by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Comping
Chordal Planing So what on earth is planing? It is often associated with a practice that was frequently used in the music of Debussy and Ravel. During the late 19th century, composers started experimenting with the use of upper extensions in their harmony and ended up...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Comping
Monk Chords for Guitar Do you like bebop? Do you like Thelonious Monk? Are you looking to expand your jazz chord vocabulary? If so, read on… In my newly posted lesson I share several snippets of Monk transcriptions I’ve done, in order to adapt some of his unique...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Jazz Theory
Ravel Chords for Jazz Guitar-Part2 In this 2nd installment of Ravel Chords for Jazz Guitar, I go deeper into Ravel’s impressionist harmony and its application to jazz standards. For starters, I play and analyze an excerpt from a composition that many believe...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Jazz Theory
Ravel Chords for Jazz Guitar Did you know that the bebop pioneers discovered how to use upper extensions from analyzing the music of the impressionists…namely Debussy and Ravel? But the exploration of impressionist harmony on behalf of jazz musicians did not end...
by Richie Zellon | Bossa Nova, Chord Melody
One Note Samba If you’re a fan of bossa nova, Antonio Carlos Jobim needs no introduction. Almost every one of his compositions is pure jazz harmony! And in this video I am happy to share with you my solo guitar arrangement of one his most beloved pieces: “One...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Ed Bickert
Ed Bickert’s Solo on Manha de Carnaval I recently posted a lesson teaching various chord melody segments by Ed Bickert, one of my all time favorite guitarists who sadly is no longer with us. As underrated as many of us feel he was, I was happy to learn from the...
