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Gong!!!! Who Came First Gong or Double Image?

HEY @DAVID! MADE YOU LOOK! DO YOU KNOW GONG? the second tune sounds like a double image tune! (a little bit). Did you know these guys?

Gong was a really cool fusion group. I just the leader died. I listened to them back in the late 70's.

It was a life lesson for me because I know on of the guitar players, I think, or the vibe player! I can't remember, I was too high back then. I think it was one of the guitar players. He had a strange name I think.

TOTM - Minority - The 9th Is the 13th (and we take it to the b9

Chinese translation for Chinese students.

今天我們要講的是minority

自己創造出ii-v-i 小樂句(lick),是一個裡面有V dominent 13音的lick,
定下速度打,你可以從中學到很多,你也會記住minor9音, dominent 13音的聲音
改節奏、加上一些音,轉調(放到每個調裡面練練)
Rootless13b9和弦(沒有根音的屬和絃,加上9音和13音)
例如F713b9: 組成音為A(3音), D(13音), Eb(7音), F#(b9音)

認真練習ii-V-I,讓你的耳朵熟悉這些聲音。

Our TOTM - Minority

As many of you know, I use tunes not only to have fun playing over but also to learn about harmony, work on chops and time. Why not, as improvisers we can make up an etude on the spot. And as you get better as an improviser you can make more complex etudes up.

Minority is a tune with tunnel vision. It's the study of one note and meaning depending on what is surrounding it. The 9th and the 13th. In a 2 5 they kind of blend together. And Minority is a great example of this.

TOTM - Minority - Put It Together and Play It

Chinese translation for Chinese students

Tony 演奏整首曲子。
如果你不知道旋律,
先學會旋律再來看這支影片。
唯一的Altered chord 在最後一個小節C7alt(C,Ab, E, C)。

2分38秒,Tony 演奏 C key.

轉到不同的調上,可以只打bass你也能聽到整首曲子的全貌,

另外試著轉到不同的調,然後簡單的solo就好。

TOTM - Minority - Add the Melody In for the First Part

Chinese translation for Chinese students

把我們上一堂課教的 I minor9 - ii minor9 - V dominant13b9,
這堂課要加上旋律。

旋律都是在最高音聲部,

例如G調:
Gminor9 (旋律是Gmajor音階)- Aminor9 -D13b9 - Gminor9 (旋律是五聲音階)

*把這些東西練好之後,可以再延伸練很多東西,你可以只把一小部分的和聲進行拿出來,做成練習曲練習。

*Tony 演奏:
57秒, G key
1分16秒, F key

A phd Paper/Dissertation "The Creative Genius behind 'Bags' Groove"

I ran across the paper paper attached (2002) about Milt Jackson a couple days ago. It has some great examples of Milt's playing written out, as well as some dialog regarding his approach to soloing, and his musical career.

Is this already up on the site? Let me know if it is.

--IG