by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody
“I’ll Remember April” -Barry Harris style I hope you had a chance to watch my lesson titled, “Wes and the Barry Harris 6th & Diminished Connection”! Towards the end of it I promised I would be posting some chord melody arrangements featuring the...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Courses
Barry Harris 6th & Diminished Chords For some time now, several students have been asking me to do a lesson on how to use the “6th and diminished” harmonized scales associated with the late bebop pianist, Barry Harris. However, I’ve been hesitant because...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody
Too Marvelous For Words Are you familiar with Johnny Mercer? He wrote the lyrics to some of the greatest and most played standards in the history of jazz…Autumn Leaves, Days of Wine and Roses, I’m Old Fashioned and countless more. Recently I fell in love with a...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody
I Love Lucy Finally, a chord melody arrangement of the theme song to one of my favorite sitcoms when I was a kid… “I Love Lucy” written by Eliot Daniel. If you’re familiar with the original, before you check this one out, let me just warn you that...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody
Aquarela do Brasil When it comes to Brazilian music, I’m sure you’re already aware that Jobim’s “Girl from Ipanema” easily takes first prize as the most popular bossa-nova worldwide! But how about the most popular samba? Most Brazilians agree it’s Ary Barroso’s...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody
All Blues I’ve got More Miles for You! And don’t get me wrong, this isn’t an ad for a new Visa Credit Card (lol). I’m talking about this video! It’s my finger-style chord melody rendition of “All Blues” by Miles Davis from his classic recording, “Kind of Blue”…....
