A jazz piano lesson to help you learn J.J. Johnson’s jazz standard “Kelo.”

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Becoming part of the jazz tradition 0:00
“The Bob Ross of the Piano” 0:37
The copyright date for “Kelo” 1:45
Being in the right place at the right time 2:00
Miles Davis Volume 2 2:10
Miles Davis’ early development as a musician 2:25
The charm of Miles Davis’ early 1950s trumpet playing 3:50
The musicians on the original recording 4:27
The jazz pianist Gil Coggins 4:33
Learning the complete arrangement of “Kelo” 5:04
How bebop evolved 5:22
J.J. Johnson as composer 6:10
The intro to “Kelo” as leaning towards Hard Bop 6:22
The musical form of “Kelo” 7:35
The chord changes used to improvise over “Kelo” 7:43
How the ending of “Kelo” is different from the Real Book version 9:53
Active learning 10:54
Approaching “Kelo” as a solo piano piece 11:17
A solo jazz piano performance of J.J. Johnson’s “Kelo” 12:50
The main melody 13:17
Soloing on “Kelo” 13:54
Left hand shell voicings on the bridge 14:05
The last ‘A’ section 14:16
The power of repetition 14:27
Comping with rootless voicings 14:44
Grounding the sound with low bass notes 14:48
Walking the bass 15:00
A more legato feeling 15:13
Channeling Bill Evans 15:23
Returning to the tune’s melody 15:33
Playing the intro as an ending (like the original recording) 16:04
The fun of using “nebulous” endings 16:29
The rewards of “doing the work” 16:38
A “snapshot” of a time in jazz history 17:23
Bebop vs. Modal Jazz 17:38

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