4 Tips on Playing Charlie Parker's Confirmation (okay, more like 7 tips?)

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Pianist, author, and Czechoslovakian sex symbol Jeremy Siskind shares too many tips on how to play Charlie Parker's legendary bebop standard, "Confirmation." Enjoy!

[@NInjatam]

love how you play through the tune for a few minutes at the end, would be great to see you do this everytime you run through a tune like this 👍👍

[@JeremySiskind]

Awesome - I’ll take that under advisement!

[@miau7720]

😂 Super!

[@legozentrik]

This is really helpful, thanks!

[@hummingbear88]

It's confirmed! I've never played this piece, but when a bandmate requested it, I had to research it, and found this. Amazing clarity in your suggestions, some of the best advice I've seen in many years of jazz piano study.

[@yannytheman]

Very helpful lesson. It’s confirmed!

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks so much, Yanny!

[@erdemtonguc3501]

Its great tips and explanation. Thanks a lot!

[@JeremySiskind]

Awesome! Thanks for the nice comment!

[@silenceisamask]

Confirmed! Fantastic playing at the end 🔥🔥

[@JeremySiskind]

Thank you much, Silence!

[@musicmichaelc]

Great tips and demonstration! At 6:17 , I was a bit surprised that it was written as a c#, as it has always sounded to me like a c on the original Charlie Parker recording. Then again, it may not be all that important, since it is, as you said, rather more "decorative".

[@JeremySiskind]

It’s been a while since I’ve done my proper listening, I have to admit! Trust your ear!

[@margaretdalziel3446]

It's confirmed. Thanks!

[@JeremySiskind]

My pleasure - thanks for watching, Margaret!

[@walkercatenaccio]

A brilliant lesson and performance, JS

[@JeremySiskind]

Yay, thanks much, Walker!

[@L3ver]

Wow, incredible playing there at the end.

[@JeremySiskind]

I appreciate it, Lever!

[@nickstrolite]

killer flow of ideas at the end!! wonderful suggestions on taking on this tune - thank you!

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks so much, Nick! It's one of the great learning tunes for jazz musicians.

[@alexandros_haralabidis]

It's confirmed! Great lesson and great playing as always!

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks so much, Alexandros! Happy practicing!

[@veenakulkarni-rankin2443]

Confirmed - amazing solo!! As always🎉🎉🎉

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks, Veena! I hope I get to see you this summer!

[@veenakulkarni-rankin2443]

@@JeremySiskind NCKP!

[@javilalima]

It's confirmed! Another truly inspiring lesson from Jeremy the Great.

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks so much, Jorge!

[@bobbachelor5930]

It's definitely Confirmed !

[@brendaboykin3281]

It's confirmed! Fantastic breakdown of complex beauty. Thank for playing the song,which shows us all the puzzle pieces duly set in order. Ah, but then...strangely reassembled in Siskindian creative beauty.🌹😎🌹

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks so much, Brenda! I’m not sure “Siskindian” is going to catch on, but I like it!

[@barisaxo]

Do you have any resources on how to comp in bebop style? As in how Russ Freeman comped for Parker in 47, or John Lewis in the 50s. I have a pretty decent ear, but not nearly good enough to pick out voicings in those old recordings. I would also really like to know what their actual lead sheets might have looked like. All the resources I see are either on how to improvise bebop for piano, or solo piano arrangements of Bird tunes.

[@linn6560]

Watch the last three minutes if you want to see Jeremy's piano skills confirmed!

[@JeremySiskind]

Why thank you, Lin!

[@judykessler3025]

Jeremy, I understand the guide tones but how do you go from that to the cool perfect patterns you play to connect one to the next? It's always alluded me!

[@marcelloestemiele]

Hi Jeremy, if i may ask, where did you get those type of lead sheets (0:46)? is that a new version of the common real book? where can i find it?

[@JeremySiskind]

It’s just the real book that I got from the Kindle app.

[@marcelloestemiele]

Thanks

[@blakewhatcott1909]

Its confirmed!

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks for watching, Blake!

[@CliffieVanR]

It's confirmed!

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks for watching to the end, Cliffy!

[@CliffieVanR]

@@JeremySiskind You bet! A great video, as always!