Rhythm Changes Whole Tune Improvisation Example 1
Rhythm Changes Whole Tune Fast - Bireli Demonstrates the entire form of Rhythm Changes. Please note the right hand muting that goes on here...
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Rhythm Changes A Section Improvisation Example 12
Use of Flat 9 intervals to create tension - Bireli uses the most dissonant interval in music to begin this short improv - The Flat 9. He al...
Rhythm Changes B Section Rhythmic and Harmonic Variations Example 3
This Rhythm Changes Bridge video has Bireli Lagrene demonstrating ideas for reharmonization. We suggest hearing it a few ...
Jazz Blues in Bb Improvisation Example 4
In the intro to this blues in Bb, Bireli contrasts two ideas: a dissonant augmented chord with a flat ninth, and percussive effects. As an effective...
Rhythm Changes B Section Improvisation Example 13
B section of Rhythm Changes - Another linear approached intro to the improv followed by hard swinging lines that are evenly played across B...
Rhythm Changes A Section Improvisation Example 11
A Section Rhythm Changes Improv Octave Displacement - Bireli makes use of octave displacement and is very careful to keep the back beat of ...
Rhythm Changes B Section Rhythmic and Harmonic Variations Example 2
In this Rhythm Changes B section video you will see another example by the great Bireli Lagrene. Here he once again shows...
C Half Whole Diminished Scale Phrase Examples
Here, Larry teaches you some C Half Whole Diminished Scale Phrase Examples. Larry points out that it's possible to find pentatonic lines within...
Charlie Parker (Bird) Concept Improvisation Example 2
"Bird" - "Bird's" concept as Larry mentions it was thinking and playing the V minor over a dominant chord. For example, according to La...
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 16
Unison strums - In this lick Bireli plays unison notes on adjacent strings with a repeating down-up-up strumming pattern. This strumming pattern go...