Neferiti: Journey Through The Real Book

A jazz piano lesson to help you learn the standard song “Nefertiti,” composed by Wayne Shorter.

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A five-year wait 0:22
De-mystifying “Nefertiti 0:30
Three recordings of Wayne Shorter playing “Nefertiti” 1:29
The 1967 Miles Davis Quintet recording 2:22
Wayne’s comment about “Neferiti” 2:44
Miles and Wayne repeating the melody over and over 2:58
Melodic embellishment in very early New Orleans jazz 3:27
The improvisatory version on Herbie Hancock’s “River” album 4:35
The jazz fusion version by The Manhattan Project 5:01
An in-depth look at “Nefertiti” 5:50
Measure 1: The nebulous aspect of “Nefertiti” 6:37
Following your ear and intuition 10:19
Measure 2 13:39
Measure 3 15:03
One reason why it’s so difficult to “hear” what harmonies the Miles Davis group played 15:10
Measure 4 15:45
Measure 5 15:59
Unexpected harmonic “resolutions” 16:17
Measure 6 16:58
Measure 7 17:23
Measure 8 17:47
The Stravinsky influence on Herbie Hancock 17:55
Herbie Hancock’s use of Diminished (Octatonic) scales18:29
Measure 9 19:07
Measure 10 19:22
The time I met Wayne Shorter 20:30
Measure 11 21:00
Measure 12 22:06
Measures 13-16 22:13
Overview of the left hand chord voicings 23:57
Wayne Shorter’s evolving approach to his compositions 25:35
Combining approaches 21:16
A solo piano performance of “Nefertiti” 26:38
Honoring the spirit of Wayne Shorter 37:10
Wayne Shorter’s definition of jazz 37:47

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