The featured improvisation for this week’s episode is a complete solo written over the entire form of "That’s All." It emphasizes: Chord tones first (the backbone of improvisation), Diatonic movement with a few tasteful approach notes, Repetition and space as creative devices, Grace notes (or “crush tones”) to make the piano sing more like a human voice.

Melody is the heart of a jazz standard. To truly understand and play a tune, we must explore its phrases, fingerings, target notes, and treatments. This is why every month at Jazz Piano Skills, we pair our harmonic analysis with a deep dive into melody, It's time to Discover, Learn, and Play "That's All" (phrases, fingerings, target notes, and treatments).

Form, Changes, Function, Voicings. Mel Torme, The Velvet Fog That's All by Alan Brandt and Bob Haymes “That’s All” — Discovering the...

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