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Hey Richie,
I’m looking at your signature series of jazz phrases. What an awesome resource! I started looking at the phrase attached here. I cannot make sense of the d minor triad over the c7. It sounds great, but I like understanding what I play. Could you help shed some light on this? Charlie Christian Phrase 1Hi Joe,
We can’t really analyze the unresolved “F” in the 2nd measure as part of the C7 chord. If you analyze the entire phrase you’ll notice that Christian wasn’t thinking over the II-V changes. He was thinking over a I6 chord throughout the entire phrase. Try playing it against an F6 chord and you’ll see! This is characteristic of the blues and a lot of swing era solos. After guys like Bird, Dizzy and Monk came on the scene and defined bebop, this changed and the actual changes were emphasized. I believe on guitar, Barney Kessel was among the first to reflect this evolution.
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