Anthropology: Journey Through The Real Book #17 (Jazz Piano Lesson)

Ron Drotos: Jazz piano solo and musical/historical discussion of the Charlie Parker bebop classic “Anthropology,” which is based on Rhythm Changes.

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Playing every tune in the Real Book, 6th Edition 0:00
“Anthropology” based on chords to George Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm” 0:11
Beginning with an improvisation 0:21
Improvising over a pedal point 0:28
“Side-stepping” 0:38
Left Hand comping during the bridge 0:48
Pentatonic scales 0:57
Stating the melody with the right hand alone 1:07
Playing the melody with both hands, 2 octaves apart 1:16
An syncopated bass line, under the melody 1:35
Beginning the solo by developing the melody’s final motif 1:41
Bebop soloing over a walking bass line 2:22
Breaking up the rhythm 2:42
A melodic sequence 2:47
Improvising over a left hand octave 3:01
Circle of 4ths chord progression, beginning on F#7, in the style of Art Tatum and Thelonious Monk 3:40
Jazz piano improvisation in octaves, a la Oscar Peterson and Phineas Newborn Jr. 4:01
Playing the melody over half notes in the bass 4:21
Bass notes going “outside the changes” 4:31
Left hand alternating bass notes and chords (pseudo-stride) 4:50
Recap of techniques used in solo piano arrangement of “Anthropology” 5:00
The amount of time needed for “Rhythm Changes” to flow naturally in your piano playing 5:18
Billy Taylor’s advice about learning bebop melodies to learn the rhythmic and melodic language of the style 5:28

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Enjoy the journey, and "let the music flow!"
Ron