'Be My Love' - block chord tutorial for jazz piano

'Be My Love' This is block chord tutorial for jazz piano. Using this song, first several improvised choruses demonstraing a mixture of voicing techniques that utilize chords spread over 2 hands, voiced together as single blocks. This contrasts with the other common jazz piano technique of playing melodically with the right hand while the left 'comps' (short for 'accompanies' or is it an abbreviation for 'complements'?), supporting the right hand harmonically and rhythmically.
Go to my website to freely download the video http://www.bushgrafts.com On my DVD -
http://www.bushgrafts.com/jazz/DVDbuy.htm
are printable transcriptions, and a bass and drums backing

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• Be
• My
• Love
• block
• chord
• tutorial
• for
• jazz
• piano
• Doug
• McKenzie
• lesson
• improvised

[jbsandown]

Thanks Doug. Listening to this reminds me of Sammy Cahn's TV interviews with "Parky" your interpretations put extra sparkle into a North Wales winter morning...all the best etc.

[1948BigCy]

Seems like Bill Evans, known for his beautiful single note solos, with those beautiful mid-range clusters and wide-spaced three note chords, ended his solos usually with his playing block chords. Am I right? BTW, some primo piano playing...I learned a lot...thanks!! Sammy would love it (my father and he were good friends)...

[TheBestMan144000]

Seriously, thanks man....Im a college student and love piano and am always trying to find things to help me improve...thanks for the low cost....free!

[bluesforU2]

Oh, this is just lovely!!! Could you come to my house and play me a private party! Just you playing for just me! Kidding of course, but that is just so relaxing! A massage for the ears! . . . wink!

[PianoPopular]

thanks for sharing your knowledge without charging for what otherwise would be expensive lessons

thanks for your playing

thanks for making the annotations for us to know what´s going on

thanks for showing we can be of help to others

thanks for making this a better world!!!

[daqono]

Doug.....you are the Man! Thank you for your great tutorials and smile because you are receiving a special blessing as you read these lines. Gracias desde Mexico!

[PianistaItaliano]

Not only great block chords, but also beautiful lines *****

[rsuryana]

Love it! Amazing Tutorial and easy to follow. This improves my playing a lot!

[jazzpianobrian]

I agree with MrBruno1935........Exactly what I like too! Your playing has such an amazing flow and elegance. The improvs are never just a bunch of random notes that lead nowhere, but rather they seem to paint a colorful picture. Thanks for the great sound and your wonderful videos.

[MrBruno1935]

Dear Doug, your chordings in this song are just marvelous. Exactly what I like.

Keep swingin´

Bruno