I saw Him last year in Rio de Janeiro.Jacob Collier is a genius.So young .What about negativ harmony.? Very intereting sound
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Iāve been spending most of the last couple of weeks practicing my ear training and transcribing favourite tunes -mainly so I can create iRealPro charts and jam along! So far so good. I guess my end goal with this is to work the elements that really float my boat into my own compositions. Anyhow, todayās effort is with this little beauty. Such a cool song with plenty to keep my developing jazz sensibilities happy (though the walking bassline is a bit of challenge when trying to pin down the harmonyā¦!)
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Wow great performance Harrietā¦ thanks for sharing.
Notice that he is using a backing track. Itās important to have bass and drums to achieve this kind of style.
One of the things i love about iRealPro - https://irealpro.com/ - is that you can find the backing track for virtually any song.
I searched for this tune the iRealPro Forums, and here it is: Isn't she lovely - Stevie Wonder
Simply click the link here:
and it will open up in your iRealPro Appā¦
You can then change the key, the tempo, the style etcā¦
An invaluable resource when trying to play in this kind of style!
Enjoy 
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Thanks Hayden.
Am just a beginner, but hope to get good enough to use backing tracks in time to come. Just think that young guy Yohan Kim is very talented.
Appreciate the link.
Rgds, Harriet
My pleasure Harriet.
Iād recommend you check out our Blues Courses which are focused on beginners. In both of these courses we use the backing tracks for the blues progression.
These are nice courses to familiarise yourself with backing tracks because the blues form is just 12 bars long. Experiment with these lessons and let me know how you get on 
The 12 Bar Blues Progression:
The Minor Blues Progression:
Also check out the course on Rootless Voicings Harriet:
This is a big area of study, it takes time to learn and master the voicings and this is the type of chord voicings you will use if you are playing with a backing track which simulates the bassist and drummer.
Yes what a wonderful talent!
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I realise itās not a jazz tune, but Iāve been listening to this one and trying it out on iReal Pro. So, the noteworthy things for here is first off that it gives plenty opportunity to practice chord shortcuts and upper structures, but also secondly the minor line cliche in the chorus, which I didnāt know was a minor line cliche until Iād seen the lesson on here! 
Also itās a lovely tune - when I was having vocal coaching last year this was one I practicedā¦ You can really tell the jazz and blues influences in Stevieās work - and this is a superb album: been a favourite for years!
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Nice record James. Love the groove.
Yes the minor line cliche sounds great and can be applied to virtually any minor chord.
I tend to use it when Iām sitting on 1 minor chord for a bar or more, just to add a little interest to the static harmony.
Cheers!
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Wow! Awesome, thanks Hayden! Going to look at that - I got sidetracked yesterday trying a jazz-flavoured reharmonisation of this tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4yJp4CLRL4. I over-complicated it though! 
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love this quartal voicing lesson !!!
Thanks Loriā¦ thatās lesson 4 in the course.
Lesson 3 gives some simpler 4-note comping voicings which often provide ample support when comping. Those quartal voicings do sound awesome though! 
I like to mix and match simpler 4-note structures, and the 6-note quartal sets.
Iām aiming to have the lessons 1-5 published tomorrow. Cheers!
Gorgeous:
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Is it reckoned to be a standard? Always liked this and dig this (slightly raucous) version:
Yes definitely a standard! Iāve heard this tune called fairly frequently at jam nights.
Love the piano solo in this version too.
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Iāve been working through all of Milesā albums that feature Wynton Kelly on piano.
Hereās a fantastic record to listen and transcribe fromā¦ āPfrancingā which is a Blues in F:
so much great material to listen to and absorbā¦ not just from the piano but also the horn players can teach you so much about phrasing.
A really nice record.
Full album here:
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Another great recording of Sentimental Moodā¦
Check out the tutorials on PianoGroove:
Part 1: In A Sentimental Mood Piano Chords - Part 1 | PianoGroove.com
Part 2: https://www.pianogroove.com/jazz-piano-lessons/sentimental-mood-tutorial-part-2/
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Quite a few versions of this Chick Corea tune (including the fairly psychedelic original from him and Return to Forever) but this one is awesome:
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We will be covering this tuneā¦ itās been requested in the upcoming standards thread.
Tuomo suggested covering it, but for his upcoming 5 standard lessons, he choose tunes higher up the vote tableā¦ we will get around to this tune shortly though.
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