Voicing Jazz Horns: Minor Chords (Basic to Advanced)

[@gilevansinsideout]

As a very sharp listener pointed out, at 3.59 I have the wrong chord! It was meant to be a Cm7add6, but what is played is a Cm/maj7add6 😂

[@luccano]

placing a ninth next to the minor third is one of life's great joys 🙏🤲❤

[@tommyron]

Your "one of life's great joys" Cm9 chord is very Oliver Nelson, which makes a lot of sense. Trombones voiced above tenors is also "one of life's great joys". Very Don Sebesky.

[@gilevansinsideout]

Thanks Tom. I didn't know that about Don Sebesky.

[@tommyron]

@@gilevansinsideout It was a little tip I picked up in his book and started using that very day.

[@Jordu7]

Nice summary of using minor chord voicings when arranging horns. Thank you, Alex. A famous jazz piece with horns with lots of minor chord voicings, including, I believe, the Cm9 voicing and the one based on forths you describe, is Oliver Nelson's Stolen moments from The blues and the abstract truth. This album I would take on a lonely island with me along with many Gil Evans recordings.

[@gilevansinsideout]

Yes its a great recording isn't it! Thank you

[@luccano]

thank you for another great video, amazing content as usual.
it sounds like the audio example on 3:59 is playing a Cmmaj7add6 instead of a Cm7add6?

[@gilevansinsideout]

OMG! IT is! sorry, and good spotting!

[@sinnott4]

Thank you for the video, good lesson in voicing of instruments!

[@gilevansinsideout]

You are welcome

[@bashtracks]

Love it as always!

[@gilevansinsideout]

Thanks!

[@jazzybeeff]

1:34

[@iancharles798]

Wow those first two triads scream Freddie Freeloader to me--the tambre is so similar!

[@gilevansinsideout]

Yes they do!

[@gabrielcassaro]

yeah!

[@michelrrr1]

The ninth on a m7b5 is used as much as the 11th.

[@gilevansinsideout]

Oh I actually disagree. But this isn't an exhaustive list. Please use the sounds you enjoy! :D

[@gabrielcassaro]

it most definitely isn’t