{"product_id":"most-played-bebop-lick","title":"Most Played Bebop Lick","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"639\"\u003eIn this lesson I trace the \u003cem\u003emost played bebop lick\u003c\/em\u003e using findings from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDig That Lick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. The project, led from \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eQueen Mary University of London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e beginning around 2017, combined automated melody extraction with curated sources (including the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eWeimar Jazz Database\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and the classic \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eParker Omnibook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e). Their method was straightforward and powerful: chop solos into short melodic chunks, group closely matching variants into the same family, and map when and where each phrase appears — which finally lets us see how tiny ideas spread, change, and become part of the tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"1125\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eWhy this matters for players: many recurring phrases act like musical “memes” — shared, instantly recognizable tools in the jazz vocabulary. In the video I show why this particular \u003cem\u003emost played bebop lick\u003c\/em\u003e became so pervasive: I play recorded examples (including a key line by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eCharlie Parker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e), isolate the intervallic core, and demonstrate practical fingerings and tasteful variations on guitar so you can add the phrase to your own improvisational toolbox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe download includes the following files: \u003cstrong\u003e-18 page\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePDF booklet\u003c\/strong\u003e including all the examples of transcriptions featured in this lesson and several more, as well as\u003cstrong\u003e 15 variations of the bebop lick\u003c\/strong\u003e in regular notation and TAB. -\u003cstrong\u003eMP3s\u003c\/strong\u003e of the 15 variations are also included!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richie Zellon Jazz Guitar ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47371074699427,"sku":null,"price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/6706\/7043\/files\/Bebop_Lick_cover.png?v=1772149071","url":"https:\/\/richiezellon.myshopify.com\/products\/most-played-bebop-lick","provider":"Richie Zellon Jazz Guitar ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}