Jazz Piano School, Ep 5: Wynton Marsalis Ballad Phrasing
Jazz Piano School · Brenden Lowe : Professional Jazz Pianist and Jazz Piano Educator
April 4, 20140
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Show Notes
Ballads can be tricky to play over because they are going so slllowwwlllyyy. What do you do to spice things up? Listen to the way Wynton Marsalis phrases his lines in this ballad recording I took when I was in college at the New School University. It's an amazing texture to have available to use. Instead of holding out long lines with his horn, he actually plays very simply short lines and ends them with a short articulation. It's as if he is talking through his trumpet and putting periods at the end of all of his lines. I hope you enjoy this. If you have questions please feel free to comment and I will do my best to answer. Enjoy!