by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation, Miles Davis
Oleo-Miles Davis Solo from Relaxin’ If you’re serious about jazz, I’m sure you know the importance of being able to improvise over the I-VI-II-V progression. There are hundreds of standards featuring these changes, so its mastery is crucial. But note that...
by Richie Zellon | Miles Davis
Miles-So What Live In 1959 Miles Davis recorded what was to become the best selling album in jazz history…Kind of Blue. Through this recording he also introduced the world of music to modal jazz. A few weeks after the historic studio recording, Miles taped a...
by Richie Zellon | Miles Davis
Easy Miles Blues Solo If you’re a Miles fan, you’re in for a treat! In this lesson lesson in which I teach 2 choruses of his classic solo on “Blues by Five” off the “Cookin’” album. This is an ideal introduction to the concept of phrasing for the beginning jazz...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Miles Davis
Solar – Chord Melody This is the first in a series of lessons I’ve entitled “Standards for Jazz Guitar”. In them I first teach you the main single line melody to a chosen standard, followed by a detailed harmonic analysis. After this I...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation, Miles Davis
Miles’ Secret Solo Sauce Revealed! Have you ever wondered why Miles Davis is so revered as a jazz improviser and why so many musicians worldwide transcribe and study his solos? I just posted one of my all time favorite lessons in which I play 4 measure fragments...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Standards, Miles Davis
Miles Davis Solo on “Autumn Leaves” In this video I teach a solo that I believe every serious jazz student should learn, regardless of what instrument they play! I’m referring of course to Miles Davis’ solo over Autumn Leaves, off the classic...