Jazz Trumpet Licks

Here is an easy to learn bebop Jazz lick that I prefer to use over rhythm changes. Of course you can use this lick over any dominant chord starting on the tonic, but this is just my personal preference.

I apologize for the really bad photo of the lick, my scanner went out on me, actually it was my laptop, but both are crap anyway.

Here is a sound sample played on trumpet:

How to memorize this bebop lick in 12 keys:

First off, know that you’ll be starting on the tonic. Simply do a bebop standard lick starting on the tonic then going down a minor 3rd and doing the exact same thing over again. After this, do an advanced enclosure to the 3rd of the key, then simply do a diminished (stacked minor 3rds) landing on a chord tone of the next given chord.

That’s really all there is to this Jazz lick. Hope you enjoy!

Here’s a really nice trumpet solo of Nicholas Payton on Woody N’ You. He performed this awesome Jazz trumpet solo with The Airmen of Note. I really like how Nicholas Payton makes great use of space and only does a few crazy lines with the majority of his trumpet solo being quite melodic.

I love this Jazz clip of Ryan Kisor at a jam session in London. Notice that I mentioned jam session, I wonder if he’s had a few drinks? Well anyway, Ryan Kisor, as always, sounds amazing on trumpet even if the quality of the video isn’t up to par. He nails all the chord changes to All The Things You Are perfectly.

I have to ask, was that Wynton Marsalis taking a ride before Ryan Kisor?