A Dalcroze Approach to Modal Jazz
With William R. Bauer, Diplôme Supérieur
Recorded June 7, 2024
Miles Davis’s solo on the track “Flamenco Sketches” from Kind of Blue is unsurpassed in its beauty. We will study it through solfège to unlock some of its modal secrets.
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