Jazz Harmony by James Knapp
Jazz Harmony takes a unique approach to the subject.
It is not a collection of licks or styles. It is, rather, an exploration of the principles +of harmony as revealed through the practice of jazz music.
Jazz Harmony is very specific in the area of chord construction and offers, for example, reasons behind the difference between a "+11" versus a "-5." Also covered is the dynamic relationship of one chord to another and how its harmonic environment influences the scale of a chord.
Harmonic resolution – an
area rarely mentioned – is
thoroughly covered, along with phrases, cadences and non-harmonic
tones.
Jazz Harmony chapter list:
01. Three Harmonic Languages
02. Four Note Chords
03. Voicing Down
04. Replacement Tones
05. Name That Chord
06. Voice Leading
07. Scales 1 - Diatonic Modes
08. Scales 2 - Melodic Minor Modes
09. Four Note Chords, Seven Note Scales and Variable Tones
10. “Inside Choice” Macrodiatonicism
11. Diminished Scales
12. Pentatonic Scales
13. Blues Scales
14. Diatonic and Chromatic Relationships in Modal and Blues Harmony
15.. Triadic Harmony
16. Slash Chords and Inversions
17. Harmonic Resolution 1 - Macrodiatonicism
18. Harmonic Resolution 2 – Parent Scales
19. Parent Scales Worksheets
20. The Phrase and "All The Things You Are"
21. Melody
22. Practice – Diatonic Modes
23. Practice – Melodic Minor Modes
24. Practice – Dimished Scales
25. Practice – Arpeggios and Scales