TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements iv
About the Author v
Foreword vi
How to Use This Book vii
Swung Eighth Notes viii
Order of Presentation viii
Fingering viii
Introduction to the Lydian Mode 9
Applying The Lydian Mode To Improvisation 10
Major Seventh Chord 10
Major Seventh #11 ("Sharp Eleven") Chord 11
#11 and b5 Chords 12
Left-Hand Chords and Fourths-Based Voicings 13
Two-Handed Major 7#11 Voicings 16
Enharmonic Spellings 16
Lydian Modes: Fingerings and Left Hand Chord Voicings 18
Hand Position 18
Practice Method 18
Dynamics 19
Using The Left-Hand Chord Voicings 19
Swung Eighth Notes, Articulation and Phrasing 19
The Modes 20
Phrasing and Comping: A Rhythmic Approach 23
A Phrasing Exercise 23
Getting Control Of Your Left Hand 24
Examples From the Masters 26
Comping Patterns 28
Rhythmic Comping Patterns in 3 28
Jazz Etude: Just A Waltz 32
Keeping The Form 32
Further Exploration 37
Post-Modern Jazz Harmony and Composition Sampler 37
What Next? 38