Though this blog contains the word "verbosity" I remain amazed at the prolificness(have I done this correctly?)of many wordsmiths who can render a not particularly relevant or prescient topic entirely readable and enjoyable. As I get back into the swing of reading more stuff I will tag, link and such.

Thought for the day: To instantly add "jazz" to your already continental stir-fry, substitute a jazz melodic minor(melodic minor ascending)scale 1/2 step up from the dominant you are replacing...

Example: C - G7 - C...To stay "in," just use C major and avoid the C note during the G7. To go "out," over G7 use G#melodic minor(G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E#, F##(F double sharp)- essentially G# major with a flatted third). To stay out, when going back to the C use C Lydian(G major)for a nice half-step resolution to F# from F##. Or play some weird-ass twelve-tone rows. Highly recommended for impressing artsy cosmopolitan folks. Sprinkle lightly enough and I'll bet it can become a vernacular sound in pop music(again- Police, Steely Dan, Old School Metallica(with Cliff, of course- though it wasn't pop at the time), some 70's funk acts(P-Funk, Sly, EW&F), etc.)