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Billie’s Bounce

May 1, 2012

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“Billie’s Bounce” is a 12 bar F blues written by Charlie “Bird” Parker. This is a great example of Bird’s bebop style written over a blues. It is important to know the blues in all 12 keys. Click here to learn the blues in all 12 keys: Blues in All 12 Keys

Videos to learn the melody/changes

Billie's Bounce / Charlie Parker　The Savoy Recordings

03:11

Billies Bounce

07:34

Andreas Oberg - Billie's Bounce

06:21

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Brent Vaartstra http://www.brentvaartstra.com

Brent Vaartstra is a professional jazz guitarist and educator living in New York City. He is the head blogger and podcast host for learnjazzstandards.com which he owns and operates. He actively performs around the New York metropolitan area and is the author of the Hal Leonard publication "Visual Improvisation for Jazz Guitar." He's also the host of the music entrepreneurship podcast "Passive Income Musician."

1 COMMENT

Thomas Krause June 27, 2020 At 2:48 pm

All Parker-themes are worth to be learned. Best practice is to transpose them through most keys (sometimes the ‘normal’ range of your instrument stops you(Sax)) “in the run” to find out one’s level as a jazzmusician. Try out and you check really your craftmansship…
I work out nearly every week such a tune to improve. Is hard work but helps!

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