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MASTER CLASS
Woodshed by George Garzone
Example 1
Displaced Permutation
The sound of a triad can be affected by a dis-
After playing C E G ascending, play either placed permutation of that triad. This idea is
one half-step up to A (Example 2) or one illustrated by using the C major triad (C E G) in
half-step down to G (Example 3) as starting Examples 8 and 9.
notes of the next triad.
Example 8
This master class is excerpted from the recent
Example 2 DVD The Music Of George Garzone And The
Triadic Chromatic Approach. It is available at
jodyjazz.com.
Example 10
Example 11
The following solo over the changes of “Have You Met Miss Jones” offers
an example of combining the random triadic and chromatic approaches.
Example 12
One of the foremost jazz saxophone teachers in the world, George Garzone currently teaches at the
Berklee College of Music, New England Conservatory, Longy School of Music, New York University SUBSCRIBE!
and the Manhattan School of Music. A long-time member of the group The Fringe, he most recently
released Night Of My Beloved (Venus). To contact him, go to georgegarzone.com. 1- 800-554 -7470
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