a Comiplete Jazz Vocabi lary for the Improvising Musician bby Jack Shneidman san a-s7su0-278-4 1 enya 2 £0 Chany Lane ti Dogan ‘eran Copii Scie AL Rigi Reserved sy Tha se, to Se enamine [ry aapeaton or amare ene src cbervon aan rnimerton ot OP at ur wate acheive cen ESINTRODUCTION deerme datas in speech In short, licks are basic musical statements an improviser exe, ‘upon to meet the musical demands ofthe moment, ih this huge book in your had, you might be asking youre, “Where do tat?" Well, it’s helpful to Shanda Ta packs vied ito thee main ection: Esenial Licks, Spltic Licks and ane Standard-Type Progressions Tea ate Stondard-Type Progressions (cks 801-100) i comprised of ics played over the opening four bars of feature a wide variety of harmonic progressions, wen, te Signatures (¥ and ), and some material that has Brazilian or Afto-Caben fangs ” lp. aarti book have chord symbols above thm given in heir mos bse form (only the rot cans ually are named) Some of these licks are very advanced and includes itera vege ot saromaicism, substitu scales and modes, implied passing chords, and ene eyes of te arom lt tis ciate you; the logic and expressive options hey fer wll been earer With time and alte patient stadHow To UsE THIS BooK his took snot meant tobe ead rough fom covert cove, Ii ecommended i Yo8 CSTE cDacentated amount of time and study to mastering major and minor "These progressions are the caning locks fr narerous jez standards, Do no el he need to mas ea) individual lick, - aan par yu ie an foes you tation onthe, conceal on wa eines valuable woe: Once you ave comforalylamed oe ofthe Ticks, wanspose ft ao fe A clevea Tee yw nd ferent way forthe wo begin rend and experinent wih different phrasings and articulations. 7001 Jazz Licks is weten withthe idea of giving you sme insight it he melon vocabulary of jazz * ao va awareen of te harmon possibilities avaiable. Alf this isin hos of helping you Nocufivate your own, unique sense of melody and harmony. Have fun! Acknowledgments would like to thank my editors, Arthur Rotfeld and Toby Wine, for their ists profound knowledge, i and patience. oc ignel hanks go out o Nick Trauwein and Chery Lane author Joe Chawreakom. Foal very apecil thanks go 0 my fens and family for heir unyielding sno. - About the Author | Jack Shneidaan is a gitars, composer, and arranger wio lives and works in the NE ‘York Metropolitan | ae ancadied with Ron Cart, Mike Longo, and Rob Schwimmer guitarists eve Bertone! and - ee sel, and Plitzer Prize winning composee David del Tredic Jack plays with vanity of jazz combos on the New York club scene and around the world. | ! - -Major 7... Minor 7», Dominant 7 iV. ivi ii-Va-VE VWI LVbii-v iLL... Dorian Lydian Phrygian Aeolian 4i-V-1 with Coltrane Substitutions ‘Swing Progression #1 Swing Progression #2... Bebop Progression #1 Bebop Progression #2. 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Bb7 Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fo? Bi7 Ebmai7 Bbmaj7 Fa BT Ebmai7 954 955 956 957 958 959 960 Bbmaj7 Feo? Bb7 Bbmaj7 Bbmai7 Bbmaj7 Fa? Bb7 Ebmai7 Bbmaj7 Fai? Bb7 Ebmaj7 Bbmai7 tt BK Bhai?maj? Am? Dm? ar Gm? 961 maj? Amt Dm? o Gmt 962 963 can = om fi = 964 GE== = = cna an ont o 7 965 cma? ant bat a ont 966 maj? Amt Dm? ar Gm? 967 cmaj7 Am? Dm? a Gat? 968 Cmaj7 Amt Dm? a Gm? 969 970971 972 973 974 975984 985 986 987 988 989 990991 992 993 994 995 996 cma aeee Det 97 4S Se eS cma Daa 998 Sera Ses — nap Domai?INDEX Essential Licks Major Minor 7 Dominant 7 eva avis i-VEVE HVEVL LE ii-VA1 with Coltrane Substitutions. Stylistic Licks ‘Swing Progression #1 ‘Swing Progression #2. Bebop Progression #1 Bebop Progression #2.. Hard Bop Progression. ard Bop Progression 2. Post Bop Progression #1. Pst Bop Progression #2... 1-15 Giatonic) 16-40 (chromatic) .AL-SS (diatonic) '56-80 (chromatic) 81.95 (diatonic) ‘95-120 (chromatic) 121-145 (diatonic) 146-220 (ehromatic) .221-240 (diatonic) 241-300 (chromatic) 301-315 (diatonic) ‘316-340 (chromatic) 341-355 (diatonic) 1386-380 (chromatic) 381-395 (diatonic) '396-420 (chromatic) 421-435 (diatonic) 436-460 (chromatic) 461-465 (diatonic) 466-480 (chromatic) 81-485 (diatonic) 486-500 (chromatic) -501-$05 (diatonic) '506-520 (chromatic) 521-525 (diatonic) 526-540 (chromatic) 541-545 (diatonic) ‘346-560 (chromatic) - 561-567 (Aiatonic) ‘368-580 (chromatic) 581-586 (diatonic) ‘587-600 (chromatic) 601-606 (diatonic) {607-620 (chromatic) 621-626 (diatonic) (627-640 (chromatic) vw 641-644 (diatonic) (645-660 (chromatic) {661-664 (diatonic) {665-680 (chromatic) {681-684 (diatonic) {685-700 (chromatic) [701-704 (diatonic) "705-720 (chromatic)Oe [a Non-Harmonic Fusion/Funk Progression #1 FFusion/Funk Progression #2 Licks over Standard-Type Progressions “1 Hear Polyphony* “Two Weeks Notice” “Autumn Left “You ae all the Things” “Loudly as inthe Morning Alarm Clock Bobby and Jot” “Hv Inflexibie” “Lana “Some Days I Mince a Pla” “Blues in F "New Bossa” “Purple Poepoise Pat “Take the Third Plane” “Skip Steps “1s there Greater Love?" “Shaman” “Dickenson” “Bootpins”| “Night under Anesthesia” “You Stepped on « Dream’ 721-760 761-168 (diatonic) 169-780 (chromatic) [781-784 iatonic) 785-800 (chromatic) 801-805 (diatonic) 806-810 (chromatic) S11-815 (diatonic) 816-820 (chromatic) 821-825 (diatonic) 826-830 (chromatic) 831-835 (diatonic) 836-840 (chromatic) 841-845 (diatonic) 846-850 (chromatic) 851-855 (diatonic) 856-860 (chromatic) 861-865 (diatonic) 866-870 (chromatic) 871-875 (diatonic) {876-880 (claromatc) 881-885 (diatonic) 886-890 (chromatic) 891-895 (diatonic) '896-900 (chromatic) 901-905 (diatonic) 906-910 (chromatic) 911-915 (Giatonic) {916-920 (chromatic) 921-925 (diatonic) 926.930 (chromatic) 931-935 diatonic) 936-940 (chromatic) 941-945 (diatonic) ‘946.950 (chromatic) 951-955 (diatonic) 96.960 (chromatic) 961-965 (diatonic) 966.970 (chromatic) .9T1-975 (¢iatonic) ‘976.980 (chromatic) 981-985 (diatonic) 986-990 (chromatic) 991-995 (diatonic) {996-1001 (chromatic) 8 86 37 90 ot 91 92 93 93 9 94 95 95 96 a ie 98 98 9 100 101 101 102 12 103 103 104 10s 105 106 105 107 108 109 109 0 Ho alla ea [ - tf hk aoee Sem ioe oe, Ge ee, ew, me, ie) ee) Ge, ee eee) ee omy