Peter Martin

Freddie Freeloader – Wynton Kelly solo transcription

Wynton Kelly’s iconic solo on the Bb blues “Freddie Freeloader” is a clinic in eloquent, swinging, and masterful jazz piano playing. We can glean so much about how to phrase, swing and play the blues from these perfectly crafted four choruses. Download the transcribed chart PDF of Wynton Kelly’s iconic solo on the Bb blues “Freddie Freeloader”

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Peter Martin

The one scale you should be practicing every day

Learning to play jazz piano can easily become overwhelming. Sometimes the hardest thing is just deciding what exactly to practice. With so much to do (technique, ear training, voicings, listening, repertoire development, learning solos, etc.) we can freeze up into a state of non-developmental paralysis. But scales are one thing we can always work on,

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