Chris Potter has such a refined link to the great heroes of jazz, John Coltrane, Michael Brecker, Charlie Parker and the likes.
How Chris Potter mixes the different inspirational streams into his own modern blues sound amazes me.
In this video I look at Chris Potter licks, break them down and dig into what Chris Potter actually plays, how to practice this and explains how you can add this to your playing.
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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
50+ pages of enclosure exercises and licks
-Minor chords, minor and melodic minor scale exercises
-Coltranes licks and Coltrane inspired licks
Transcribed to all 12 keys.
+ all lesson examples transposed to alto and concert key
In this tutorial
00:00 CHRIS POTTER – EPIC DOMINANT LICKS
00:18 Potter and Coltrane jazz lick
02:23 The Upper Structure Lick
03:28 Epic Modern Chris Potter Lick
05:05 Move Into All 12 Keys
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Practice Arpeggios Like Chris Potter and Sound Amazing https://youtu.be/pMp5iJMlKT4
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3 Coltrane Bebop Licks Explained
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https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/3-coltrane-bebop-licks-explained/
Blues on Db
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Blues in C
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