Bebop jazz piano: the complete guide with CD!

96 Pages·2003·38.15 MB·English

by  John Valerio

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INTRODUCTION

What Is Bebop Jazz?

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ani was revoltiomity it many ways, Melocice

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“Usiaa. ee have Pulsed sy
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oily supercede by its alTshoot, so fu and
Fad toy: These in rested unl the easly 1980s whe kl jazz anal Feo jaan. becomes dortinant

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anists wach Charts Parkes. Dis Gillspia, Telociocs kon, Bud Priel Kenuy Clarke and thers
‘ic reel cae: the cals FOG through th id 1950s, Wale new sles cane ints ja
tenia. Taesy ebup reais dh bens of semtemcerey rz ad a vibie form af expe
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How to Use This Book

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About the CD

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CONTENTS

Page

History and Evolution en
The Bebop Language .8
Chords and Veicings 15
Harmony and Chord Progressions - 28
Melody oo BS
Scales and Tonality a9
Comping 59
64

74

Thelontous Monk a2

lead Sheets... 29
HISTORY AND EVOLUTION

Jin eens Siac ons ees
np a pany bee aed

deeply anta “nese ea” of playing alm kn anes

Ragtime

hers invite lseeranmers she eens par ofthe ene cencany were ragriene aad ues, Readme
(vasa vitiose. sit a pian rus developed hy AFecanAmericans curing the 1890s, It blends
aliens of Wescera Curspeint wusie ida ereentc of Wess Siroae a

Tra a tnkqueaviginal styl: the
daracag ard soem wear Heem Europe, bts rhythms coneepiam was ism Wet Ai

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ngthis ative, Tae 5 hand, Yor the most pa, Sept Seay Zbl 9
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pa, eon pa aca

with Sandy
dec, and sceasioasly the 98m
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love Fi he jit bo keep the pul Jet wl
Blues

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fone alot the siete: concur nal HOez, Dhaes .s a vagal sun srg by 4 athe whe ao
‘emparied himselt on & puilar. The yore: sraetce descended fom Wise Atkin ke che haemvny came
from Westen-Furopean casi Tary hee wos escent. imprivised ane mae up oa the spot,

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ying ger usally plage eho el served from major sien esperar nots ehyth fin 4! Gime), ie

ger sang Gels A>ating mckaics on ep. lst Rieu eo ayllesie ea
iacdy.The clogie caaterial sesrly buss 98 derived Fars Oe sea el “blocs:
seen in raging is alsa evidert 9

tan a-thentis blues ex

ify blues huh the se3erate HeTnnig snd toa ence of the
selo“y al sccompanément, Blue i sera inch
For move 6 bes, s22 Chapter 3.3

evolamor of jazz ed ra enna kay slanent fo

New Orleans Jaz

Jaca all peiginated in Now Odes erouned WM evolved shen wii
tahich wes cra used hen they :0GK @ utero bowl arl chica the yl ed neti
fovder to souni nore Uke eatin or hives (9 ail another Na. acl’ amo tiene inks jaar pts
askon players infuse fis and improvising. into ibs Tslay we rip se the tere “az7ing i up
regent sa ey ingtediony, and zz Bogan to “ss ing™ thro the sn: dichotomy het,
‘ptcupstod melodie thy kets ame che hasan pth ad Pube

an “raging the tun,”

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Fonsenad the “even suhivisig us” eert a agri Sing "straighe” eighth notes nu “ving ehh ross
he playing them uievesty ma kong Stout runner. ht Formerly wile wice: ani plavod ss two exon
ghd noes wou layed aya quarter uote snd cighe nate ws nl ef a aighiecne tripe:

(Frag Pi The sere elaxed site has tel juz e

Stride

et ese pro sete Ruowes as “sie pane” gees nu ot gine and Zhssrstas Nowe rk Gueng
0 and early Ns. His ste s somemms faired sas “Tae lessime” or the “Haclon pit
soll” The zempes could he esiomls fet, he prea stride piers 4 averng Belt hands teat were
ate pay the oat ecter me

a areat speeds. Cconsshythn elfacts rare on played in the Fe Laud

hry shanging asvemb and bassnteickord pererng, Tottks were lian ped insteas ol sng.e axes we she
lesen. ord in the New Orlems stv, wulkrag Rass nes len re up eae mth patterns, The
hava payee cho:dal tase. ond single-role meus, Unlike chase ragunzeb.t ihe New #rlea

paaw—lride serge. se Ms eres plan ss apresisee, fames B fohuson ard ts tude Fats Waller

seer tee leading tae pass,
Karl Hines
the am 02
The Birth of Babop

Accuses exange 1 janx plasn bam dosing the sary 19-8) ith the ith of bebop, Panis raw no longer
het assy aul ake ang ees 19 the
playi-g oF random ike cherdal puretuatne. it gecom:paaiment chythuis wert longer stacy and. 0
‘anger predheab’s. Gone antivels sas te plas af ¢ hess pat, Cemnping sas perfor with 10 hands
chen seer mying east wir'a th let han shen aul, Coumt Shue ae sll 2< Parl Hines ead Duke
ington 3 ng thy side Uh sing ste ase npaninyt int the
somping approach. Basie was the fis to consistently do So €ucing “he Swing ova rad sores ns ehe imate
so isp 49 ths bed pianists, Nut Cake nls ws inetremestel it devsaping a eer, ght ‘ef -hand
approach Whe new sla emphasizes the ba foe anal nes ler ryt: te ce ehyto se

Sst the vest aU Ly seein, they "cerpee

se the tvs inflata in aes

Rehup dcunmers iso emphasized the bear less sad punctuated the mse ay msde playing et surks
runs in surprediclable ways. Dehup foceproura melevtss soe sytluus Deas 3 G2 le tha ty ks
veswitive apne he reythn:scetion playing eccane desirable and mesons, Chie Parker, Dizzy
Gillespie, zd othe= Form pagers dovelosce a highly sane rghadi-rhvthorie poral thal tacure en
dom-Ee eecent in

we of Ie pants and dramas

weed a such mane

vanples sans lesering than was praca i= tlie lsh ef ize

thos panists began imitating the Rarinonically: vomplex. convoluted lire of the horn asters. sn sigle
ots soalar mslodies <oplacsd the mnslly pein une chndal melodies of ener sly, Beli players
developed a cumplex tunmenie lem tha sled on careaded ed ete chon, along wa Fee
herd prostesieas

All of Gace enanges ware rud-eal cpartunss ram toe preelazs sing Sle, end wy ake players neve
liked or aevevadeped t the ese sists. As with wrist revalaons in msie Hs Ee was Te
Feng axport at ehgtin te phe!
‘kya soot: camping. was nos.

luke Temyths, and melodie deccnes t0“leting 9 the pbs” sa

Thelonious Muok 2s one ofthe tounding fahess wl bebop. Hs, wong wth Buzzy Cie an ters
developed «rae Bermonic syste inspite by A Tan's invalians Mes ev eign Ky OF
voicing chords. Bud Powell ried Monk's veisings aad le incezpitatal Charlie Parker's melodie 4p
Prooeh ine his sieno slayings md Bocas the eo asum ate. most imitsed bebop ens i Alou he wes
one af he inserts a: bebup, Monk develeee unigue highly srigival ste thet retoned outse “ho
cesar” way a hy

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‘Macy outsaading youn nus tens ae plying sctop in aleest its pare for: abn ll eememnpary 72
Pisses inahae ef lest sve bebop fo thei oper 12 fol

festa: cal bshop picny spe as patie by te igual eho amsts

ig chalets alle insights mts the
THE BEBOP LANGUAGE

nits melodie. Dewi, aud Dp tey League, Like mos!

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Ge tel adaioped hast nega Rea sey ane ero

sal olsen of music ane cet be
ile through suc, wht rythm a are Bs

sc aed does formuleie serutny

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Harmony

Seventh and Sixth Chords
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positions my sinnsensty soning eh ls Bu

est eho ae rely eae
ss hebop

fie eviced fa eb wag ate ms

sels

(have Parker often quosed cn emphasizing Tes importer of sce-e eh rones in chon. He
refers cane nights shea practicing “Chenokee.” Fe atscerero that hy playiee te hight istereals of ekonds
ir eet sears, he stumbled po ie esesce «the mex misc that

Ineo (0 ors, wie ls Fis ne eyinic apa tka gave bth ta bop }
Alterations

The seve chord remains the funemente:Ratmenie unit in hebep. uations chal Kins vUppEH pe
Tiklst awe #ee%y adusd in mee. La ation, bbep weekslin afte rely on
sper hr eatcusions faker knowin 3s senate ake atten rab or In

welche’ tenes. hs, it
by a all ste. Tae possiblitie:
for hermenic culation Leconss almost fuss ween thsse plies are emSaed. Belew ate vanples ot
some of Le ere semmoaly wed exer al gu glare: sured cher foe etch asic yesenth and x1
hoe pig,

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Sis comideredw bes uel chariot hate pmktce- One ay tine of te fa Fre
sake elewer mos ome

intertocking Triads & Seventh Chords

hiking of ste upper estansions ul chonts ea: be serplied by brewing ta chowds into two saparate
pars Inwer and upper. Those separate units can > thought if as superposal er tnecking ads eid se
nth srs. or example. 1 €:arajer “iba chord oa be soastrutes hp plaving a G mjen iad ote
© major seventa chav cr by placing an E anor seseuth howd on op a AC tein seventh shoe. 1
Jewong exaniple noes Hots cau hes ith swe ceammnon aint laseuth, aed Hirtmta chore

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