Jazz Piano Master — writing https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/ Long-form on jazz piano harmony, technique and the players who built the language. en 50 essential jazz albums, and their real years https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/50-essential-jazz-albums/ https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/50-essential-jazz-albums/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Fifty essential jazz albums with every release year checked against two independent sources, the disputes printed, and our own app's twelve wrong dates fixed. listening history discography Drop 2: the voicing borrowed from the horns https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/drop-2-voicings/ https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/drop-2-voicings/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT How drop 2 voicings are built, why all four positions keep the melody on top, and the minor ninth that makes one of them sound wrong. voicings arranging block-chords The ten chords you actually need, counted https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/first-ten-chords/ https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/first-ten-chords/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT We counted every chord symbol across {charts} jazz standards. Three chords are {topThreeShare} of what is written, and ten of them are {topTenShare}. chords repertoire beginners Monk's chords are one shape and a decision https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/monk-chords/ https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/monk-chords/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The three-note Monk voicing spelled out for every chord family, why the half step at the bottom is structural rather than accidental, and how to practise it. voicings monk harmony The So What chord answers to three names https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/quartal-voicings/ https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/quartal-voicings/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The So What voicing spelled out, why the same five notes read as three different chords, and how McCoy Tyner turned stacked fourths into a language. voicings quartal modal The family tree is an argument, not a record https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/the-family-tree/ https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/the-family-tree/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT What a jazz piano family tree actually claims, why every arrow is a judgement, and what the ten names it cites but never draws tell you about the music. history lineage listening Tritone substitution: only the bass moves https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/tritone-substitution/ https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/tritone-substitution/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why two dominants a tritone apart share their guide tones, what actually changes when you substitute, and why your right hand may not have to move. harmony reharmonization bebop How ten jazz masters actually practised https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/how-the-masters-practised/ https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/how-the-masters-practised/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT What the record actually documents about how Tatum, Peterson, Hancock, Tyner, Corea, Monk, Jarrett and Jamal learned to play — and where it says nothing at all. practice history learning The ii-V-I is a question and an answer https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/ii-v-i/ https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/ii-v-i/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT What the ii-V-I actually does, why the tritone substitution works on a G7, and how pianists like Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans handle it in transcription. harmony progressions reharmonization Rootless voicings: why the root is left out https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/rootless-voicings/ https://jazzpianomaster.com/blog/rootless-voicings/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The rootless voicing explained with the actual notes: why leaving the root out works, the A and B forms, and the thirteen pianists who share it. voicings harmony comping