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Series: Essential Jazz Lines


Charlie Parker was arguably one of the most influential jazz musicians to have ever lived. This text presents numerous jazz lines in Charlie's style, grouped by their application in a given harmonic content.

Introduction
1- Guide Tones
    Bebop Scales
    3 to b9
    Playing the Upper-Structure of Chords
    Targeting

2- Minor Chord Material
3- Dominant Chord Material
4- Short II-V Material
5- Long II-V Material
6- Major Chord Material
7- Minor II-V Material
8- Turnarounds
9-Play Along Recordings
    -Short II-V-I
    -Long II-V-I
    -Minor II-V-i
    -Progression similar to “Pent Up House”
    -Progression similar to “Confi rmation”

10-Solo Using Parker Lines