Piano day (1h 30m)

Comping practice (“A Child is Born” by Thad Jones) — exercise from “Jazz Language” book by Dan Haerle
- Playing a jazz standard from the Real Book (to walking bass + drums accompaniment) with roots / block arpeggios in LH & shell voicings in RH
- Using 3-7-9, 7-3-6, 7-3-5 shells
- Trying to follow the “minimum movement” principle
Improvisation (only left hand)
- Cycling dominant 7th chords in 7-3-6 — 3-7-9
- Cycling minor to dominant progression in 3-7-9 — 7-3-6

Published by Jan