Jazz Practice Exercises

[nimbleswitch]

Again, probably of interest only to beginning to intermediate bass players: Audio supplement to Robert Rawlins' book "How to Play from a Real Book," Chapter 5, pp. 58-66, including an application of his recommended 1-2-3-5, 8-7-6-5 bass lines to 13 jazz chords.

[REVISED: 2014-12-7]

Robert Rawlins (21)

[Marcusman23]

Marcus McMillan Chord Vamps (28)

Individual songs:
Major Triad Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Minor Triad Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Sus Triad Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dim Triad Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Aug Triad Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Major 6 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Major 69 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Major add9 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Major 7 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Major 7#11 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Major 9 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Minor 7 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Minor 11 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Minor 9 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Minor 6 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Min Maj 7 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Minor 7b5 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 7th Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 9 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 13 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 7th Sus Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 7b9 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 7#9 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 7#11 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 7b13 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 7#9#5 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 7b9b13 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Diminished 7 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan

[Marcusman23]

Marcus McMillan Chord Progression Vamps (35)

Individual songs:
I-ii-iii-IV - Marcus McMillan
I7-ii7-iii7-IV7 - Marcus McMillan
I-iii-IV-V - Marcus McMillan
I7-iii7-IV7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
I7-iii7-IV7-V7alt - Marcus McMillan
I-vi-ii-V - Marcus McMillan
I7-vi7-ii7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
I7-VI7-ii7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
I7-VI7-II7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
Ii7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
Ii7-V7alt - Marcus McMillan
Ii-V-I - Marcus McMillan
Ii7-V7-I7 - Marcus McMillan
Ii7-bII7-I7 - Marcus McMillan
Iim7b5-V7 - Marcus McMillan
Iim7b5-V7alt - Marcus McMillan
Ii7-V7alt-I7 - Marcus McMillan
Ii7b5-V7-i7 - Marcus McMillan
Ii7b5-V7alt-i7 - Marcus McMillan
Iii-vi-ii-V - Marcus McMillan
Iii7-vi7-ii7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
Iii7-VI7-ii7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
III7-VI7-II7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
IV-I - Marcus McMillan
IV-iv-I - Marcus McMillan
IV7-#IVdim7 - Marcus McMillan
V-I - Marcus McMillan
V7-I7 - Marcus McMillan
V7alt-I7 - Marcus McMillan
V-i - Marcus McMillan
V7-i7 - Marcus McMillan
V7alt-i7 - Marcus McMillan
FlatVII-IV-I - Marcus McMillan
IV7-I7 - Marcus McMillan
V7-I - Marcus McMillan

[wbgorex]

Just noticed your "graduation" post BOB. Right after I got Pro, I didn't realize I had accidentally turned on the tempo accel, but just to one click faster every chorus of a "Stormy Monday" blues that I thought was set permanently at 40 bpm. After something like 20 beer-fueled choruses I started wondering if I was way more drunk than I thought (or was having a stroke or something).

[YannayPick]

Here are II V I Practice chart, but little more complicated than the simple II V I (The progression of II V I...)
I hope it will be useful for you!

The-II-V7-I Progression (6)

Individual songs:
Random II V7 Progressions - Unknown Composer
V7#9 I (All Keys) - Unknown Composer
Half Dim-v7#9-I (All Minor Keys) - Unknown Composer
G Minor Blues - Unknown Composer
II-V7-I Three Keys - Unknown Composer
F Blues With An 8 Measure Bridge - Unknown Composer

[Kalokagathon]

[QUOTE=YannayPick;23359]Here are II V I Practice chart, but little more complicated than the simple II V I (The progression of II V I...)
I hope it will be useful for you! [QUOTE]

Happy to see the Aebersold backgrounds inserted into iReal - at least they can be speeded up, and musically changed.
Thanks!

[YannayPick]

And I forgot to write in info that the composer is Jamey Aebersold...

[Bobsax]

You all probably have this one already.
I just got a real good workout setting it to repeat 12 times and transpose up a half-step every chorus.
the drums give a nice little break between modulations
-Chameleon - Herbie Hancock

[Kalokagathon]

Hello Shaun.
I'm posting a corrected version of the Har-mode2 chart you posted in a playlist time ago - the chords were custom-made, and the player would not play them. Xm7b9 could be done as X7/Y (Gm7b9 = Bb7/G). I don't like it much either, but it plays...
Cheers.
Dorian b2 (Mm2) - Exercise

[YannayPick]

The-II-V7-I Progression (7)

Individual songs:
Random II V7 Progressions - Jamey Aebersold
V7#9 I (All Keys) - Jamey Aebersold
Half Dim-v7#9-I (All Minor Keys) - Jamey Aebersold
G Minor Blues - Jamey Aebersold
II-V7-I Three Keys - Jamey Aebersold
Bebop Tune - Jamey Aebersold
F Blues With An 8 Measure Bridge - Jamey Aebersold