Rhythm changes are a standard jazz chord progression that provides musicians with a familiar framework to improvise over. The "rhythm changes" progression was originally composed for the Broadway musical "George Gershwin" and later became a jazz standard often used for bebop improvisation. This article discusses the history and variations of the rhythm changes progression and how it continues to be widely used by jazz musicians today as an improvisational template.
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Rhythm changes are a standard jazz chord progression that provides musicians with a familiar framework to improvise over. The "rhythm changes" progression was originally composed for the Broadway musical "George Gershwin" and later became a jazz standard often used for bebop improvisation. This article discusses the history and variations of the rhythm changes progression and how it continues to be widely used by jazz musicians today as an improvisational template.
Rhythm changes are a standard jazz chord progression that provides musicians with a familiar framework to improvise over. The "rhythm changes" progression was originally composed for the Broadway musical "George Gershwin" and later became a jazz standard often used for bebop improvisation. This article discusses the history and variations of the rhythm changes progression and how it continues to be widely used by jazz musicians today as an improvisational template.