Author(s)

Carmine Cataldo

Jazz Pianist and Composer, PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Battipaglia, SA, Italy.

This article represents the third part of a simple and intuitive method, finalized to “speaking”, almost immediately, the Be-Bop language, without possessing any particular jazz background. We herein exclusively discuss the improvisation techniques regarding the Major Seventh Chords. Starting from a specific extended “sentence”, built around the Major Triad, we show how we can instantly deduce further sentences, how to modify them, by cutting and adding “words”, and how to effectively combine them. Moreover, we briefly explain how to deal with Tonicizations and ordinary Jazz Turnarounds.

Jazz Improvisation, Be-Bop, Fast Learning, Triads, Major Seventh Chords

Cataldo, C. (2017) The Art of Improvising: The Be-Bop Language and the Major Seventh Chords. Art and Design Review, 5, 222-229. doi: 10.4236/adr.2017.54018.