How 'The Lick' Killed Jazz? (Not That One)

In this video I talk about the ORIGINAL lick that killed Jazz.

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[DaveZula]

I’m still amazed how much excellent information Rick gives out for free on this channel.

[jacquelamontharenberg]

I am a veteran Tenor Sax player and a one year subscriber to your channel. I have learned so much from you over the past year and appreciate your talents, and the sharing of your knowledge. Thank you Rick.... Your are a great teacher.

[christuxford]

It seems to me that licks are pulled out when you lose your bearing in a song. If you are singing along in your head with the melody (and lyrics better) you remain centred and your solo is authentic. As my dear music mentor says, "LEARN THE MELODY!!!" Knowing the lyrics allows you to interpret the emotion of phrases you speak. This has revolutionised my playing after noodling for decades. Licks to me are fun things you throw in when your aren't seriously communicating music.

[quailstudios]

I love to play your videos while I'm doing tasks that don't take much thought. I love your musical perspective.

[davidschwartzguitar]

My jazz education in college was rife with all sorts of terrible ii-V-I licks. Really the only use I got out of them were as technical exercises for navigating the fretboard, and in that regard, they were marginally helpful at best. However, a lot of students assimilated these licks into their own playing, which only served to homogenize the musical dialect of the school as a whole. From speaking with quite a few music majors from other schools, homogenization seems to be an issue with jazz education as a whole.

This is why I feel like one of the worst things to happen to jazz was it's introduction to a higher education environment -- which is not to say that I think jazz education is inherently bad, it's just that universities teach jazz as if it were classical music. I believe a jazz program needs to focus on four things: listening, transcription, performance, and business. Listening and transcription take care of the language and technique aspects, and regular performance puts language and technique into action. And as far as performance is concerned, students really should be on a stage at least twice a week, if for no other reason than just messing around with other musicians and getting used to a live environment. Students also need to regularly spend time in a recording studio, and gain an understanding of recording techniques that apply to their instrument.

As for business, you know how much time we spent in school learning about how to draft contracts, negotiating pay, belonging to unions, copyrighting works, organizing tours, etc? None. I had to learn about most of these things the hard way, and lost a lot more money than I needed to as a result. You can have all the technical prowess in the world, but it won't get you anywhere if you sign a contract declaring that you need to pay the venue $1 for each note you play.

Hmm...I guess that ii-V sequence at the beginning of the video was more triggering than I had thought.

[SonorousMusic]

If Rick Beato doesn't make any money on YouTube it's TOTALLY BROKEN. I can't even imagine. He should be raking in cash from this channel. It's either Insanity or BS.

[ThorneyedWT]

I started learning theory about 15 months ago and really shocked how I managed to understand almost everything you told here. So music might be not that hard to learn after all.
The only problem is to get it played on the fly instead of calculating each chord and what its tonic+intervals are for 2-3 minutes =(

[sokaylaugh]

To the blockers...I buy albums after watching Rick’s content.
This is music appreciation and education.
The more I learn about your music the more I appreciate it.
The more I appreciate your music the more likely I am to buy it.

The Beatles and Led Zeppelin get a pass. I already own their stuff lol

[emdiar]

"BB King, and Albert King and Freddy King... every King played that..." LOL.
For some reason Billie Jean, Martin Luther and Burger sprang to mind when you said that.

[sapnupuas]

This lick is actually the beginning of Coltranes Giant Steps Solo

[zaphodrahja]

Your generosity, passion and enthusiasm is inspirational Rick.

[ashevilleguitar]

Rick, I studied at University of Miami in the late 70’s and with Pat Martino and Joe Diorio In 1980-81 while at musicians Institute. Scott Henderson was one of my classmates during that time. I grew up and played in bands with Warren Haynes in the early 70’s when we were very young and I just want to say your YouTube channel is spot on ! Much gratitude ✌️❤️🎸

[keybdu]

Agreed that although the intentions were good, music education in the 80s with a focus on those charts with scales over each chord (and "avoid notes") messed up many of us poor souls who went through it. I fixed it with my own children I taught them more like a language that you speak, phrases that tell a story and used a lot of great solo transcriptions. Learn great solos then move out from there. Rick, you are helping bring sanity back to music education. Aimee Nolte, too. Great videos. Thanks

[L.Scott_Music]

I have a life time of pain and don't sound like BB King.  Damn.

[BrianBadBass]

Had no idea you had jazz chops! I have new found respect for your channel! Thanks for the quality content!

[denniscoverband]

Rick one of your best videos. People have to understand the breakdown you so accurately describe and the ensuing beatdown of our own preconceptions. Please keep up the incredible work:)

[JackRainfield]

When I listen to any jazz from the 50's or 60's there's just something in the air that is undeniably great and exciting. I'm not sure what it was. Maybe some kind of astrological thing or something weird going on. It's like a wave of civilization and creativity was cresting. Whatever it was I hope it happens again.

[Nuker]

Watching Rick’s videos is always very informative but also very humbling. The man is a genius and a walking encyclopedia of musical knowledge. Thanks for all you share Rick.

[danielcottar]

Fellow rock guitarists, check out April Lawton ! Her main band was Ramatam . Mitch Mitchell (former Hendrix drummer) & Mike Pinera (former Iron Butterfly, Blues Image, guitar & vox ) were on the 1st of 2 albums. She was one of THE BEST rock guitarists of all time !! April died in 2006 from a heart problem . She was a super shredder on electric & also an acoustic singer songwriter . She did not do those blues cliches that I used to do when I was a kid, like many of my rock heroes did . She was great with or without distortion. And she was good with a wah wah pedal too. She hardly ever used it though . She was friends with Jimmy Page .