Conrad Cork's "Harmony with LEGO Bricks"

[GuyBoden]

I've had the original spiral bound Lego Brick Jazz Harmony book for over 20 years.

A few years ago, I bought and downloaded the newer Elliot book, I prefer using the Elliot book.

As well as an aid to remembering a song's chords, I use the method as a guide to structuring my improv solos.

[MarkRhodes]

I've had the original spiral bound Lego Brick Jazz Harmony book for over 20 years.

A few years ago, I bought and downloaded the newer Elliot book, I prefer using the Elliot book.

As well as an aid to remembering a song's chords, I use the method as a guide to structuring my improv solos.

Eliott mentions in his podcast that one advantage of Cork's approach to memorizing tunes is that it improves one's improvisation because one stops thinking chord-to-chord and instead focuses on larger segments.
As an aside somewhere he mentions that the tradition of using quotes in one's improv makes a lot more sense when you realize that, say, this quote from X in tune Y works because both tunes have a section in common.

[pamosmusic]

Not sure if anyone is doing this, but I've been making 15 minutes of this part of my regular practice. Just reading the book and listening to the examples. Thoroughly enjoying it and definitely have found it useful.

I've been big on chunking tunes for a while, so I've just been incorporating some of the terminology into my tune practice when I have it, but for now just enjoying the listening and aural skills stuff.

[digger]

I've had this book for many years and really enjoy some of the essays. Never quite found the time to work with it properly. I will do so one day...

It has led me to some wonderful music, though.

Derek

[charlieparker]

I've been meaning to buy this book. I think it would be great ear training to play some of the bricks randomly and identify them.