The Red Garland Book

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Practicing like this changed my life as a jazz musician when I was starting my career in my early 20s. Suddenly, a whole new world of swing opened in front of me.
Now, I'm happy to share all I have learned over the years with all of you, so you can learn how to swing like Red Garland as well.
Enjoy and happy practice!
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[@marvindias1377]

What an INCREDIBLE lesson man. Thank you so much for the great content. This is SO helpful. We are on our way to sounding like Red ;)

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Thank you for your kind comment, I’m happy to hear that my content is helping you improve! Keep practicing my friend! 🥸🎹

[@davidallsopp4030]

Those big red garland chords are so nice

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Yes! They cover a big part of the keyboard.

[@stein-fredricsvendsen8530]

This is Great. Thank you so much. The Last week i just got Crazy about Red. So Nice to see you Break it down in a Lesson

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

I got into the Red Garland's rabbit hole a couple of decades ago.... it's a beautiful place to be in. Thanks for watching!

[@angelopeluso1565]

Great work......my compliments !!!

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Thank you so much!

[@maribelvistel2957]

Maravilloso!!!! Gracias por compartir!!!

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Gracias Maribel!

[@johnnyblue1101]

Splendid! Like being bestowed the “Tablets from the Mount” - in the glorious year ‘56

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

🥸🎹

[@davidsilos7241]

I just ordered the exercises! #2 is hard playing on the "a" beat

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Thank you for your support! It takes a while to get used to those rhythms but it’s worth the time!

[@user-ds3wf2nq8r]

Me ha encantado. Muy útil y clarificador. Gracias!

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Gracias Miguel! 🥸🎹

[@GrooveZ-ot1po]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

You’re very welcome! 🥸🎹

[@nickk8416]

Really good stuff. Thank You! Best regards.

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Thank you for your kind comment, glad you liked it! 🥸 🎹

[@shayannoghrehsaz8699]

Keep going, awesome

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Thank you 🙏

[@benjaminmorris811]

Great lesson 🎉

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Glad you liked it! 🥸🎹

[@brettbreet]

Amazing content!

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Thank you 🙏

[@rik-keymusic160]

Great video man !!! ❤️👌

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Thank you 🙏!

[@carlostaal]

3:42

[@javilalima]

Exíelent lesson! Thank you.

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Thank you for watching!

[@javilalima]

@@JuanOrtizPiano I have just bought the pdf, both as a way of further learning and also of support for your channel. Cheers!

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

@@javilalima Thank you so much for your support, I truly appreciate. Hope you enjoy the pdf for a long time and help you reach your goals. Best! J

[@carlostaal]

2:40

[@javiercuevasandrade4240]

Thank u a lot!!!!

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

You’re very welcome!

[@ikuon5617]

わお！ありがとう

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

どいたしまして！

[@lekebeomoualidaphtone8684]

Nice video

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Thank you! 🥸🎹

[@Tarde412]

Buenísimo...máxime con el aporte d partituras!! Agradecido!

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Gracias!

[@alejandromedina2349]

Hola Juan, feedback después de algunas semanas usando los drills para mano izquierda y los de jazz harmony: excelentes. Por ahora he visto mejor usar solo las claves C F G Bb, ya que es muchísimo material y aun así no he terminado todos los ejercicios. Pero son buenísimos y dejado varios otros drills para reemplazarlos por los tuyos, con los que aprendo más!

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Hola Alejandro, gracias por tu mensaje. Que alegría que mis ejercicios te estén ayudando 😊 Lo de los tonos es normal, son muchos (aunque te recomendaría añadir Eb, que es muy típico en jazz). Feliz estudio!

[@craiglevine4743]

Do you offer the backing tracks used in the Red Garland Book. The exercises are great.. thanks for the work put into this!👍

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Hi Craig, thank you for your kind words. The tracks are not included with the book, but the software I used to create them is kind of easy to understand (if not there are plenty of tutorials on KZbin) and very convenient for practicing. It's called iReal B, and I always recommend it to my students. But if you don't feel like using it, the metronome will be your best friend :)

[@santashane4054]

Like so much

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Thank you!

[@irinabossa2859]

🎶🎶🎹🎶🥁🎶🎶💐💃👏👏👏👏👏

[@reneh4697]

Hi Juan, Bought your exercises and Enjoying them. Which band in the box drumset you use? Kind regards Rene

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Hi Rene, thank you for your kind comment, and for your support to my work. I use an app called iReal Pro. It's a very useful app for jazz musicians that I've been using for years now. Hope this helps, best! J

[@notme437]

0:44

[@yuko.k1414]

Hello. I am obsessed with Red Garland's play. Thank you for making this video to learn his style! May I ask you what the title of the pieces starting from 8:00 (key = E♭) and 9:53 (key=F)? I would like to listen to the whole pieces. Thank you.

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Hi, thank you for your message. The one starting from 8:00 is one I made up myself based on Red's playing, and the one starting in 9:53 comes from "If I Were A Bell", from the recording "Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet" (last part of the solo). Hope this helps! Best, J

[@bajtucha]

Just out of curiosity and for learning purposes: in the intro to "you're my everything" (exercise 8) how do you use the pedal? Releasing and pressing after every strike of the chord or keeping it pressed throughout the lasting of the chord and releasing only when the chords are changing?

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Hi! I usually recommend the second option you mention: change it with new chords.

[@bajtucha]

@@JuanOrtizPiano Thank you!

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

@@bajtucha You are welcome! :)

[@alejandromedina2349]

Una pregunta: Quisiera aprender esta forma de tocar, pero estas son solo para comping, o tambien para solo piano? Yo solo uso acordes en el primer beat, si hay dos en una barra, pues los dos. Pero esto usa los “and” y parece dificil ir hacia ello en un solo paso. Es asi? Tienes otros ejercicios que pueda usar como intermedios para intentar practicar esta forma de acompañamiento?

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Hola! Estos ejercicios están pensados sobre todo para el contexto de trío (aunque también se pueden incluir en Piano solo, combinándolos con Bud Powell voicing, por ejemplo) No tengo (de momento) mas ejercicios de este estilo. Sigue practicando con paciencia, despacio, y verás como poco a poco te va saliendo mejor. Abrazo!

[@FranciscoA.22033]

Ótimo Ruan Ortiz.....donde tu és por favor? Gracias por tu vídeos!

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Hola Francisco, soy español, me alegra que te gusten los videos! 🙏

[@FranciscoA.22033]

​@@JuanOrtizPianoBravo!

[@bajtucha]

Great. This progression is based ob some specific tune or just made up?

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Thank you! This progression is what we usually call “Jazz Blues”. Basically an evolution of the original Blues chord progression.

[@davidsilos7241]

Hello! What red garland song is exercise 9 based off of? Thanks!

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Hi! I wrote that one for a I -VI - II - V progression.

[@NizJazzBTC]

Ok one question. Is the idea that..if you practice these exercises a lot then these rhythms will start to come out on their own?

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

That’s exactly it. Repetition is the way to go. Copy the master’s techniques, and repeat them until they become part of your “vocabulary”.

[@NizJazzBTC]

@@JuanOrtizPiano thanks. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@dominicstewart-guido7598]

Does anyone know what the tune at 8:48 is?

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

It's C Jam Blues! From the recording named "Groovy"

[@arnylmaz9982]

What kind of chords these are ??? For example there is F7 chord that would expect to include in F-A-C-E notes but you played D#-A-D ????

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Hi Arın, thank you for your message. Long story short, F7 voicing is formed by the notes F-A-C-Eb and it's typical in jazz to add the 9th or 13th in left hand voicings. So, in the specific case you are referring to, I'm playing Eb-A-D. Eb and A being the 7th and 3rd of F7, and D being the 13rd. It sounds complicated when you read it but it sounds cool 🥸🎹

[@marvindias1377]

Rootless voicings in the left hand my friend ;)

[@NizJazzBTC]

Do you teach guitarists? Want to improve coming and begin soloing. 🙏🏼

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

Hi, thank you for your message. I mainly teach piano players but I also have students who play other instruments. I can’t help you with guitar techniques but I can definitely help you with Jazz language. Best! J

[@NizJazzBTC]

@@JuanOrtizPiano exactly, I proficient with technique on the guitar but need help with language.

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

If technique on the guitar is not a problem with you we should be good to go!@@NizJazzBTC

[@NizJazzBTC]

@@JuanOrtizPiano actually the most important part of jazz is time and rhythm. That's why I liked the first part of this video about comping.

[@astridhailee6066]

ƤＲＯ𝓂Ｏ𝕤ᗰ 😀

[@FranciscoA.22033]

Hablas Português???

[@JuanOrtizPiano]

um pouquinho! 😊

[@FranciscoA.22033]

Muito Bom Juan!👏👏👏