Chuck Loeb Licks

Chuck Loeb was born on July 12 in New York. He started playing the guitar when he was 11 years old, discovered jazz and started taking lessons with Jim Hall when he was 16. After finishing high school he studied at Berklee College of Music.

In 1979 Chuck Loeb was invited by Stan Getz to play in his band. After leaving he became a busy studio musician and composer. He did hundreds of film scores, jingles and television themes. From 1985 to 1987 he played with the band 'Steps Ahead'.

Chuck Loeb released his first solo CD in 1988 (My Shining Hour). He had 3 number 1 singles and topped the charts for 6 weeks with 'The Music Inside'.

Chuck Loeb is one of the top producers of smooth jazz music.

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Minor Lick

1) This guitar lick comes from the theme of  'Starstream' from the album Balance (Click and scroll down to listen to the theme). There's a C major arpeggio in the second bar, which sounds like b7, 9 and 11 on D minor. This is what we call an upper structure triad.