Turnaround Lick Lesson

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Here’s a jazz piano lesson on video.  The lesson features a lick over a jazz turnaround ( I VI II V I chord progression). Many jazz standards use this chord progression to get back to the top of the form or use it to get to the I chord.

A couple other licks that feature the same type of bebop and cool chromaticism are this Barry Harris lick lesson, this Charlie Parker lick lesson, and this Bill Evans lick.

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  1. ii – V- i Jazz Lick in Minor Lesson
  2. Barry Harris Jazz Piano Lick Lesson
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  4. Bill Evans Jazz Lick Lesson and Video
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  • Tonyjackson

    It would be great to have a pdf of this with fingering

    • http://www.freejazzlessons.com/ Steve Nixon (freejazzlessons)

      Tony, 
         You can watch the fingering that I use on the video above. 

  • Moody

    Thank you for such an excellent bebop material! I’m working now on solo for Autumn leaves as you recommended and this lick gives me a lot of bebop “bricks” for my own structure!
    Steve you are doing great job here! I can’t wait for your lessons on DVD! Can you tell me the date of an actual release?

    • http://www.freejazzlessons.com/ Steve Nixon (freejazzlessons)

      Thanks Moody! It would be cool to hear how you playing Autumn Leaves once you get it going.
         The DVD will hopefully be out in the next 2-4 months.  We actually have finished filming content and now we’re in the editing stages.  There is a ton of content so it takes time to go through everything!

      • Moody

        I’m planing to shoot a video when I’ll finish to work on my Autumn Leaves improvisation. It will be a great pleasure for me if you will watch it and post some comments.;)
        I am very looking forward for your DVD!
        Sorry for off-top, but good friend of mine is guitar player and he is also learning some jazz stuff now. Can you advise some similar to this web-site for guitarist or maybe some books or DVD’s?

        • http://www.freejazzlessons.com/ Steve Nixon (freejazzlessons)

          Sounds great Moody! I’ve actually gotten the guitar player question a lot so I’ll do a post in the very near future talking about some places to turn too.  
            In the meantime you can check out Matt Warnock’s guitar site. He’s written a couple guest posts for the site here.