Mastering Jazz Standards 102 (Misty - Part 2) A study on harmonic techniques in iconic recordings
We look at iconic jazz standard recordings and study the chord progressions, reharmonization techniques and stylistic decisions taken by the masters. In this video we take a look at Erroll Garner playing Misty in his 1955 album Erroll Garner Plays Misty.
This is part 2. You can watch part 1 here:
https://youtu.be/bbYkK_jFmAU
By the end of the video you will have the exact progression played by Erroll Garner in this iconic recording and a whole set of music tools and harmonic techniques you can apply to any song.
We use the tonal harmony app Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro (macOS & iOS)
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0:00 Intro
0:20 Modal Interchange (half diminished scale)
2:34 Harmonic Reinterpretation
6:15 Dominant Alterations and subV7 (Tritone Substitution)
8:53 Passing Diminished
10:36 Cadential Reharmonization
12:00 Full version of Misty
The Jazz Standards Progressions Book contains the entire Jazz Standards repertoire fully analyzed with harmonic analysis, chord-scales and arrows & brackets.
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Erroll Garner plays Misty (1955 Album)
https://music.apple.com/us/album/misty/1440912155?i=1440912491
This is part 2 of the harmonic analysis comparing the real book version with the recording. Find out what Erroll Garner plays in his version of Misty from the 1955 album "Erroll Garner Plays Misty" and compare to the harmonic progression in the Jazz Real Book.