How to play jazz lines like Chet Baker

How to play jazz lines like Chet Baker

In this video I show how I learnt to play jazz lines like Chet Baker from studying his transcriptions/solos and also using the forward motion technique taught by the great Hal Galper.

To access the free pdf resources and backing track that come with the video, go here - https://www.jazzetudes.net/effortless-jazz-lines-chet-baker

Time stamp

Introduction - 0:00
Overview - 1:35
Chet Baker example - 5:03
My example - 9:40
Exercise 1 - 13:27
Exercise 2 - 16:42
Exercise 3 - 19:42
Exercise 4 - 21:03
Exercise 5 - 21:45
Exercise 6 - Chromatic enclosures - 23:30
Exercise 7 - 26:00
Exercise 8 - 27:00
Exercise 9 - 28:14
Wrap up - 28:42
Trumpet performance of When the Saints - Exercise 8 & 9 - 33:40

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If you are interested in the 10 progressive Jazz Etudes that are mentioned - Check them here - https://www.jazzetudes.net/10-progressive-jazz-etudes

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Hal Galper’s fantastic book - https://www.halgalper.com/forward-motion/

I hope you enjoyed this video and got something from it.

Remember that learning to improvise is a lifelong journey. Don’t be put off by having to do lots of practice. There are no short cuts or hacks to improve your jazz improvisation skills. Every great player that I have ever worked with studied hard and continues to study, no matter what level of success they might enjoy!

Warm regards, Darren. Jazz Etudes.