A couple slight revisions to what I describe in the video + a few subtle differences between the Ella Fitzgerald recording and the reference lead sheet shown on the screen: Measure 4 of A section - I refer to this as a minor ii-v to secondary dominant. It could also be thought of as a iii-vi of the tonic (Ab). Either way, the Ella version actually plays a tritone sub there by putting Gb in the bass and voice leading with a E (okay, Fb) in the strings to outline Gb7. Measure 5 of A section - The Ella version has a Bb in the bass, so technically this bar is Bbsus7, as opposed to F-7. Measure 4 of bridge - I call this a Backdoor ii-V7, but technically the Ella version just stays on ii-7 (Db-7). Use coupon code “CLB10" for $10 off the NEW “Mastering Chord Changes" Masterclass + PDF Package this week at www.jazzlessonvideos.com/masterclass This week: Chad LB Text Lessons Studio open for the first time this year! Limited space available! www.jazzlessonvideos.com/text-lessons

I don't know whats more ridiculous.. that house or the fact that this cat straight up listened to the tune once, figured out the key, the changes, and then blew a straight up perfect chorus over it... Jesus...

This is a different level my goodness. Truly my favorite saxophone player and highly impressive. I love this video

The other day I saw Jacques Pepin's video on how to debone chicken in 1 minute. Here you show how to learn a standard in 5 minutes. Good news: It's about right, I can learn a standard in about the same time I need for deboning 5 chickens. Bad news: It in fact takes half an hour to debone a chicken.

Chad ,, You are hysterical... I am a tenor sax player and have pretty good ears for learning standards having played hundreds of Weddings , dances , Bar Mitzvah;s etc. But I do get the connection, playing by ear listening to a melody off a recording of which I have a ton of CD's. Yes , Listening is the real key to successful learning tunes and not using music books which are really a musical crouch that destroys your improvising glands , No other way to put it .. Also ,, learning the Lyrics is a key ingredient to playing songs in your head ,, Yeah,, we actually play off our brain not our ears ...But what do I know , just an ordinary run of the mill wedding player ....Bobby G.

This so wonderful. I love how humble Chad is - he’s a truly awesome musician. Showing us how to figure out a new tune, it’s harmony and melody from scratch. I’m gonna buy into a load of Ella recordings now to try this approach 😀😎👏🎷

after the first "FAIL" each one killed me more and more

Impressive! I never thought about learning the changes before learning the melody. And a nice spontaneous solo.

im gonna have to learn this one now. great job Chad. the Fail sign over and over was a great touch. this video was very helpful

I really apreciate your work... keep on posting

Chad video is always helpful. Thanks a lot boss

The videos are getting better and better, this is awesome !

Outrageous skill and musical ability!!!

What a way to let everybody remember that failures are for everyones who try 😃🎷

Every single FAIL is a new approach to us, human beings...thanks!

I love this channel so much

Huge smile on my face 😀and ears 👂👂So therefore Chad, from the bottom of my heart/horn, I would like to sincerely say these 9 words of gattitude. Thank you, thank you, and, oh yeah, thank you 🙏🙏🙏

Dude your channel is lit!

Man best channel!

Very interesting. What a skill to have.

Loving the bizarre puppet-show face captures on the video title images chad.Classic🤣

Pretty incredible to do this

Nice pad.... great jazz too.

Dude your house is amazing!

I feel like that guy with perfect pitch you were talking about now. This stuff looks like pure magic to me.

That looks like Long Island.. where I grew up and where my parents still live. Just has that feel....

the most crazy part is that when you get into a jam session and encounter a brand new standard ,you should play it righ now

i dont know this guy but he knows exactly what hes doing great stuff golden ear

Great lesson Chad. How about figuring out the changes with only the melody as your guide?

Loved this 😌🙏🏾💯

This was an awesome video! Thanks so much for making this, I’m going to check out this master class!

Great as always ! Who had the same Problem That Siri started when Chad said hey Siri 😂😂🙌

Thanks for sharing this guys. How long did it take you to learn this.

I love this vídeo because now I know You are not Terminator man jaja. Thanks a lot really.

I feel like this video made me vicariously faster at learning tunes.

The ultimate chad

Future video editing Chad was roasting the heck out of past Chad xD

Well I know what standard I’m learning today lol

Thanks for sharing your love of learning Staying positive and curious thru it all A masterful lesson in itself much gratitude

subtitulado en español seria excelente !! para todos tus videos de aprendizaje

The secret is in his mouthpiece....joke! good job boss as usual.

So, you are human. Thanks, that was fun.

May I post the transcription of this solo on my channel?

Can't believe he studied with Joe Gillman!

You are just brilliant that is the type of jazz I would like to play who do you think I should be listening to as a sax player Pls ?

hah thats how i use siri too:) especially when i cook.

Very impressive! I've wanted to see something like this. Did you really need to "learn" this piece -- or could you have just casually listened to it once and then improvised along the second time? I get the impression you do not have to know the melody exactly for the purpose of improvising a chorus. The melody could turn one way or the other but still stay with the chords.

All I'm hearing is "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas" 🎶

Chad LB does LB stand for Linebacker??

I was hearing the Cmi7b5 as a Gb7 into the F7 (A section)?

Dynamite

You are a great world class player , but how does an intermediate hobbyist player like me do this?

your fantantic idol chad

Ladies are so funny with their "angles"! Mine is the same

did not get how to do that ;)

Chad, I just realised you're the Tai Lopez of Jazz! You rock hah

hey Siri, give me a chad transformation :)...

I'm really unable to belive i'm seeing this. Oh mannn

17 or 5?

My kids show me their favorite songs on KZfaq while I am sitting at the piano, and I listen to a few bars, then play it on the piano exactly as they play it. I actually paid my way through college as a ghost writer for bands (truly awful ones) who wanted a score for their music because they wanted to copyright their material. They would send me cassette tapes, and I would send them back a score. It took me about 10 minutes per song.

Jesus is playing Saxophone? My goodness! 😂😂😂

kinda sounds like white christmas

how can you hear that fast man ???? How? it takes me very long to just learn chords while sitting on piano

How to learn how to learn a jazz standard in under 5 minutes in under 18 minutes

A college graduate with a degree in music is expected to be able to listen to anything and write it down, or play it. You are right when you say that sight-singing and ear-training goes hand-in-hand with music theory. You can't really separate one from the other. Because if you have the ear training, but not the theory, then you don't know what you are listening to. And if you have the music theory without the ear training, now you can't look at music and hear it in your head, because you have no point of reference. I had 4 years of it (that's 8 semesters). The final exam is you get music paper, and they let you hear a section of a symphony 3 times, with about 10 minutes in between repetitions to give you time to write things down and connect notes, etc. You then have to score out all of the instruments in the orchestra by ear, like a few dozen types of instruments. It is challenging. The trick is to use spacing for rhythms, and then just use quick dots with the pencil to write the notes on the first pass. Then between passes, you fill in the notes and connect them. But a college-educated musician is certainly expected to be able to instantly hear anything and write out the harmonic analysis, as well as all of the notes played and sung, and all the rhythms in the percussion as well.

"Video angle NOT approved"💀💀💀

Memorize a standard?! How about “how to connect the name of a standard to the melody?” Especially when there are no lyrics and a short name. Au privave, confirmation, anthropology. Do I know the tune? I dunno. Mebbe. Hum a few bars for me! But seriously, I’m more impressed with you with every new video.

WHAT

so you're not going to tell us how to do this??

So for about $100 grand in student loan debt, you too can gain the ability to play or write down anything you hear... LOL. I ended up punting on a career as a Concert Pianist, and I have been a software engineer for the last 3 decades. Hey, it pays the bills. And I can afford a piano, which I would NOT be able to do as a Concert Pianist more than likely. In fact, during the pandemic, most of them are unemployed and they are really struggling.