Corey Christiansen - In the Pocket: Playing in the Groove

Corey Christiansen - In the Pocket: Playing in the Groove One of the roles of a jazz guitarist is providing accompaniment. Economy of rhythm and harmony while comping and grooving with a band will get jazz guitarists further with their fellow bandmates than playing lots of bulky, cluttered rhythms and chords. "Playing in the Groove" will demonstrate to jazz guitar students how not to overplay in a small jazz group settings but rather play tasty lines and chords that will impress any soloist.

In this DVD, emphasis is placed on locking in with a bass player and drummer and using chord voicings that won't clutter up the harmony. The accompanying chart provides abbreviated but clear and easy to understand musical material that is covered in the 48-minute DVD.

DVD CONTENTS:

Tuning
Exercise with Quarter Dotted 8th Rhythm
12 Bar Blues in B
Adding More Rhythmically
3rd and 7th Double Stops
Adding Chord Substitutions
3rd and 7th in the Circle of 4ths
3rd and 7th in E Blues
More Interesting Rhythms
Sticking With an Idea
Mix Chordal and Riffing Ideas

CHART CONTENTS (BOOK):

B Blues Scale
Rhythmic Examples 1
B Blues
Basic Riffs
3rds and 7ths
B Blues with Chords and Substitutions
Other Rhythms
Blues with 3rds and 7ths
More Riffs

Language: English
Year: 2003
Country: USA
Running time: 00:47:47
Quality: DVD5
Video: MPEG2 720x480 8000 kbps NTSC 4:3 29.970 fps
Audio: AC3 2 ch 224 Kbps 48.0 KHz
Booklet: Yes (PDF)
Size: 2.3 Gb