Episode 1: Autumn Leaves --- 100 Essential Jazz Standards

[@mrdjangofreeman5560]

Help-and-useful, thx 😊

[@nickmainella]

You're welcome!

[@tracyolivermusic]

Wow really looking forward to see/hear this series!

[@aljerones99]

This video was well done. This is one of my favorite standards and I play it often. I never really understood the chord movements in bars 27-29 until you explained them, Nick. This is very helpful. Now I feel even better acquainted with this song and shouldd be able to, more confidently, solo and improvise, over the changes.

[@morejazzplz5746]

Please keep making these videos, this is extremely helpful. I really appreciate and enjoy your content.

[@neilripsch6624]

Wow, glad I found you for so many informative takes!

[@jeffcarroll6196]

A nice clear explanation - many thanks!

[@TheDave292]

I am enjoying these well presented vids. For the purpose of memorization though I like to think of the tune as ii V I vii III I6. It is simply the harmonization of any key with the third made dominant.

[@africanviolet4773]

Formatting it like this insanely helpful especially for beginners. Thank you so much!

[@Lesully]

Thanks! Will you include Bb and Eb transcriptions? Hope so to play while you teach. Love what you’re doing. This will help me tons. I really appreciate your method and your content. I am not an advanced player but I am a professional that needs to advance, so your contributions are golden.

[@AlejandroAlvarez-uq3ri]

All your videos are full of tons of super helpful stuff. Thank you for your content.

[@scruffyleon7383]

In Bar 29, you can TriTone substitue A7 chord for the Eb7. The notes G and C#/Db are the same in both chords.

[@kevinjones2145]

Excellent!

[@pierrecardin7840]

Very nice solo bravo

[@longtalljay]

Noble work!

[@curtpiazza1688]

Looks interesting! 😊

[@KaltOhm]

This videos are so incredibly useful, thanks a lot!

[@nickmainella]

You're very welcome!

[@nobodyofconsequence9930]

Love it. Nice explanation and beautiful etude.

[@nickmainella]

Glad you liked it!

[@josefmoveyourself7234]

Great job 🎷🎷🎷

[@colinchambers7708]

Great as always

[@davidtardio9804]

I'm looking forward to this! Can't wait to try the etude and hear your analysis of the upcoming tunes. How about Fee Fi Fo Fum next? (yes I'm kidding)

[@jackwilloughby239]

I know this is a little late, but being a non-pianist I would really like to see the chord voicings you are playing. I attended a Jazz Camp at Manhattan School of Music once, back in '92, and Phil Woods sat at the piano and played a chord(heaven knows what) and then Improvised over it on his Alto. That was how he practiced! I'd like to know how to do that, but I really don't know any hip voicings that actually convey the impetus and intent of the Tune, and I fervently believe that it is the Voicings that make or break a Tune. I've even discussed this with Chuck Sher: to provide the correct Voicings to the Standards in the "Real Standards Book." Chuck Loeb, his editor, said it couldn't be done! Imagine Classical Music put together by hack arrangers, harmonizing Beethoven or Bach according to the supposed predilections of the buying public? That is exactly what has happened to the Standards we all love to play! The original voicings and rhythms of the Composer, be it Cole Porter or Richard Rodgers are never published. We just get a hack version that never sounds like the recordings. and unless you are in proximity to some very Hip Cats, you are definitely playing unhip!

[@BrianWhiteMusicEducator]

This video is GREAT and I appreciate you taking the time to do these! As a music educator who was not trained in jazz, I really appreciate this type of analysis and hope you continue with your endeavor to make 100 of these. Do you think "Time After Time" (Sammy Cahn) will make your list? FYI- I've been listening to your podcast as well, and I purchased your "Blues in 60" Days series. I love the way you break things down and make it easy to understand. Thanks again!

[@nickmainella]

Hey Brian! Thanks for the kind words. Really cool to hear that music educators are getting something out of this. I think Time After Time is a great suggestion and will put it on the list. Cheers!

[@africanviolet4773]

Quick idea - may be you can assign difficulty ratings out of 5 or 10 for the standards which can make it helpful for people to prioritize the videos

[@b4bomsy]

This is super helpful. thanks. Is there a PDF package for this standard??

[@lurduslurduslurdus]

Hey! I just started learning jazz guitar (i come from classical guitar) and i found your playlist on essential jazz standards. It's so useful!! I have a question: what recording would you recommend to start learning the songs by ear?? Thank you

[@nickmainella]

Welcome! For this particular tune, I would use the Cannonball Adderley recording. It's amazing!

[@lurduslurduslurdus]

@@nickmainella Oh okay, I love that version!! I thought it'd be kinda difficult to learn from that recording because many things happen in it haha, but I'll surely follow your recommendation. Thank you!

[@nickmainella]

@@lurduslurduslurdus Why can't you focus in on one thing that's happening and start there?

[@smatlanta1]

Isn't the EbMaj7 really just the b6 Chord in G Minor? .... like the common b6Maj7 to V7b9 to i Minor

[@fabrizioscalzo4845]

Bellissimo video, è possibile stampare il tuo Solo?

[@sabyn_13]

Awesome video. Very beginner jazz student question- why can’t we just stay in the minor key the whole time? Isn’t the Major ii-V-i-iV the same as minor iV-Vii-iii-Vi which would just continue right into the minor ii-V-i? I’m sure there’s some type of harmonic difference that I’m unaware of

[@nickmainella]

Yes, we could do that. The only thing that is different is the fact we would be using natural minor which omits some of the nicest tension notes...

[@MrGuto]

it looks like you used the wrong red color for the last 3 bars, when it's back in G- (previously blue).

[@nickmainella]

Oops!

[@BrandochGarage]

Is it possible to 'hate' this tune? An interesting and unlikely lead in...

[@phlox7792]

what about the melody?

[@MrGuto]

1. melodies are copyrighted; 2. once you buy a chart with it, you can learn the melody on your own; 3. the purpose of learning these progressions is so you can improvise in a jam session or play it with a band, as he explained. it's presumed you already memorized the melody.

[@phlox7792]

@@MrGuto I guess that makes sense. I have the real book. Guess I'll just learn the melody before watching these as they come out.

[@nickmainella]

@Guto nailed it. I can't really present them with the melody for fear of copyright. Try learning the melody by ear from a recording, it will stick better that way. I'll address this on the next video!

[@MrGuto]

@@phlox7792 that's definitely the best approach. you will always best improvise if you know well a song's melody. even better if you know and can sing the lyrics too.

[@JeffSmith-di5rk]

I really like how you explain the 3-6-2-5 beginning with a pivot, then preferring EbM7 as the logical landing point for those chords instead of Am7b5. Not only does your analysis make great sense compared to some other explanations I've seen, it also justifies playing EbM7 there. I started doing that at some point because it sounds SO much better to me, but I didn't know how to explain it or if I'd "get in trouble" with somebody. Great solo too!