As I point out in this lesson, there are other means to achieve the same effect. If you analyze almost any Wes chord melody solo, you will notice that all of the same principles in the Barry Harris system are in place! I’m not claiming that Wes necessarily learned it from Barry Harris, or was thinking of his use of chords in those terms. Only after being exposed to the Barry Harris system in recent years, did I notice this connection… However, I’ve been hesitant because personally, it’s a concept I picked up over the years transcribing some block chord solos by Wes Montgomery.
For some time now, several students have been asking me to do a lesson on how to use the “6th and diminished” harmonized scales associated with the late bebop pianist, Barry Harris.
