Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano!

Every JazzPianoSkills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play Red Garland's solo on George Gershwin's A Foggy Day. In this Jazz Piano Lesson you will:

Discover
Red Garland's solo on George Gershwin's A Foggy Day
Learn
What improvisational approaches Red Garland tended to use when soloing on A Foggy Day
Play
Various Red Garland lines (10) to begin developing your own jazz vocabulary for A Foggy Day

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EPISODE OUTLINE:
Introduction
Discover, Learn, Play
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Improvisation Idea One
G-7
Measure 10, Counts 1 and 2

Improvisation Idea Two
D7
Measure 15, Counts 1 and 2

Improvisation Idea Three
D-7
Measure 19, Counts 1 and 2

Improvisation Idea Four
CM7
Measure 21, Counts 2 and 3

Improvisation Idea Five
G-7
Measure 26, Counts 1 and 2

Improvisation Idea Six
D-7
Measure 32, Counts 1 and 2

Improvisation Idea Seven
D7
Measure 41, Counts 1 and 2

Improvisation Idea Eight
G-7
Measure 44, Counts 1 and 2

Improvisation Idea Nine
CM7
Measure 55, Counts 2, 3 and 4

Improvisation Idea Ten
FM7
Measure 61, Counts 2, 3 and 4

Conclusion
Closing Comments

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