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		<title>Ralph Moore&#8217;s Tenor Solo on &#8220;SOS&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you hip to Ralph Moore?  He has a fabulous sound and great ideas.  The following lick is taken from Ralph Moore&#8217;s solo on the tune &#8220;SOS&#8221; from the CD &#8220;Moore Makes 4&#8243; by the Ray Brown Trio with Ralph Moore.  This is an amazing solo, packed with wonderful lyricism and dazzling technique.  For details, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&amp;blog=1114715&amp;post=867&amp;subd=cbjazz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CELERITY: Bird transposes up a half step</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2009/07/29/celerity-bird-transposes-up-a-half-step/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This wonderful phrase illustrates how Charlie Parker (&#8220;YARDBIRD&#8221; or &#8220;BIRD&#8221;) could take a simple chord progression (such as III minor / bIII minor / II minor) and transform it into an opportunity to modulate.   In this case, he raises the key by a half-step, a favorite be-bop modulation.  (Thus, the bIII minor becomes a II minor in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&amp;blog=1114715&amp;post=789&amp;subd=cbjazz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ANTHROPOLOGY (Charlie Parker)</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2009/07/02/anthropology-charlie-parker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are so many great phrases in this classic solo.   This one deserves attention because of its rhythmic &#38; melodic vitality and its effortless harmonic insinuation.   Click below to see the phrase in all 12 keys.  However, it is better to practice your ear training by figuring out the lick through  melodic extrapolation.   Click here to purchase the Charlie [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&amp;blog=1114715&amp;post=752&amp;subd=cbjazz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Half Diminished (Minor Seven, Flat Five)</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2009/06/30/half-diminished-minor-seven-flat-five/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This arpeggio is very useful over a V7 (or a V9) chord.   Notice that the iteration beginning on A# is actually in the key of C major.  The A# is LI (sharp 6) in the major scale.    For &#8220;New Ears Resolution&#8221; students, also note that the key change is indicated by the presence of a &#8220;pivot [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&amp;blog=1114715&amp;post=731&amp;subd=cbjazz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MIXOLYDIAN TRIPLET BLUES LICK</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2009/06/25/mixolydian-triplet-blues-lick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can play along with the background track to this lick.  It&#8217;s an enjoyable &#38; useful figure.  Note that the background track starts with a count &#38; a 4-bar introduction before you begin playing.   Please email me, if you want a complimentary MIDI file or the Band in a Box file (to change tempo, style, or key).  The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&amp;blog=1114715&amp;post=689&amp;subd=cbjazz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>KEYS TO IMPROV &#8211; V to I LICK</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2009/06/21/keys-to-improv-v-to-i-lick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a lick you can practice which fits nicely over the V7 &#8211; I (&#8220;five to one&#8221; or &#8220;SO7 to DO&#8221;) chord progression in major.    I like to swing it, but you can also play it straight.  You can experiment with different combinations of articulation, phrasing, and accent.   I always start these exercises slowly and gradually [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&amp;blog=1114715&amp;post=624&amp;subd=cbjazz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>KEYS TO IMPROV, EXERCISE IN FOURTHS</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2009/06/20/keys-to-improv-exercise-in-fourths/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Practicing these exercises in all 12 keys will help strengthen your ear and build your &#8220;ear / finger co-ordination.&#8221;   Try to play them withOUT looking at the chart whenever possible.  Start with the metronome at a slow tempo and execute the notes as cleanly as possible with smooth finger motion.   Gradually increase the tempo, as you become [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&amp;blog=1114715&amp;post=594&amp;subd=cbjazz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Two New CDs</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2009/01/30/brand-new-cd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Craig&#8217;s new worship cd   &#8220;Renewed Hope&#8221; offers a wonderful selection of new worship music composed by Craig, backed by HONK, and featuring vocals by Rick Tatum.  (Click here for more info.) To listen, download, or purchase, click here.     Can pop hits grow up to be jazz standards?   Skykomish offers 10 of them, recast in fresh new settings, along with a pair [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&amp;blog=1114715&amp;post=238&amp;subd=cbjazz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>OVERCOMING FLAPPY FINGERS</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2008/03/20/overcoming-flappy-fingers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ From a quick viewing of YouTube video footage, it appears that Coltrane&#8217;s fingers may move further from the keys than do Bird&#8217;s.  Do you agree?  This is hard to understand, since Trane may actually play faster than Bird(?) Regardless, my own playing has always suffered from &#8220;flappy fingers,&#8221; which both slow us down and destroy [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&amp;blog=1114715&amp;post=235&amp;subd=cbjazz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Play on regardless: Music is therapy</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2008/03/20/play-on-regardless-music-is-therapy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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