Student Reviews: Blues - A Two Speed Approach

I bought Jamie's Blues video right after Rhythm Changes. It's just as great. The basic foundations of the blues, and the chart examples and variations that he demonstrates, are excellent in every way. My knowledge base and musical understanding has just been given a tremendous boost. I'm working my way through all his videos one by one, will try comping next.

This lesson is a goldmine of information. Jamie explains everything and gives a lot of examples. His explanation and examples of different blues forms is very useful. Great value.<br /> Thanks Jamie for increasing my understanding.

A definite 5 stars for this lesson.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Why ? Because under the guise of the blues Jamie lays out a pretty comprehensive jazz course. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> From funky blues licks (and how to construct them) to lines derived from scale substitutions and harmonic variations it’s all here. What’s more the material is explained in a way that makes it easy to apply. I find I’m able to make music with ideas that I couldn’t make work before.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The blues changes variations section is a mini course in jazz harmony and is then applied to composing originals.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Because all of this is applied to a context that we are all familiar with, it is easy to understand and hear.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Highly recommended<br /> <br />