Essential Jazz Lines in the Style of John Coltrane

Saxophonist John Coltrane was one of the most innovative, creative, and influential jazz artists of the 20th Century. Both stylistically and harmonically, he opened doors for others to follow. This book will focus on the first period of Coltrane's career, when he was with Miles Davis, and the jazz vocabulary he used. First, to help the student better understand Coltrane's bebop style of improvising, the authors discuss the use of guide tones, bebop scales, three to flat nine, targeting, and other techniques. Then the text presents numerous one-, two-, and three-measure jazz lines in Coltrane's style grouped by the harmony over which they can be used. The accompanyingplay-along CD provides the rhythm parts for each section, including a track for each section that modulates through the cycle of fourths, helping you master the phrases in all keys. By combining various lines, musicians will be able to mix and match numerous combinations of these lines to play over ii-V-I progressions, turnarounds, and other harmonic situations. Incorporate these essential jazz lines into your vocabulary and you will be able to create your own lines in the style of John Coltrane

CONTENTS

• John Coltrane
• The Style of John Coltrane
• Jazz Language
• Guide Tones
• Bebop Scales
• Mixolydian Bebop
• Major Bebop
• Minor Bebop
• Scalar Patterns
• 3-f9
• Augmented Dominant
• Playing the Upper-Structure of Chords
• Targeting
• Substitutions
• John Coltrane’s Style
• Summary
• Minor Chord Material
• Dominant Seventh (V) Chord Material
• One Measure ii-V (Short ii-V) Material
• Two Measure ii-V (Long ii-V) Material
• Major (I) Chord Material
• Minor ii-V Material
• More Play-Along Recordings
• Short ii-V-I
• Long ii-V-I
• Minor ii-V-i
• Turnarounds
• Creating Solos
• Progression similar to Pent Up House
• Coltrane Changes/Giant Steps
• Practicing the Coltrane Changes
• Long ii-V-I with Coltrane Changes
• Eight Measure Giant Steps Vamp
• Progression Similar to Giant Steps
• Superimposing the Coltrane Changes
• Blues for a Giant
• Snap Shots