Just when I wanted to get into bebop! Thanks for posting these videos, they're very helpful and your playing is magnificent :)

The explanation of Bebop is truly expressed in this composition , "Conception". The fast moving turnarounds and descending basslines moving into modulations while creating a melody line that seems so singable is pure genius. Thanks Kent for all you do here. 😎👍🏽🎶🔥♥️🔥🎶

Altered Dominant Man is hysterical!

Great tutorial! In the B part 2-5-1 key of E (F#m - B7 - E..) the rh is doing a G bebop dominant scale on the B7 chord, which is a minor 3rd from the key of E. The same sound can be achieved by doing a minor 3rd interval on any key then playing notes in the bebop dominant scale. For example in the key of C (on the 5 (G) you can play Eb bebop dominant). Haven't realized this before. Fantastic work, thanks!

The sequence 10.42 to 11.08 is formidably effective and so beautiful. We could play hours like that with a lot of variations.

In 1950…. I bought the sheet music of George Shearings’ Be-Bop period in Charing Cross Road,London.They are Bop,Look and Listen,Conception,Consternation,and The Fourth Deuce which is something else worth looking at!!!KH..Your enthusiasm is a joy to see…Thank you KH.

Oh Wow! Love this piece and have to admit I haven't heard it before. I'm going to try playing it ! But I will be coming back to this video. Thanks again Kent😀

Good lesson! You explained how the song is structured and what its concept is. This makes it much easier to play. What I also liked a lot is that you did not explain things that people who watch this, should have known already, like tritone substitute. It is aggravating and idiotic when a teacher mixes up levels of knowledge and competence. This lesson of yours, about Conception, is exactly right in length, content, tone, and execution. And therefore a little jewel of a lesson. Thank you very much.

I wonder when I will be read to face this song, it 's great and dense, beautifull. Thank you.

I was playing down at The Little Town by the Sea. Dropped the name Altered Dominant Ego Man.. everybody was so nice, up until then. 😎 After that they all started to play stuff like to teach me a lesson. It suddenlybecame a struggle to keep up with those cats.

Love your videos, your humor, your music and your playing! I wish there was an option to put more likes under the video than one:) And the main thing- I learn and internalize new thing through your videos! Thank you so much! Never stop! People need you!

KH's fast version at end is so CRISP ! And it sounds so good at both tempos- when voiced like recommended here, and played "crisply." It's interesting to hear analysis of WHY this is a classic.

These videos are so great, I’ve learnt loads from your videos and I’m very grateful, thank you

Kent thanks for your in depth and inspiring breakdown of this wonderfully swinging tune by George Shearing. It’s really quite a bebop masterpiece, with its interesting turns and twists rhythmically, melodically, and harmonically. I like the tasty little drop 2 figure you added. Just enough. Swings loose!

Terrific video. Thank you for your excellent work!

Thanks for recording this video 👍

Great lesson!

Thank you for this great video! You are a true jazz Man. If you can make a video about Dave Makena someday. Greetings from Argentina

Much appreciated. Thanks. Lovely tune

Great stof Kent. I didn't knew the song. Now I won't to learnt it! Your analysis is excellent .

Thank you for your videos Kent : )

What a great gift for 2018! Thank you, Kent. I learned Joy Spring years ago - lead sheet plus listening to the greats - this is harder, but maybe there is hope that i can learn this also! (Lead sheet p. 90 RealBook). +++Beautiful playing by the KH.

really helpful video! thanks!

Great tutorial!!

amazing as usual thank you alot

Awesome, i'm learning it

Brilliant job .please do another video where you do bridge very slowly .i wish I really played bebop but I’m using this to color my noir third stream music discipline .

Note that a particular Bud Powell “live” recording (from the late 40s) is simply magnificent. Blistering tempo which is typical of Bud. His solo alone makes it worth listening to - over and over. A masterclass within a tune.

Fine job

Thanks a lot for answring to my proposition ! It's really great when community can contribute to videos ! I like your interpretation of the song

Great stuff

Mick Jagger told me the same thing, and it's great advice. Great lesson as always, KH.

Brilliant. Superb. First rate. Could you add your PayPal (or Patreon) account info so we can contribute towards your making more of these excellent videos?

Brilliant tune!..........guess which tune is next on my list to learn?👊🏾😡 keep em coming!😎👍

“Modesty is for those who have no talent” and “One should never be a name dropper” 😂 For goodness sake Kent! 😂 I mean... altered dominant ego man :s Loving the vids as always!

Excellent lesson, Kent, very happy to have watched it. You inspire me to start learning piano (not only passively gathering ideas). Have you heard of the Japanese pianist Ryo Fukui?

good morning Kent. It's far beyond my level of playing but I love it. It's so beautiful :) Best wishes.

I'm going to get a t shirt printed with "Modesty is for those with no talent" haha. Excellent video, I transcribed Shearing's Emily with Jim Hall very recently, he was a great pianist with impeccable taste.

thanks!

Thank you. How about doing one on, CONFIRMATION

He is a Jazz 😈. For real. He is toooo good.

Hahaha What a good soul love your videos!

I would like to see Parisian Thoroughfare covered someday.

Great. Really challenging (my wife is not happy as I struggle for hours on end😀😀). I have request for tutorial on Stella by Starlight. Thx for all these inspiring videos

Greetings from Brazil. I downloaded your book a couple weeks ago and had it spiral bound. Very impressed by the depth and detail. We’re sipping a 12 year old Scotch tonight and groovin’ to the cool sounds. Thanks. And I agree with RdgJr619: Set up a Patreon account.

Hi Kent what about part II ? I AM Ivor of the Ballet( Fusion compositum)

hi My Friend and Teacher Kent! i was sadly seeking your part Ii and not finding...I am inspired and go soon compose a piece that had mybrecent licks and 10 tones bebop scale trics and alt scele on bIII plus dominants that.do not resolute in the strict way and mess up any expectations...I let you know if I come up with someting ineyeresting or just anpther toilet paper maybe in F# shark major or Fb minor well wee

Whats the song in the intro?

Super useful... Where's part 2?

Phew! I have some work to do on this ! Ha ha !

Are you singing along whilst you were playing? :)

How can I order Kent's book?

Kent, I'm a young man who is trying to master the basics of jazz (bebop and stride, specifically) and I have been having a difficult time getting off the ground with it. Could I email you sometime and ask you some questions please?

Deus abençoe

The altered dominant ego man needs his own spin-off.

You do make me laugh...

3:10 You're welcome

tnx Kent great lesson, I checked a performace by George Shearing and I understand your points about speed, trade offs between the left and right hand kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZrGBdtd2l9qVm4E.html. Apart from the piano, the vibraphone player is great. The few times I ever had access to noodle around with such an instrument, totally enjoyed it Such a song is beyond me right now, but notice in the video how George makes use of the piano sustain pedal, left foot for tapping out temp, along with the right foot, gingerly messing with the sustain Django Reinhardt has a similar thing going on with the tempo, maybe not as nuanced but its there. As you say, if you can get that far with the right hand, or like Django with what few fingers he had , thats going some distance

thank u 🏵