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Blues Resources!

This is the recording of Tenor Madness (Men, or Tadness?) we listened to in today's class. There's some awesome soloing going on here, so definitely take a listen:

 


For you piano players, here's some great soloing on a simple blues head that might inspire you:


 

 


Here's the same pianist giving some really insightful advice:

 

 

Here is a good resource for understanding blues scales and other basic theory:


 


Also, here's the full version of the handout from class, including a few extra progressions.
This is mainly for pianists, but still very beneficial for every soloist to understand:

 

See you next week! Feel free to email me or Bernard if you have questions about soloing, blues, or anything in general. If you feel like you haven't quite got the hang of soloing, don't worry! Jazz is a long journey, and you are still packing your lunch. You all sounded great today in class, especially for it being many-of-you-all's first time soloing. 
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                                                          -Jessie
 

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