These 4 lessons will help you master Summer Samba also known as So Nice, a popular Brazilian Bossa Nova tune often called at jam sessions. Its a simpler tune to learn because bbb bbbnbeca of its repetitive melody and also a fun tune to add your improv ideas to. In the chord melody lesson Rich harmonizes the tune in single notes and then moves to 3rds to keep it interesting. In the etude lesson you'll work through the scales to use over the changes played mainly in 5th postilion. Rich gives you valuable hints on using the scales and tells you why they were chosen. This simple solo is melodic and hints at the melody of the song making it easy to learn. A simple and effective comping arrangement establishes the mood and groove using three note voicings giving the rhythm part more transparency, blending better with the bass and other instruments than full voicings. A total of 112 minutes of video demonstrated slowly and up close with PDF in tab and notation plus MP3 performance/practice tracks.
