Josh Walsh
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Walking Bass Patterns EVERY Jazz Pianist Needs to Know
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In this video, I show you how to walk a bassline over the jazz standard of The Days of Wine and Roses. You can use these same techniques to walk a bassline over just about any jazz standard.
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The Dave McKenna clip is a live performance of Nagasaki. Unfortunately, I don't know which performance this came from. If you know, please leave a comment so I can give full credit.
The lead sheet supplied is my own, based on The Days of Wine and Roses by Henry Mancini, which is in the public domain.
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How can 4 chords sound THIS good?
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My Cherie Amour, by Stevie Wonder is one of the greatest love songs ever written. Let’s look at just what makes it so great. The harmony, the chords, and even the history of where the song came from and who he wrote it for. Unlock Your Jazz Potential Today! 🎷 🎹 ✅ Join 5,000 jazz enthusiasts and get FREE weekly tips to take your playing to the next level. Subscribe here: lp.jazz-library.com/ 🤝 J...
How I Would Learn Jazz (If I Had to Start Over)
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If I had to start over, and learn to play jazz piano from scratch, this is what I'd do. This is the same approach I use every week with my private students and Jazz-Library members. Unlock Your Jazz Potential Today! 🎷 🎹 ✅ Join 5,000 jazz enthusiasts and get FREE weekly tips to take your playing to the next level. Subscribe here: lp.jazz-library.com/ 🤝 Join the community of other musicians learn...
Learn Bebop Lines from SCRATCH
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Let's breakdown a hip bebop line from Oscar Peterson and learn how to construct our own bebop phrases. Download the transcription to follow along: - jazz-library.com/video-downloads/ Unlock Your Jazz Potential Today! 🎷 🎹 ✅ Join 5,000 jazz enthusiasts and get FREE weekly tips to take your playing to the next level. Subscribe here: lp.jazz-library.com/ 🤝 Join the community of other musicians lear...
Why you STILL can't play songs by EAR
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We're taught to learn to play by ear using song references for intervals. Or maybe we learn solfège. But even after years of study, you still can't play by ear. Why? In this video I'll show you the technique I use to play by ear, and why the approach we learned in school just doesn't work. Unlock Your Jazz Potential Today! 🎷 🎹 ✅ Join 5,000 jazz enthusiasts and get FREE weekly tips to take your ...
Breaking down Oscar Peterson's signature sound
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Oscar Peterson is one of my favorite artists of all time. I could listen to him play for hours without getting bored. What is it that Oscar does that keeps him sounding hip and fresh all the time? Let's explore. Unlock Your Jazz Potential Today! 🎷 🎹 ✅ Join 5,000 jazz enthusiasts and get FREE weekly tips to take your playing to the next level. Subscribe here: lp.jazz-library.com/ 🤝 Join the comm...
50 Jazz Piano mistakes all beginners make.
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These are the top 50 mistakes that I see most commonly in my beginner jazz piano students. Unlock Your Jazz Potential Today! 🎷 🎹 ✅ Join 5,000 jazz enthusiasts and get FREE weekly tips to take your playing to the next level. Subscribe here: lp.jazz-library.com/ 🤝 Join the community of other musicians learning to play jazz. Join the FREE Jazz-Library online group: community.jazz-library.com/ 🚀 Wa...
I Broke the Biggest Rule in Jazz.
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I Wrote a Song Using RANDOM Chords
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Today we wrote our own jazz chord progression using completely random chords. We had to get a little creative, but in the end I don't think anyone would even know. Unlock Your Jazz Potential Today! 🎷 🎹 ✅ Join 5,000 jazz enthusiasts and get FREE weekly tips to take your playing to the next level. Subscribe here: lp.jazz-library.com/ 🤝 Join the community of other musicians learning to play jazz. ...
This Audience has NO RHYTHM.
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The audience went nuts and clapped on 1 & 3, but Harry Connick Jr. brilliantly shifts them to 2 & 4 without them even realizing it. Unlock Your Jazz Potential Today! 🎷 🎹 ✅ Join 5,000 jazz enthusiasts and get FREE weekly tips to take your playing to the next level. Subscribe here: lp.jazz-library.com/ 🤝 Join the community of other musicians learning to play jazz. Join the FREE Jazz-Library onlin...
Tatum’s Tiger Rag is WILDLY hard to play
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Art Tatum's Tiger Rag is so intensely technical and harmonically complex that I nearly crumbled trying to study it. Unlock Your Jazz Potential Today! 🎷 🎹 ✅ Join 5,000 jazz enthusiasts and get FREE weekly tips to take your playing to the next level. Subscribe here: lp.jazz-library.com/ 🤝 Join the community of other musicians learning to play jazz. Join the FREE Jazz-Library online group: communi...
The harmony of Simon & Garfunkel's perfect song
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The harmony of Simon & Garfunkel's perfect song
This Latin Big Band Groove Nearly Broke Me
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This Latin Big Band Groove Nearly Broke Me
Insane ONE HAND jazz solo makes me want to QUIT
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Insane ONE HAND jazz solo makes me want to QUIT
The #1 practice MISTAKE that keeps you from improving
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The #1 practice MISTAKE that keeps you from improving
How John Williams made Indiana Jones a Hero
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How John Williams made Indiana Jones a Hero
Insane JAZZ TRIO makes me want to QUIT
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Insane JAZZ TRIO makes me want to QUIT
How ‘Dean Town’ works…
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How ‘Dean Town’ works…
These Secret Musicians Played on LA’s Biggest Hits
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These Secret Musicians Played on LA’s Biggest Hits
AI vs. Human: Music Theory Showdown!
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AI vs. Human: Music Theory Showdown!
How John Williams Made Darth Vader Terrifying
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How John Williams Made Darth Vader Terrifying
The story of jazz’s most TRAGIC standard.
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The story of jazz’s most TRAGIC standard.
I Tortured Myself Playing Autumn Leaves
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I Tortured Myself Playing Autumn Leaves
Insane STRIDE PIANO makes me want to QUIT
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Insane STRIDE PIANO makes me want to QUIT
I was WRONG about Barry Harris
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I was WRONG about Barry Harris
9 Essential Tips for Playing Jazz in a Big Band
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9 Essential Tips for Playing Jazz in a Big Band
Jacob Collier ... the left side is MINOR?
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Jacob Collier ... the left side is MINOR?
Barry Harris SAVED me from learning the Bebop Scale.
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Barry Harris SAVED me from learning the Bebop Scale.
5 Levels of the Blues - From Easy to Charlie Parker
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5 Levels of the Blues - From Easy to Charlie Parker

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  • @anne4562
    @anne4562 15 годин тому

    I completely agree that Queen Latifah's version of Lush Life is amazing. It's the best I've found, and I've listened to many. The fact that Billy Strayhorn wrote this as a teenager blows me away. It is so sophisticated and world-weary sounding. Truly lush!

  • @miguelballon7357
    @miguelballon7357 2 дні тому

    EXCELLENT

  • @apostlepaul62
    @apostlepaul62 2 дні тому

    Roger McGuinn played electric 12 string on Mr. Tambourine Man

  • @JoaoPaulo-vv5vr
    @JoaoPaulo-vv5vr 4 дні тому

    Strayhorn was hors concours ❤

  • @HaniyaRae
    @HaniyaRae 5 днів тому

    Very informative, great job, Josh!

  • @snakefinger
    @snakefinger 6 днів тому

    Very nice ! I’ll never get enough of this song. Thank you !

  • @williamllawrence5825
    @williamllawrence5825 6 днів тому

    Interesting about 'The Clique' name. These musicians I think were better known as 'The Wrecking Crew'. Although as the latter, they also consisted of Leon Russel.

  • @watcher9987
    @watcher9987 6 днів тому

    Sorry but this is no secret. Maybe you just discovered this but everyone knows about the wrecking crew

  • @samascolese2064
    @samascolese2064 6 днів тому

    Great job! I felt the same enthusiasm when I figured it out instantly as you did.

  • @gdaddy5193
    @gdaddy5193 6 днів тому

    This is nothing new. My father was a studio musician for decades in the 30s through the late 60s. He had a regular job ... First CBS, then ABC ans finally NBC. he palyed in the band and orchestra, but, they all spent most of their time in the studio recording with the biggest stars of the era. Also ... Studio musicians are regarded as the very best of the best and often were the people who made a recording a hit.

  • @leilanirocks
    @leilanirocks 7 днів тому

    Give a listen to Larry Knechtels sweet piano track on Johnny Rivers remake of Huey Piano Smith’s “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu” 🎹

  • @OdinMaiden
    @OdinMaiden 7 днів тому

    I really wanted to hear the actual riffs, by the actual session musicians… not this guy’s keyboard renderings.

    • @JoshWalshMusic
      @JoshWalshMusic 6 днів тому

      Sorry, I was copyright blocked with the originals.

  • @brianmi40
    @brianmi40 8 днів тому

    "Most important", er, well assuming Motown and the Funk Brothers weren't "important" to you. Or Stax (who backed Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, The Staple Singers, Wilson Pickett, Isaac Hayes, Eddie Floyd and The Bar-Kays), or The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (aka The Swampers, who backed artists like Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Paul Anka, and Bob Seger) or The Nashville A-Team (backed artists like Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and Simon & Garfunkel). Just sayin'...

  • @brunitocoso
    @brunitocoso 8 днів тому

    como me rompen las pelotas estos videos de mierda! no hace falta que duren quince minutos! no es un concepto complicado ni muy amplio!! que bronca !!

  • @swahilijs
    @swahilijs 8 днів тому

    Actually the bass player was carol

  • @naimebond8284
    @naimebond8284 8 днів тому

    If Barry were still alive he'd roast you for playing the four rules at '500 beats per second' instead of slowing down and give/show us your fingerings. Otherwise excellent presentation of the problem and a solution.

    • @JoshWalshMusic
      @JoshWalshMusic 8 днів тому

      He probably would indeed. 🤣 though did you see how fast he ran them in the clip from his workshop ;-)

  • @jaycossey850
    @jaycossey850 10 днів тому

    It was easy to recognize Bridge Over Troubled Water as a musical and recording masterpiece the moment it was released (1970). But who would have guessed it was still in our top 5 productions of all time in 2024? I had no idea at the time that all those diverse albums were recorded by the same core of musicians. They deserve to be household names!

  • @jamesdellaneve9005
    @jamesdellaneve9005 12 днів тому

    Don Randi was one of the Wrecking Crew. He still owns, runs and plays at the Baked Potato Jazz club in LA.

  • @mydozer
    @mydozer 12 днів тому

    The Wrecking Crew did not play on any Beatles songs... NONE!

  • @organist1982
    @organist1982 12 днів тому

    Did jazz pianists ever try to avoid going below E1 in their walking bass lines since most double basses don't go lower than that?

    • @JoshWalshMusic
      @JoshWalshMusic 12 днів тому

      I do all the time. Sometimes it’s muddy, but it’s fun, so I do it anyway.

    • @organist1982
      @organist1982 12 днів тому

      @@JoshWalshMusic Don't get me wrong, I LOVE low notes; I just wondered if there were ever any jazz pianists who tried to limit their walking bass lines to ONLY the notes that an actual double bass would play.

    • @JoshWalshMusic
      @JoshWalshMusic 12 днів тому

      @@organist1982 I’m sure there are. And honestly, I do most of the time. Not specifically because of that, but because they just get a bit growly down there.

  • @efanshel
    @efanshel 13 днів тому

    I saw him play around New York in my teens and twenties.. He was not the most polished performer and didn't really learn what I could have because I got distracted by this. What a mistake- he had a steel trap mind and was very generous with his knowledge. I appreciate him so much now....

  • @spencercunningham6326
    @spencercunningham6326 13 днів тому

    Love your videos, Josh! Thank you :)

  • @martynramsden
    @martynramsden 13 днів тому

    Hi Josh, very clear and fun post on walking bass with those formulas. Loads of people are going to get a lot from this instruction. 😁🎹

  • @Brad4Ellis
    @Brad4Ellis 14 днів тому

    Small correction at 2:00 - with very few exceptions, an acoustic bass won’t walk below E, second octave below the bass clef. The low C’s you play as example are out of range. Of course, you can use those notes, but they should only be used for specific effect. EDIT: i’ve gotten five minutes in, and suggest that so far, these lines are too low and muddy. Tastes vary, but jazz bassists don’t spend much time on the lowest 4th of the instrument. Half the notes I’ve heard so far are below the range. On stage, this can get gimmicky very quickly, in my opinion. Beyond this, your teaching style is wonderful and your presentation is very clear - I appreciate your explanation of swinging by taking care of 2 & 4, and anticipation notes.

    • @JoshWalshMusic
      @JoshWalshMusic 14 днів тому

      Definitely true, the E is the bottom of the register, unless they have a low D extension. I rarely go below C, but it depends on the piano. Larger grands will let you go further. I just checked out the section you mentioned at 2:00, and it is a bit muddy. I think that’s the UA-cam compression, because it’s not so muddy in the original. Thanks for the thoughtful comment.

    • @Brad4Ellis
      @Brad4Ellis 14 днів тому

      @@JoshWalshMusic on more than one gig, the piano provided was a Bosendorfer that went down to a low F. I never played those notes, and people seldom do; they are mostly there just provide extra resonance and length of sustain for pedaling. That’s fine for Concerto work, but is really not helpful for jazz playing.

    • @JoshWalshMusic
      @JoshWalshMusic 14 днів тому

      @@Brad4Ellis look, if they give me the keys, I’ll find a reason to play them!

    • @organist1982
      @organist1982 12 днів тому

      @@JoshWalshMusic Me, too! I want to try a Bosendorfer Imperial that goes down to C0!

  • @normalizedaudio2481
    @normalizedaudio2481 14 днів тому

    I got to work to get into that low piano range. How you play down there is important too. Piano players get caught in a smaller range than the bass. They also play less linear because the move between those strings. Always check out Tony Monaco on organ and Dave Frank on piano. Look at the technique of the left hand. Monaco and Frank are different from each other in LH technique. Which to choose?

    • @JoshWalshMusic
      @JoshWalshMusic 14 днів тому

      Two solid options. I’m partial to Frank myself. Thanks for the great comment.

    • @Brad4Ellis
      @Brad4Ellis 14 днів тому

      My mentors were Dave McKenna & Ray Santisi, and I’ve listened to a lot of Dick Hyman. McKenna swings hard, just his left hand was enough to rivet your attention (he was sometimes called “The Dave McKenna rhythm section”), though I never wanted to copy his habit of picking up the tempo gradually. Santisi developed a technique of walking AND playing mid range guide-tone hits on and-of-1 and and-of-3, creating an effect of two musicians with his left hand alone, and still freely soloing eighth, triplets, and 16ths on top. All three are worth listening to. EDIT: Hey! I just got to 6:00 where you discuss Dave! Cool!

    • @JoshWalshMusic
      @JoshWalshMusic 14 днів тому

      @@Brad4Ellis I am so inadequate to properly demonstrate McKennas left hand. It’s fun to play, and I’ve studied hard, but Dave is unmatched.

  • @Derisoireetsardonique
    @Derisoireetsardonique 16 днів тому

    Thank you very much indeed for your explanations, that was very interesting from a musical standpoint and also the story itself is amazing

  • @SquidzitAce
    @SquidzitAce 17 днів тому

    Like The Swampers in Muscle Shoals.

  • @TheWerequat
    @TheWerequat 17 днів тому

    Blaine toured with John Denver

  • @TheWerequat
    @TheWerequat 17 днів тому

    They're not secrets.

  • @olanrewajuadagba955
    @olanrewajuadagba955 18 днів тому

    00:08 Implementing sixth chords instead of seventh chords for chord progressions 01:58 Substitute major seventh chords with sixth chords for better resolution. 03:52 Changing minor chords to minor 7 or minor 6 brings resolution and stability. 05:56 Understanding the connection between dominant seventh chords and minor six chords. 07:49 Trust Barry's process to build a strong foundation for advanced learning. 09:45 Learn the rules for 2-5-1 chord progression in major and minor keys 11:40 Learning voicings helps chords fall naturally into tunes. 13:37 Learning about different types of chords and their use in jazz music

  • @savlecz1187
    @savlecz1187 18 днів тому

    I like how you stared into the depths of my soul throughout the video. It really made me want to fix those mistakes, haha.

  • @jeffmurphree2937
    @jeffmurphree2937 19 днів тому

    How did Leon Russell fit into this secret profession? Didn’t he used to do this before he went onto fame and fortune?

  • @dr.brianjudedelimaphd743
    @dr.brianjudedelimaphd743 19 днів тому

    Hyman has great electronic/ space music as well

  • @The70s80scollection
    @The70s80scollection 21 день тому

    Have to agree, I have a few recordings of this beautifully crafted song, always loved Ella and the Duke's version and Linda Ronstadt's but Queen Latifah's is absolute perfection, the arrangement, her phrasing, that wonderfully rich voice, the stings, even that little touch of the accordion at the week in Paris, I don't play any instruments etc, but was brought up with jazz due to my parents so have a very gifted ear for music, all kinds of music, loved your analysis of Lush Life.

  • @qncn
    @qncn 21 день тому

    Doing this and making a checklist of mistakes is really such a great idea for ironing things out in the less familiar keys. Thanks so much!

  • @jessepruit8385
    @jessepruit8385 21 день тому

    Check out Scott Van Zen.

  • @carolbarnes3212
    @carolbarnes3212 21 день тому

    Don't let Carol Kaye hear you refer to her as part of the Wrecking Crew. She does not like that term at all. She'll jump all over you, saying that they were never known as that. They were first call studio musicians, nothing more..

  • @igorerin9057
    @igorerin9057 21 день тому

    Awesome tutorial!

  • @jimmyhunt
    @jimmyhunt 22 дні тому

    what notes are in a D 6th Diminished?

  • @LINKPRODUCTIONS
    @LINKPRODUCTIONS 23 дні тому

    I'm at the beginning of my jazz piano studies, though I have studied some jazz guitar. These concepts are unlocking the piano for me, slowly, when I play these methods I hear more beautiful music coming from my instrument than ever before, I'll play something and genuinely be surprised at how amazing the instrument can sound. Barry Harris was a genius, and the fact that he took the time to teach other people how to play what he helped to discover is amazing. I've always liked the musical stylings of Chopin, Django Reinhardt, Joe Pass, and Wes Montgomery, as well as the bass playing of James Jamerson. What all of these cats have in common is this technique, and you are teaching it in a way I can easily grasp these simple, yet complex ideas. Thank you.

  • @Corporations8MyBaby
    @Corporations8MyBaby 23 дні тому

    Don't leave out the amazing bass of Ray Pohlman on the Beach Boys and so many more. Don't forget the irreplaceable drumming of Earl Palmer between 1958 and the early 80s.

  • @jesusislukeskywalker4294
    @jesusislukeskywalker4294 23 дні тому

    who else is here from the jesus is luke skywalker channel guy 🚬🐨

  • @lohphat
    @lohphat 23 дні тому

    See: Marni Nixon

  • @nickadducimusic
    @nickadducimusic 24 дні тому

    Rare Silk has the best version of this song.. beautiful harmonies. For the longest time, I actually thought that Lush Life was a Rare Silk original

  • @B055Y
    @B055Y 26 днів тому

    Mucho appreciado hombre! :)

  • @trombonemunroe
    @trombonemunroe 26 днів тому

    There's absolutely nothing wrong with implying an Em7 over a D7 (which, indeed, as you say, doesn't imply it) as long as you understand that what you're creating is a suspended sound that should then be resolved. This is also true when you play a descending line starting from the 6: the resulting b7maj7 is in fact the upper extension of the Dsus13. Again, it's about understanding the effect you're creating and where it fits in the big picture.

  • @howie9751
    @howie9751 26 днів тому

    Glen Campbell played lead guitar on the Irish Rovers recording of "The Unicorn".

  • @howie9751
    @howie9751 26 днів тому

    It's amazing that only Hal Blaine and Earl Palmer are in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Tommy Tedesco, Larry Knechtel, Glen Campbell and Carol Kaye are not.

    • @JoshWalshMusic
      @JoshWalshMusic 25 днів тому

      The Wrecking Crew in collective name is, though.

    • @howie9751
      @howie9751 25 днів тому

      @@JoshWalshMusic They're in the Musicians Hall of Fame, not the Rock 'n' Roll HOF.

    • @JoshWalshMusic
      @JoshWalshMusic 25 днів тому

      @@howie9751 They were inducted as a group in 2007. I live in Cleveland and I've seen the exhibit many times. They are also in the musicians hall of fame in Nashville, as you mentioned. I've seen that exhibit too. For more info, see the “Legacy” section of their Wikipedia page.

    • @howie9751
      @howie9751 25 днів тому

      @@JoshWalshMusic I did and it didn't say anything about them being elected. I've also been to the RRHOF website and they're not listed as inductees. I've been to the RRHOF Wikipedia page where it lists the inductees by category and they're not there.

  • @user-jq3oo8pm6m
    @user-jq3oo8pm6m 26 днів тому

    Dear Josh, it's really a genius video. I'm excited as well, thank you !!!!

  • @kopynd1
    @kopynd1 27 днів тому

    yer same as ray jackson he never got the credit he deserves rod stewart maggie may never got a mention on the cover