Graham English

Posts Tagged ‘John Coltrane’

Equinox

A late night interpretation of John Coltrane’s Equinox performed on my new Nord C1.

Some Outstanding Podcasts For Musicians

Not only am I a podcast author, I’m a podcast lover. And recently I’ve come across some podcasts that I’m really enjoying.
If you’re a jazz lover, then you’ll love both NPR: Jazz Profiles and The Traneumentary. NPR’s Jazz Profiles covers the lives and music of artists like Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald. It’s fantastic! The [...]

Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 1

A favorite scale of jazz saxophonist, John Coltrane, is the Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale.

The Holy Six

My saxophone teacher at the University Of Pittsburgh, Dr. Nathan Davis, developed a series of exercises he called, “The Holy Six.” Each exercise has a practical musical application and also builds fundamental technique.

Holy Six #1 is a series of major arpeggios weaving up and down a half step at a time. For variation, try different [...]

Who Else Wants To Master the Diminished Scale?

The diminished scale is an extremely creative tool. Due to the diminished chord’s symmetrical structure of stacked minor thirds, we have two options of diminished scales: half step-whole step and whole step-half step.

A major benefit to this scale is that you only have to learn it in three different keys since it repeats itself every [...]

So What: Miles Davis and John Coltrane

Check out Miles Davis with John Coltrane and Wynton Kelly performing “So What” on YouTube:
Found via Crooks and Liars