Pat Martino + Barry Harris: The Key to Beautiful Bebop Phrasing!

In this new episode, Schroeder, George, and Froggy are diving deep into the phrasing of Pat Martino and Barry Harris, only to discover that their approaches fit together like a perfectly voiced chord. At first glance, Martino’s fluid, shape-based thinking and Harris’ bebop-rooted chromaticism might seem like two different languages. But as our trio soon realizes, both perspectives are simply different ways of navigating the same harmonic landscape.

Martino’s concept of minor conversion and cyclical patterns aligns surprisingly well with Harris’ notion of chromatic enclosures and diminished connections. Where Barry builds lines by surrounding chord tones with passing notes, Martino achieves similar motion through his signature intervallic phrasing and geometric thinking on the fretboard. By the end of this short exploration you will be making your own "perfect connections"!

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In this episode Dr. Schroeder, George, and Froggy are diving deep into the phrasing of Pat Martino and Barry Harris, only to discover that their approaches fit together like a perfectly voiced chord. At first glance, Martino’s fluid, shape-based thinking and Harris’ bebop-rooted chromaticism might seem like two different languages. But as our trio soon realizes, both perspectives are simply different ways of navigating the same harmonic landscape.
Hope you like it 😊
The 4 Pat Martino Phrases:

[saschawattenbach]

Für mich ist das der beste Gitarrenlernkanal aktuell. Die Videos sind vollgestopft mit Inhalt und gleichzeitig kurz genug, um sie immer wieder anzuschauen und alles an Informationen herauszuholen. Sehr sehr gut.

[leofender]

can't wait for the next lesson. I love your videos!!!

[TjDES]

The amount of value you provide on a consistent basis is truly impressive. I wonder how big will this channel be by the end of the year. Some of the best explanations on the Barry Harris method anywhere.

[ChristianCummins-Elliott]

Schroeder’s getting better, great job Schroeder

[leegollin]

I’ve always looked at every chord having a dominant so…..D Dorian over G7 and G Mixolydian over D minor….both have similar results. A dark sounding phrase over dominant or a brighter sound over minor using these substitutions.

[JesseHerzog]

Any chance of a TAB or further explanation for the part at 1:38 🙏

[petejandrell]

Even though this video is only 2 mins and 27 secs you can multiply that by ten (how many times you have to watch it to get all the goodness out of it!).

[elrafa]

Haha, ill come back when ill be a grown up 😂

[nicookkerse]

Sorry, I find it ridiculous you demonstrate only how fast you can play, instead of explaining what you do.
Your explanations are way too late and way too superficial.
Please work on this material again.