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 live TV recording using the same musicians. On this occasion he performed several pieces from the studio session, including a phenomenal live version of “So What”!

I am excited to let you know that in lesson I teach you, as well as fully analyze 2 choruses of Miles’ solo from this performance……This is a fairly easy solo to play, so if you’re just getting into jazz, I strongly recommend that you check it out.

On the other hand, if you’re a more seasoned player, regardless of the technical simplicity of this solo, its compositional depth is breath taking, and it’s a masterpiece musicians at all levels can learn from! Last but not least, it’s a dorian mode masterclass! As a result, if you’re not too clear on what “modal jazz” is, by the end of this lesson you’ll be able to properly define it and tell it apart from bebop!

PDF & AUDIO DOWNLOAD:

The “So What Live” Files can be downloaded for $9.00. Your contribution is much appreciated, as it helps support the site and allows me to keep investing the long hours required to produce these lessons. The download includes: PDFs featuring the “So What Live” solo and the 1st chorus of the original solo from “Kind of Blue” including regular notation and TAB. Included for both solos are: MP3s, Band in a Box practice files, and MIDI files that you can open up in the free app, “MuseScore” if you don’t own BIAB.

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Suggested:

“Miles’ Secret Sauce Revealed”

“Miles’ Solo on Autumn Leaves”

“Miles and the Lydian Chromatic Concept”

” Slonimsky System: 24 Permutations of a 4 Part Chord”