popular and musically interesting, so you'll be able to use The Jazz Piano Chord Book to help you improvise with other musicians in an inventive way, or just to comp with other players competently.

With sections for chords built from every root note, divided into major, minor, dominant, diminished and augmented, this book is not comprehensive but is as close to that as you can get. The lengthy introduction explores what jazz harmony is, how chord variations and voicings contribute to it, and how knowing them can enhance your playing incomparably. It is not only a reference guide, though. Its layout of the almost innumerable harmonic variations of each piano chord, as well as the great reference system for substitutions and related chords, makes this book invaluable for any pianist looking to expand their harmonic horizons. The handy and compact layout of this convenient chord book allows you to quickly and easily find the chord you are looking for.

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