The Benny Golson Progression - Topic Driven
Topic Driven Lessons • 35m
I discovered this while practicing a bunch of Benny Golson tunes. He uses this progression in his tunes often but the one that got me thinking was Whisper Not. I decided to see what would happen if I took it through all keys and used it as a vehicle for practicing minor ii-V's. This has helped every aspect of my chord playing, I hope it does for you as well. Enjoy.
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