LJS 175: Using Pitch Collections to Create Jazz Lines Over Static Chords

Welcome to episode 175 of the LJS Podcast where today I talk about using pitch collections to create jazz lines over static chords. I personally don't enjoy thinking about playing scales over chords. I think a better way to think about scales is as "pitch collections" which can be especially helpful when learning to improvise over different qualities of chords. I go over the concept and demonstrate some licks.
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Sometimes in jazz, we come across chords that deserve a little bit of extra attention. These chords may have extensions and alterations in them, like a Major 7(b5) or a (#5) or a dominant 7(#11), the list goes on and on.
But by taking this outside of a chord progression context, honing in on them and mapping out the note choices we have available to us, we can start creating jazz lines and start exploring these chords individually.
So, in today's episode, I want to be talking about pitch collections -  how do you use pitch collections to map out chords like this, so that we can take our jazz improv to the next level.







In this episode:
1. Understanding the concept of pitch collections
2. Formula for a dominant 7(#11) chord
3. How to play a Lydian Dominant pitch collection
4. Different lick examples using the Lydian Dominant pitch collection







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I look forward to having you join me in the next episode!
Important Links
The Jazz Standards Playbook Vol. 2