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Discover how Dexter Gordon crafts melodic solos on Days of Wine and Roses using chord tones, scale lines, and bebop phrasing. This lesson breaks down his logic and shows you how to practice and apply his sound to your own playing.

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Master Chord Tone Soloing
Learn how Dexter outlines harmony with strong chord tone lines, including extensions like 9ths and 13ths.
Scale Shapes and Bebop Tools
Explore Dexter’s use of minor scale runs, bebop scales, and chromatic turns for phrasing.
Apply It to Jazz Standards
Practice structured exercises and licks to transfer Dexter’s language into your own solos over jazz standards.

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+ all lesson examples are transposed to the Tenor, Alto and Concert keys and bass clef
+ all released lesson manual material are available in all 12 keys

In this tutorial
00:00 He Changed Jazz Forever
01:25 Play Great Chord Tone Solos
03:45 No Roots On Major Chords
04:57 Chord Tone Extensions
06:03 Learn The Sound – Play Licks
07:12 Scales And bebop
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