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In this JGT video lesson, Davy Mooney explores Coltrane’s ballad “Central Park West,” from the 1964 album “Coltrane’s Sound.” He analyzes the harmony of the tune, particularly the minor third key center relationships, and improvises four choruses on the form.


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Check out Davy’s album on Sunnyside, “Davy Mooney and the Hope of Home Band Live at National Sawdust”.

Davy Mooney’s “Into the Labyrinth: An Anatomy of Position Playing for Jazz Guitar”

Davy’s Mel Bay book “Personalizing Jazz Vocabulary

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