Blues Scale Improv: Kansas City Style! - Ep. 332

The "Kansas City" blues scale is a variation on the traditional blues scale. Its sound was codified by musicians from Kansas City, dating all the way back to Count Basie, Jimmy Lunceford, and eventually adopted by the great bebop Saxophonist Charlie Parker. This sound is simple to acquire, yet has a lot of room for variations and depth. In this podcast lesson, Sterling will show you how to incorporate the sound of the Kansas City blues into your improvising.
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[@ScottMeloney]

Great explanation Sterling. Thank you. I’ve used this before, but I understand it better now 😊

[@Cloggy2006]

It’s just the relative major blues scale. Exactly the same relationship as major and minor.

[@davidfriedman7823]

Good video but it would be nice if you showed the chords you know the chart for the thelonious Monk tune.

[@davedurry2874]

Your making it more complicated than it is. You're just adding the flat 3 to the major pentatonic scale in Ab. Happens all the time in country, pop and bluegrass soloing.