The Devon

Jazz Explosion!
WORKSHOP GUIDE
In the following pages you will find printed materials to help you
prepare for the Devon Jazz Explosion workshop. These should be used
along with the audio examples, which are all downloadable from
http://www.exetermusic.talktalk.net/DYJO/DJElearningresources.html
For each instrument, there is a pair of pages: one page gives the
tune (Blues in the Closet) and chord symbols, and the other page
gives five riffs of varying degrees of difficulty. There should be
something here for anyone to learn, even if its just the simplest
riff.
Dont worry if it doesnt make complete sense at this stage it
should all come together at the workshop itself. But if you can get
reasonably comfortable with your notes and your rhythms before the
workshop, we will be able to get a flying start on the day!
Brian Moore
Manager, Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra
e-mail: dyjo@talktalk.net

http://www.exetermusic.talktalk.net/DYJO/DJE.html
Devon Music Service, Great Moor House, Bittern Road, Exeter, EX2 7NL.

PLAYERS GUIDE
There are three ways to participate in the Devon Jazz Explosion as
a musician:
1. Learn the tune. Use the recording and printed music to help
you learn this. Just learn the first twelve bars of tune if
you want. If you can learn it by heart, even better its
quite a simple tune to learn as it keeps on repeating the one
idea, with slight changes.
2. Learn one or more of the riffs. Use the recording and printed
music to help you. Pick a riff (or riffs) that you like and
you can play on your instrument. Again, learn the riff by
heart if you can, but dont worry if you need the music to
remind you.
3. Have a go at soloing over the backing track. You can either
use the blues scale (the notes are written by the SOLOS
section), or, if you know your chords, use them as well for
soloing ideas. Using the blues scale is always a good place
to start, as all the notes will sound good over all the
chords. The main thing is to have a go, and keep listening to
the backing track so that you keep in time with the beat.

http://www.exetermusic.talktalk.net/DYJO/DJE.html

Blues in the Closet

concert pitch TC
f7

& b 44

b
b 7
f7
5

b b
G min7

b b

C7

f7

f7

b b b n

17

13

b7

f7

G min7

c7

f7

b b b n

21

solos

b .. b wwww
f7

25

b7

b b ww
ww
29
w
b www

g min7

33

c7

ww
ww

Blues scale: F Ab Bb B C Eb F

b ww
ww
f7

b ww
ww
f7

use this page for concert pitch treble clef instruments: flutes, recorders, etc.
www.exetermusic.talktalk.net/dyjo/dje.html

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Blues in the Closet - Riffs

Concert pitch TC

RIFF 1

. j j

. j b

& b c ..

. j

.
J J

. j j

. j

RIFF 2
b ..

13

19

RIFF 3
25

31

. j j ..

j j
.

. j j

j j
.

b ..
b

. j

Oscar Pettiford arr. Wright

. j j ..

J ..

. w
J

RIFF 4

b .. j j j b

37
b j j

43

RIFF 5

b ..

49
b

55

..

..

Blues in the Closet

B-flat

#
& 44
g7

c7

A min7

g7

b
b

13

#
17

#
21

g7

D7

b b n

b b n

c7

g7

A min7

d7

c7

b ww
ww

# www
w

a min7

g7

solos

25

33

# . n ww
. ww

29

g7

g7

d7

ww
ww

blues scale: G Bb C C# D F G

n ww
ww

g7

n ww
ww

g7

use this page for b flat treble clef instruments: trumpets, clarinets, tenor saxes etc.
www.exetermusic.talktalk.net/dyjo/dje.html

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Blues in the Closet - Riffs

B-flat

RIFF 1
#

. j j

. j b

& c ..

. j

.
J J

. j j

. j

RIFF
2
#
..

13

#
19

..

#
31

. j j ..

j j
.

j j
.

. j j

RIFF
3
#
25

. j

Oscar Pettiford arr. Wright

. j j ..

J ..

. w
J

RIFF
4
#
37

#
43

.. j j j b

j
j

RIFF
5
#
49

#
55

..

..

..

Blues in the Closet

E-flat

## 4

& 4

## n

d7

g7

##

E min7

d7

A7

# #

d7

d7

# # n

n #

a7
d7

# # n n #

d7

13

g7

17

E min7

21

solos

## . n w
. www

d7

25

# # n ww
ww

g7

29

## w
ww
w

e min7

33

www
w

a7

blues scale: D F G G# A C D

d7

n ww
ww

d7

n ww
ww

use this page for e-flat treble clef instruments: alto & baritone saxes, tenor horn, etc.
www.exetermusic.talktalk.net/dyjo/dje.html

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Blues in the Closet - Riffs

E-flat

RIFF 1
&

##

##

RIFF
2
#
13

c ..

# ..

##

19

# ..

31

. j j

. j

##

.
JJ

.
J J

.
J J ..

.
J J

25

. j

. n
J

.
J

RIFF
3
#

.
J J

Oscar Pettiford arr. Wright

.
J J

. j j ..

..
J

. w
J

RIFF
# # . 4

n
. J J J
37

##
J J

43

RIFF
# # . 5
.

49

##

55

..

..

Blues in the Closet

concert pitch BC

? b 44

f7

b
b
b

b7
b

G min7

f7

C7

f7

f7

b7
f7

b

b n

b

13

17

G min7

21

7
7
c b n f

solos

f7

b .. b wwww
b7
b ww
b ww

25

29

g min7

w
b www

33

www
w

c7

Blues scale: F Ab Bb B C Eb F

f7

b ww
ww

f7

b ww
ww

use this page for concert pitch bass clef instruments: cellos, basses, etc.
www.exetermusic.talktalk.net/dyjo/dje.html

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Blues in the Closet - Riffs

Concert pitch BC

RIFF 1

? c ..
b

RIFF 2
b ..

.
JJ

. j j

. j

. j

19

b ..

25

31

.
J J

.
J J ..

.
J J

RIFF 3

. b
J

.
J

13

.
J J

Oscar Pettiford arr. Wright

.
J J

. j j ..

..
J

. w
J

RIFF 4


b

b
J
J
J
37

b J
J

43

RIFF 5

b ..

49

55

..

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