Jazz Piano Practice Session - Shell Voicings

In this video we will explore the concept and the use of shell voicings.

Shell voicings are often used in bebop (root + 3 or root + 7 in the LH), and are often called "Bud Powell voicings". But we can use shells to harmonize any jazz standard, and even ballads...

Free pdf of the exercises: https://bit.ly/3sknqDf
Free pdf of the exercises (with annotations): https://bit.ly/3s9l8GP
Free pdf of the standards: https://bit.ly/2XhHRFj

Scroll through the topics to work on different approaches and techniques:

0:00 Diatonic chords in the key of C ("2 note" and "3 note" shells)
0:37 Diatonic chords in the key of F ("2 note" and "3 note" shells)
1:11 Diatonic chords in the key of Ab ("2 note" and "3 note" shells)
1:46 How High The Moon (2 note shells)
2:39 Anthropology - bebop (2 note shells)
3:16 Confirmation - bebop (2 note shells)
4:00 II V I with 3 note shells
4:44 II V with 3 note shells (chromatically descending)
5:07 Satin Doll - swing (3 note shells)
5:49 The Nearness Of You - ballad (3 note shells)
6:55 Dominant 7 Chain with 3 note shells
7:10 Billie's Bounce (2 note shells / 3 note shells / guide tones)
8:08 Bluesy Turn Around in C (2 note shells / 3 note shells / guide tones)
8:53 Donna Lee - bebop (2 note shells)
9:28 There Is No Greater Love - swing (3 note shells)
10:17 Open voicings
10:31 Body And Soul - ballad (3 note shells)
11:36 Four Brothers - swing (2 note shells)
12:17 On Green Dolphin Street - latin/swing (3 note shells)

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