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 December 3, 2008 | In the Mode
In our newly-released MandolinSessions.com article we take a closer look at one of the lessons on modal improvisation from the "Getting Into Jazz Mandolin" book, a concept tune, "Dorian's Grey." There is a lot more common ground we share in the harmonic vocabulary of Folk/Bluegrass than one might realize, particularly the post-Bebop era of jazz.
John Coltrane and "Cluck Old Hen?" Miles Davis" and "Drunken Sailors Hornpipe?" Not as far removed as you might think.
Curious?
Read the article for more...
December MandolinSessions from Mel Bay: In the Mode: Easing into Modal Jazz
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Posted by Ted at December 3, 2008 5:41 AM
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