Lots of great vocabulary in this short excerpt from Hank Jones over the A section of Charlie Parker’s tune Confirmation. Major ii-V, minor ii-V, chromatic approach tones, and more! (Listen to Hank Jones play it on the album Bop Redux)

A great tune to learn, and a great pianist to study. Enjoy!

Update: A previous version of this post included a link to the video in instagram. The video is now hosted on Vimeo