How To Add Bebop Embellishments To Your Licks

Bebop is famous for having solos of long 8th note lines and bebop licks are often a lot of notes. But an important part of what makes the lines really beautiful and breaks up the constant flow of 8th notes.

In this video, I am going to go over some great lines from Bebop Masters like Dexter Gordon, Clifford Brown and Sonny Stitt. The way they use embellishments and construct lines is a great resource for learning and enhancing your own playing.

Content:
0:00 Intro
0:00 Adding Variation to lines
0:50 Example #1 - Dexter Gordon - Confirmation
0:53 Triplet- Enclosures
2:10 Using Chromatic Triplet enclosures in Your own lines
2:30 Example Lick Using Gm7
2:37 Example Lick Using C7
2:43 16th Note Trills
3:24 Example Lick Using Gm7
3:32 Example #1 Slow
3:39 Example #2 - Clifford Brown
3:43 Joy Spring Solo
4:06 Melodic Enclosure (Peter Bernstein's Favourite?)
4:37 Triplet Embellishment of an 8th-note line
5:15 Example #2 Slow
5:21 8th Note Triplets in Bebop
5:43 Example Charlie Parker - Using A Similar Idea
6:06 Example #3 Sonny Stitt
6:11 Sonny Stitt on Ornithology
6:40 16th note triplet Embellishment of an Arpeggio
7:03 Example Grant Green Using this rhythm
7:18 Stitt Altered Dominant line
7:50 Using this idea on other lines, like Wes
8:09 Example #3 Slow
8:14 Like The Video? Check out my Patreon Page

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[JensLarsen]

What do you focus on to create variations in your jazz lines?
Content:
0:00 Intro
0:00 Adding Variation to lines
0:50 Example #1 - Dexter Gordon - Confirmation
0:53 Triplet- Enclosures
2:10 Using Chromatic Triplet enclosures in Your own lines
2:30 Example Lick Using Gm7
2:37 Example Lick Using C7
2:43 16th Note Trills
3:24 Example Lick Using Gm7
3:32 Example #1 Slow
3:39 Example #2 - Clifford Brown
3:43 Joy Spring Solo
4:06 Melodic Enclosure (Peter Bernsteins Favourite?)
4:37 Triplet Embellishment of an 8th-note line
5:15 Example #2 Slow
5:21 8th Note Triplets in Bebop
5:43 Example Charlie Parker - Using A Similar Idea
6:06 Example #3 Sonny Stitt
6:11 Sonny Stitt on Ornithology
6:40 16th note triplet Embellishment of an Arpeggio
7:03 Example Grant Green Using this rhythm
7:18 Stitt Altered Dominant line
7:50 Using this idea on other lines, like Wes
8:09 Example #3 Slow
8:14 Like The Video? Check out my Patreon Page

[oldtownclasses]

Jens your lessons and clarity continue to improve exponentially. I am honored to experience your tutelage.

[RCSmiths]

Ahh Bebop is one of my favorite flavors of Jazz! Definitely appreciative of this lesson!

[koho]

This is so good! I am far from being able to produce melodies over changes, but this is a great window into what is really going on with these great players and inspires me to push in that direction. Also, great to highlight Brown and Stitt - going to give them a listen. Thanks Jens! (BTW, I enjoy your cameo comments on Sean Daniels' channel - definitely adds some class.)

[sabledelirio]

this really does help for bass soloing as well, brilliant and just what i was looking for. Thank you, great teaching !

[PhilWilkinsonMusic]

Dexter yes!! Dexter lines sound really hip on guitar too!

[nicohauptmentalist]

very helpful for my "triads only" phase!

[jduncan]

Thanks, Jens! Great lesson for me, since I mostly play BeBop.

[davidtardio]

1. Excellent video. 2. I think Sonny Stitt is underappreciated - everything he does that I've heard is amazing 3. Can you give me an example of where Peter Bernstein uses that enclosure?

[sergejqca]

Amazing video. I love bebop and this is really helpful.

[ocr]

Like always, quality content!

Can you make a video about the overtone series?

[alexd.alessandro]

I would like to hear an explanation about static triplets in Bebop; where and how to use them.
Thanks, Alessandro

[wolfsky]

Hello Jens if I could ask You a favour...there is this tune ( Dulce - FloFilz) that im struggling with to find proper chords and it seems like Your channel is my best option to ask for help... it has some great jazz progression . I hope You could help me sir... btw I really enjoy learning with Your channel and the way You explain things is much appreciated.

[hycus]

What exactly is a target note in the first example (Dextor Gordon) ? I can not follow your explanation "..whenever you have a whole step over the target note..." (~2:09), Thanks in advance for some additional explanation...

[rillloudmother]

Apropos that you used Dexter for the thumbnail.