A set of three lessons to help you master this favorite among jazz guitarists and generally considered one of the all time, top 10 jazz standards. This medium tempo tune cycles through several tonal centers making improv challenging and fun. First learn Rich's chord melody to enhance your trio playing and develop your comping sense. The form is AABA which makes it easy to learn because of the repetition. The simple comping lesson uses Rich's Dirty Dozen Jazz Chords, a great place to start your jazz comping. Richexplains three important concepts for soloing in this challenging but melodic, bebop solo with lots of licks that can be applied to other songs. 1st how to use a blues or pentatonic scale to maneuver through the changing tonalities of the bridge. 2nd the technique of superimposing triads over altered dominant chords. 3rd referencing the melody to keep the solo connected to the song. A total of 76 minutes of video lessons featuring close ups demonstrated slowly by measure then rehearsed in sections. Includes PDF in tab, chord grids and notation plus Mp3 practice tracks.
