It was well after dark on a Saturday night in January 1963 when the Don Shirley Trio took the stage in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The program of show tunes, jazz and classical music, the local paper reported, was “brilliant and exciting and warmly received by the large crowd.” But its famed leader and pianist, Don Shirley, who was black, knew his welcome was conditional. A hateful sign stood at Manitowoc’s city limits: “N-----, don’t let the sun go down on you in our town.”
Piano: Practicing jazz chord voicings on the piano helps us to become familiar with how chords are realized in a jazz setting. It is a good way to become familiar with the jazz idiom harmonic sound. Theory: It is important to learn what one is attempting. Piano Chord Inversions in Major and Minor. Print your free Major and Minor Piano Chord Inversions Charts here (PDF). (opens in new window) Root Position. In root position you will use fingers 1-3-5 in the right hand and 5-3-1 in the left hand for all keys in both major and minor.
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