Thanks for invoking Maestro Barry Harris. The second you mentioned his name, I understood what you were getting at. One of the main Barry-isms that I recall from his class is that there’s no such thing as a ii-V sequence when you’re improvising. “It’s just V,” he would say.
Nice global overview of rhythm changes; I very much appreciate all of your helpful content. Thanks! It would be great to see your right hand in action, especially on this uptempo track.
I'm curious when you described the bridge "start on the III and go up a fourth, go up a fourth, go up a fourth". I am curious on your through process and why "up a fourth". (I am not saying you are right or wrong, or that I am ). When I think bridge, I think III, and then a series of V-Is. D-G, G - C, C- F, F- Bb (A section). I think about the motion of V-I being intrinsic to music. So I am curious on your Up a fourth, rather than V -> I. Once again, not looking you are wrong, just trying to see if I can learn more by understanding the WHY of your thought process vs. that's just how you do it so I shouldn't over think it :)
Sure no problem, and thanks for the comment/question! Yes, you could think of a series of V-I, *BUT* realize that they're all dominant chords. So it's a deceptive cadence. That said, yes, you could still think "D7 is the V of G and the next chord has the note G as its root" and so on. But I guess it's just easier for me to either think 3-6-2-5 and they're all dominant chords or as I said the roots go up a fourth (and they're all dominant). Also connected to the cycle of 4ths.....and lastly, let's say its rhythm changes in an unfamiliar key. Someone says "this song has a rhythm changes bridge". But if you're unfamiliar with say Db major, it might take longer to think 3-6-2-5 or the resolving V-I series. For me it's faster to think "what's the 3rd of a Db major chord - that's my starting root - all the following roots are up a fourth from there - and they're all dominant chords.
really love the sound of that gut string.. what's your amplification like ( mic ? ).. The foundation of jazz: the 12 bar blues and rhythm changes. Once nailed in on all keys, every other changes is a build up from there.. I really love your perspective on it.. A section just a Bb and B section just a V..
