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Jazz & Bossa Nova Guitar Heroes
Learn Signature Techniques of Jazz Guitar Legends Wes Montgomery, John Coltrane, Pat Martino, Charlie Parker, Joe Pass, and Antonio Carlos Jobim
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Mimi Fox
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About this course
Every musician has a long list of other musicians, past and present, that have inspired, influenced and helped shape their own sound and musicality. It's the natural evolution of music. We asked Mimi Fox to pass on to you some of the key learnings that were passed on from her Guitar Heroes.
”Wes Montgomery, John Coltrane, Pat Martino, Charlie Parker, Joe Pass, and Antonio Carlos Jobim are just a few of the players that have all greatly influenced my own sound as I’m sure they’ve influenced many other players.”
As you work through the course, Mimi will show you a few of the techniques and approaches that she picked up from each one of the artists and then you’ll apply those techniques and approaches, over backing tracks, in a series of soloing performance studies.
”One of the things I absolutely love about Wes’ sound was the way he used compound arpeggio phrases, so we’ll explore that together. In the first series of lessons.
Next we’ll examine John Coltrane’s signature use of 1,2,3,5 cell patterns and his deep, emotional connection to his music, which is one of the things that greatly impacted my approach to improvisation.
We’ll look at chromaticism and some of the ways that my guitar hero Pat Martino uses it in his own solos and improvisations. Charlie “Bird” Parker’s blazingly fast, virtuosic sax lines serve as an inspiration for anyone who loves bebop.
The purity and versatility of Joe Pass’ sound makes him one of the greatest guitar players of all time, and he’s certainly been a very big influence on me. And last but not least, we’ll take a look at the legendary Bossa Nova and Brazilian music composer and guitarist, Antonio Carlos Jobim.”
In this course, Mimi will first introduce her heroes to you and describe why she found them so influential. After each discussion, Mimi will then present a performance study illustrating those influences in a musical context, over a backing track. A breakdown follows every performance and Mimi will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches in play.
You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are included to work with on your own as well.
Grab your guitar and let’s dig in with Mimi Fox!
”Wes Montgomery, John Coltrane, Pat Martino, Charlie Parker, Joe Pass, and Antonio Carlos Jobim are just a few of the players that have all greatly influenced my own sound as I’m sure they’ve influenced many other players.”
As you work through the course, Mimi will show you a few of the techniques and approaches that she picked up from each one of the artists and then you’ll apply those techniques and approaches, over backing tracks, in a series of soloing performance studies.
”One of the things I absolutely love about Wes’ sound was the way he used compound arpeggio phrases, so we’ll explore that together. In the first series of lessons.
Next we’ll examine John Coltrane’s signature use of 1,2,3,5 cell patterns and his deep, emotional connection to his music, which is one of the things that greatly impacted my approach to improvisation.
We’ll look at chromaticism and some of the ways that my guitar hero Pat Martino uses it in his own solos and improvisations. Charlie “Bird” Parker’s blazingly fast, virtuosic sax lines serve as an inspiration for anyone who loves bebop.
The purity and versatility of Joe Pass’ sound makes him one of the greatest guitar players of all time, and he’s certainly been a very big influence on me. And last but not least, we’ll take a look at the legendary Bossa Nova and Brazilian music composer and guitarist, Antonio Carlos Jobim.”
In this course, Mimi will first introduce her heroes to you and describe why she found them so influential. After each discussion, Mimi will then present a performance study illustrating those influences in a musical context, over a backing track. A breakdown follows every performance and Mimi will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches in play.
You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are included to work with on your own as well.
Grab your guitar and let’s dig in with Mimi Fox!
What you'll learn
- Master the technique of playing walking bass lines with melody
- Create space in solo guitar playing for long legato lines
- Integrate classic jazz vocabulary into personal improvisation style
- Learn specific bebop phrases from Joe Pass's vocabulary
- Develop methods for varying and personalizing learned phrases
Release date: 09/10/2021 • 2h 15m runtime
Sample lessons
Wes Montgomery
My Guitar Heroes: 1
Charlie "Bird" Parker
My Guitar Heroes: 3
Funky Bb Groove
Performance
Funky Bb Groove
Breakdown
What's included
26 lessons • 12 charts • 6 Jam Tracks
My Guitar Heroes: Mimi Fox
Hi I’m Mimi Fox, and welcome to My Guitar Heroes.
Wes Montgomery, John Coltrane, Pat Martino, Charlie Parker, Joe Pass, and Antonio Carlos Jobim are just a few of the players and composers that greatly influenced my sound.
In this course, I’ll first show you a few of the techniques and approaches that I picked up from each one of them and then we’ll play through a series of performance studies for musical context, complete with all of TrueFire’s learning tools to help you work through the content.
One of the things I absolutely love about Wes’ sound was the way he used blues lines, compound arpeggio phrases, and octaves -- all of which we’ll explore in the course.
John Coltrane’s signature use of 1,2,3,5 cell patterns and his deep, emotional connection to his music is one of the things that greatly impacted my approach to improvisation.
Charlie “Bird” Parker’s blazingly fast, virtuosic sax lines serve as an inspiration for anyone who loves bebop.
The purity and versatility of Joe Pass’ sound makes him no doubt one of the greatest guitar players of all time, and he’s certainly been a very big influence on me.
We’ll look at chromaticism and some of the ways my guitar hero Pat Martino uses it.
And last but not least, we’ll take a look at the legendary bossa nova and brazilian music composer Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Grab your guitar and let me take you on a tour of some of my favorite musicians of all time!
Wes Montgomery, John Coltrane, Pat Martino, Charlie Parker, Joe Pass, and Antonio Carlos Jobim are just a few of the players and composers that greatly influenced my sound.
In this course, I’ll first show you a few of the techniques and approaches that I picked up from each one of them and then we’ll play through a series of performance studies for musical context, complete with all of TrueFire’s learning tools to help you work through the content.
One of the things I absolutely love about Wes’ sound was the way he used blues lines, compound arpeggio phrases, and octaves -- all of which we’ll explore in the course.
John Coltrane’s signature use of 1,2,3,5 cell patterns and his deep, emotional connection to his music is one of the things that greatly impacted my approach to improvisation.
Charlie “Bird” Parker’s blazingly fast, virtuosic sax lines serve as an inspiration for anyone who loves bebop.
The purity and versatility of Joe Pass’ sound makes him no doubt one of the greatest guitar players of all time, and he’s certainly been a very big influence on me.
We’ll look at chromaticism and some of the ways my guitar hero Pat Martino uses it.
And last but not least, we’ll take a look at the legendary bossa nova and brazilian music composer Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Grab your guitar and let me take you on a tour of some of my favorite musicians of all time!
Wes Montgomery
There are very few guitar players (regardless of genre) that have not been influenced by the one and only Wes Montgomery! His beautiful melodic phrasing, incredible rhythmic drive, astonishing octave work, and marvelous chordal vocabulary are just some of the reasons his playing was so impactful.
Buddy's Blues
Buddy’s Blues is an original composition of mine that pays homage to Wes. The bluesy phrasing and octaves are very evocative of his style.
Buddy's Blues
Buddy’s Blues is an original composition of mine that pays homage to Wes. The bluesy phrasing and octaves are very evocative of his style.
Buddy's Blues
Buddy’s Blues is an original composition of mine that pays homage to Wes. The bluesy phrasing and octaves are very evocative of his style.
John Coltrane
I picked up John Coltrane’s Giant Step recording when I was only 14 years old and it completely changed my musical life. Beyond his virtuosity, Coltrane played with a depth and soulfulness that remains peerless.
C Major 7 Vamp
Playing over a C Major 7 chord I will demonstrate some Coltrane-like phrases that spill out naturally in my playing. Listen for 1,2,3,5 cell patterns and other common devises that Coltrane used.
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Reviews
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olddoublechin
Verified buyer
10/06/21
Accessible Sophisticated Concepts
I love the way Mimi Fox explains her jazz approach and makes even complex concepts accessible. I collected pretty much all of her courses on Trufire, this time it’s especially inspiring to see how she includes saxophone heroes like Charlie Parker and John Coltrane, which is rare on Truefire.
GuitarHand
Verified buyer
10/04/21
Incredible.
I will be digging into this for years. So glad to see women being represented in the space too.
zeerabze
Verified buyer
10/03/21
An inspiring set of ideas
Mimi is definitely one of the Truefire jazz teachers than can help and inspire you. While listening to the masters, or transcribing some solos, one often wonders what they were thinking while building their vocabulary and language. Not everyone wrote an instructional book or had/has the talent to teach and explain. Mimi had the luck and opportunity to talk to some of them in person. In this course she combines things she knows from them with her own insights and stories about how she evolved, at a time when a lot of good jazz was played and created. The result is a set of valuable tips, ideas and inspiring performances. If you try to figure this out on your own, it will take much more time. Highly recommended for intermediate/advanced players.
Sindibad
10/02/21
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