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‘JazzMaster Cookbook'
Table of Contents
Section One: Jazz Theory and Improvisation
Chapter 1: Major Scales
Major scale, chromatic scale, diatonic notes, spelling rules, key signatures, cycle of fifths, pentatonic scales.
Chapter 2: Intervals
Interval names, qualities, inversions, shortcuts, transposition.
Chapter 3: hords 21
Triads, sixths, sevenths, inversions, voicings, chord symbols, voice leading.
Chapter 4: Diatonic Chords and Modes
Diatonic chords and scales, roman numerals, chordscales, modality, tonality.
Chapter 5: Chordscales
Scale choices, chordtones, tensions, avoid notes, tensions and chord types, chordscales--lydian, ionian, mixolydian, dorian, aeolian, phrygian, locrian, symmetric diminished, wholetone, melodic minor, enharmonics, modal vamps.
Chapter 6: Functional Harmony
Diatonic functions, active notes, tonic, subdominant, dominant, substitution, major pentatonic, cadences, dominant resolution, II-V, I-VI-II-V progression
Chapter 7: Chord Progressions
Root progression (primary, secondary), harmonic rhythm, major cycle, guide-tones, guide tone lines, melodic cadence.
Chapter 8: Basic Melody
Style, tracking, melodic curve, melody/harmony relationship, melodic rhythm, scalar motion, range, balance, shape, patterns, climax plane, chord tones, skips, voiceleading, licks, activate weakness, phrasing, swing, anticipations, notation, pulse, time signatures, beams, imaginary barline, groove.
Chapter 9: Song Form
AB, AABA, ABAC, ABCD, Blues, unusual forms, lead sheet symbols.
Chapter 10: Blues
Universality, form, phrasing, blues scale, blue notes, licks, riff blues, jazz blues.
Chapter 11: Minor Key Harmony
Natural minor, relative, parallel, aeolian mode, minor tonality, minor key cadence, harmonic minor, mixob9b13 scale, non-typical chords, melodic minor, dorian, reharmonized I chords, common chords, functions.
Chapter 12: Extended and Secondary Dominants
Chromatic harmony, extended and secondary dominants, arrow symbol, extended cycle, key-related chordscales, progressions #5, #6, #7, direct and indirect resolution, related II- chords, II-V's, bracket symbol, dorian avoid note,
Chapter 13: Tritone Substitution
Tritone, tri-sub-V chord, dotted arrow symbol, secondary tri-sub-V's, dotted brackets, mixo#11 scale, altered dominant scale, dominant @5 chord, related II-chords, substitution, dominant diminished scale, patterns.
Chapter 14: Modal Interchange
Mixed modes, parallel chordscales, modal interchange, subdominant minor function, subdominant minor cadences, hybrid scales, progression #10.
Chapter 15: Altered Dominant Scales
Dominant chordscale structure, voicings, sonority, mixolydian, sus 4, mixo #11, wholetone, mixo b9, dominant diminished, mixo b9b13, altered, composite.
Chapter 16: Diminished Harmony
Diminished chords and scales, passing diminished function, symmetric and key-related scales, color diminished, reharmonization, minor II-V's.
Chapter 17: Modulation
Recognizing modulations, roman numerals, analysis, direct, transitional, pivot chord, dominant pivots, harmonic rhythm, key areas, deceptive modulation..
Chapter 18: Harmonic Embellishment
Chord inversions, line clichés, pedal point bass.
Chapter 19: Chord Substitution
Chordscale alteration, dominant scale colors, secondary dominants, bright and dark substitutes, tritone substitution, dominant diminished scales, functional substitution, chord function chart, II-V substitutions, related II- chords, approach chord substitution, extended approach, reharmonization, turnarounds, licks.
Chapter 20: Bebop
Harmonic qualities, melodic qualities, approach notes, patterns, analysis.
Chapter 2: Modal Jazz
Modal jazz, rhythm section, modal vamps, progressions, voicings, melody, pentatonics, sideslipping.
Chapter 22: Pentatonics
Pentatonic sounds, modes, sonority, relating scales and chords, altered pentatonics, combining scales, pentatonic/modal chart, dominant chord pentatonics, motion patterns, four-note groups, chromatic patterns.
Chapter 23: Non-Functional Harmony
Non-functional movement, parallel and symmetric patterns, tonic systems, functional substitution, compound patterns, Coltrane II-V, example progressions.
Chapter 24: Back to Basics
Growing, basics, three T's, style, choices, instrumental technique, teachers, ear training, right and left brain, repertoire
Section Two: The JazzMaster Workout
Improvisation Practice Method
Section Three: The Key Reference
Appendix A Chordscale syllabus
Appendix B Basic Jazz Standard Tunelist
Appendix C Example Tune Analysis
Appendix D Chord and Scale Patterns
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