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This tune really sits well on the mandolin...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LvGuyC3BZI

A move thing Barry likes to use for dominant seventh chords he calls "tritones minor".

https://youtu.be/LI5l_3PP2Os

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Eva's most definitely the real deal but flies under the radar a bit in the mandolin world. I know she got the call to appear on an Anthony Wilson CD around 14 years ago. Wilson, for those not...

How is it I never heard of this young lady before? Splendid playing!

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https://youtu.be/lz3WR-F_pnM

I've recently shot 4 videos on Charlie Parker cliché phrases. Using these will help improvisers get more of a Bebop sound into their playing. You can see them here:
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Here are 4 videos each containing a common bebop improvising phrase. The lick starts at 4:50 of each video. The first of each vid describes the scale and key each phrase comes from (key of F major,...

I've been a "semi-professional" jazz player most of my life, and David is absolutely correct. Your guitarist wants you to change the chords to match his soloing,,it's the other way around,,his...

I doubt he's driving other players in town crazy by playing chords with 5ths unless he's always altering. If so, I doubt there's a bass player around that wants to see him walk through the door. ...

I've got to agree with David, this is very odd!

That said you can play 3, 7 and 9 or 13 on major or dominant chords. 3, 7, 9 or 11 on minor chords.

Your partner's approach really does not make sense to me as a professional jazz musician that by nature needs to play chords with altered 5ths as a matter of course...along with all the other chords...

If you're comping for guitar you can just play double stops on the lowest 2 strings. Keep it as simple as possible at first and then as you get used to playing together, you'll be able to vary it...

Jethro was born in northern Georgia then moved to Knoxville TN very early on(age 3). I think he said he started mandolin when he was 5. His father was a tap dancer and comedian, all his brothers...

New at www.Jazz-Mandolin.com. Video and article on using a Melodic Minor scale for improvising against a Dominant 7th chord. A very common 50's Jazz sound!

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Alan, you're dead wrong!

Rule: Singer gets to choose their key, unless there are other valid extenuating reasons

The key chosen makes it to difficult/impossible to sing the harmony part(s)
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New material at www.Jazz-Mandolin.com


Video: The Number System in Music Theory
an introduction to how the number system works in music theory. Good for Jazz and non Jazz players alike.

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I just posted an introduction to Drop 2 style chord voicings. These are the most used voicings when improvising chord solos or making chord melody arrangements.

You can find this at the "Chord...