The Rock & Blues Series
The Rock & Blues Series covers topics that include The V-IV Turnaround, Rock & Blues Vocabulary, Common Rock & Blues Forms, and Licks of the Great Rock & Blues Sax Players. This is a fun set that will help you understand and perform in these styles.
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Introduction- Rock and Blues Licks of the Great Sax Players
In this 6-video set, learn how the licks were played by the great rock & blues sax players. We'll examine licks from Sil Austin, Sam Butera, King Curtis, and Red Prysock.
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#1 Rock and Blues Licks of the Great Sax Players
Rock & Blues Lick #1 is from a G Flat blues by Sil Austin that I've transposed to F. Learn about his stylish bends in this lick.
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#2 Rock and Blues Licks of the Great Sax Players
Rock & Blues Lick #2 is a stylish F blues lick from Sil Austin. We'll cover the use of his big bends and the way he transforms the lick from a bold, muscular sound to a gentle resolution.
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#3 Rock and Blues Licks of the Great Sax Players
Rock & Blues Lick #3 is a King Curtis blues in C. Learn his styling on the shuffle style blues. It's all about the rhythm, articulation, bends, and of course the altissimo.
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#4 Rock and Blues Licks of the Great Sax Players
Rock & Blues Lick #4 is from Sam Butera's classic Night Train recording with Louis Prima. Sam goes for the gusto in this must-know B Flat blues.
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#5 Rock and Blues Licks of the Great Sax Players
Rock & Blues Lick #5 is a C blues from the master of the one-note solo, Red Prysock. Learn how Red uses the articulation and alternate fingerings to create this amazing sound.
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#6 Rock and Blues Licks of the Great Sax Players
Rock & Blues Lick #6 is another C blues lick taken from Red Prysock's solo on Jump for George. Red uses bends, vibrato and articulation to create this masterful motif and phrase.
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Rock and Blues Forms: I Feel Good & Kansas City
In this lesson we'll cover a couple of common rock and blues forms as we discuss playing and soloing of James Brown's I Feel Good and the traditional Kansas City 12-bar shuffle blues.
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Rock & Blues Vocabulary Basics
In this lesson you'll learn the key points in the major pentatonic and major blues scales for creating rock and blues licks,
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The V-IV Rock-Blues Turnaround
Learn about the V-IV turnaround found in most Rock-Blues tunes. You'll learn 5 licks reminiscent of the style of King Curtis and many of the other great rock sax players.
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Rock and Blues Licks of the Great Sax Players.pdf
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Rock Blues Vocabulary Basics.pdf
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The V-IV Rock-Blues Turnaround.pdf
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