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Jazz Harmony by James Knapp
Jazz Harmony takes a unique approach to the subject.
It is not a collection of licks or styles. It is, rather, an exploration of the principles of harmony as revealed through the practice of jazz music.
Jazz Harmony is very specific in the area of chord construction and offers, for example, reasons behind the difference between a "+11" versus a "-5." Also covered is the dynamic relationship of one chord to another and how its harmonic environment influences the scale of a chord.
Harmonic resolution – an area rarely mentioned – is
thoroughly covered, along with phrases, cadences and non-harmonic tones.
308 pages, coil-bound paper
$40, including shipping.
Jazz Harmony chapter list:
01. Three Harmonic Languages
02. Four-Note Chords and the Diatonic System
03. Voicing Down from the Melody
04. Replacement Tones (Extensions) in Four-Note Chords
05. Name That Chord
06. Voice Leading
07. Scales I - Diatonic Modes
08. Scales II - Melodic Minor Modes
09. Four-Note Chords, Seven-Note Scales, and Variable Tones
10. "Inside Choice" in a Harmonic Environment: Macrodiatonicism
11. Scales III - Diminished Scales
12. Scales IV - Pentatonic Scales
13. Scales V - Blues Scales
14. Diatonic and Chromatic Relationships in Modal and Blues Harmony
15. Triadic Harmony
16. Slash Chords and Inversions
17. Harmonic Resolution I - Macrodiatonicism
18. Harmonic Resolution II - Parent Scales
19. Parent Scale Worksheets
20. The Phrase
21. Melody
22. Practice - Diatonic Modes
23. Practice - Melodic Minor Modes
24. Practice - Dimished Scales
25. Practice - Arpeggios and Scales