Playing w/ Ray Blue Organ Trio at American Legion on Thursday, August 16th 2018
Playing Hammond B3 w/ Ray Blue Organ Trio in New York on Thursday, August 9th 2018
Playing Hammond B3 w/ Ray Blue Organ Trio in New York on Thursday, August 2nd 2018
Playing with Victor Jones at Emerald Restaurant Wednesday, August 1st 2018
Playing with Lena Bloch Trio at Happy Lucky Gallery House
Playing with Ray Blue Organ Quartet at American Legion Thursday, July 26th 2018
Spice Up Your Diminished Chords – Complete Version
I recently wrote an article for Downbeat magazine’s September 2018 “Woodshed” column on substitutions for diminished chords. I got a little overly excited at all the possibilities, so unfortunately Downbeat had to edit the article down a bit. Below is a link to download the unabridged version for free.
Thanks to Downbeat editor Ed Enright for graciously giving me permission to print the full article on my web site.
Diminished Chord Substitutions: Embraceable You
I recently wrote an article for Downbeat magazine’s “Woodshed” column on substitutions for diminished chords. The article will appear in the September 2018 issue but it’s available online now.
I’ve recorded a short re-harmonization of George Gershwin’s tune, Embraceable You, using the techniques I discuss in the article:
This is such a beautiful tune that I wouldn’t want to change it too drastically.
You can download a free lead sheet showing the dominant seventh substitutions I’ve used to replace the diminished seventh chords at the link below:
The originals chord changes are underneath. The reharmonized ones are on top.
Check out the article in Downbeat and let me know your thoughts in the comments section below.