Lick Of The Month

Each month (hopefully) we will feature a new lick or pattern for you to practice or add to your portfolio of things to play during improvisation. Oh, and if you have a lick, send it to me!!!

	May 2011 - by Tomas Trulsson Click here for documentation in concert pitch Click here for documentation in Eb Click here for documentation in Bb Very nice lines from Tomas taken from Sonny Rollins in St Thomas. Dig this!!!

	January 2006 - by Curtis Swift Click here for documentation This lick highlights the use of the b9 and the #9. They are used constantly in jazz improvisation.

	February 2006 - by Curtis Swift Click here for documentation This lick Shows the use of the Diminished scale.

	March 2006 - by Randy Hunter Click here for documentation Smooth blues lick laid down by Randy Hunter.

	April 2006 - by Curtis Swift Click here for documentation Here is a classic Coltrane lick.

	May 2006 - by Curtis Swift Click here for documentation Here is a Art Pepper lick or a lick I pulled from a Art Pepper solo. With the b5, this lick would work well over a minor 7 b5 chord.

	September 2006 - by Tomas Trulsson Click here for documentation Here's a nice lick that is very useful for short II-V or common II-V turnarounds.

	October 2006 - by Tomas Trulsson Click here for documentation Here is a nice little minor lick that isn´t very hard to remember or play fast. Scale material then Double chromatic notes from below, scaletone from above.

	March 2007 - by Tomas Trulsson Click here for documentation Here is a nice little minor II-V lick that Hank Mobley played on the tune Recado Bossa Nova from the album Dippin!

	June 2007 - by Tomas Trulsson Click here for documentation A minor II-V lick derived from a solo by Sonny Stitt from the tune There is no greater love.

	October 2007 - by Tomas Trulsson Click here for documentation Here's a nice little lick that I took out of Jerry Bergonzi's solo on Just Friends from the album Standargonz.