Here you can learn, the chord, the melody and some easy improvisation tricks which come along with the popular jazzstandard "  Blue Bossa ". I have seleceted a smooth jazz style but all goes with the original Bossa Nova style. 

Here are the chords : 

C-7 / C-7 / F-7 / F-7 
D-7b5 / G7b13 / C-7 / C-7
Eb-7 / Ab13 / Dbmaj9 / Dbmaj9
D-7b5 / G7b13 / C-7 / Dm--7b5 G7b13

blue bossa.mp3

Blue Bossa.pdf

Thank you for this lesson, HP.

I had heard of the name Blue Bossa, but never connected it with the tune. This will have to be the next tune I learn.

Happy New Year!

Wishing you success, love, good health and happiness.

Hey HP,

I had given up on being able to play Smooth Jazz because my fingers are not fast enough to do those cool runs. But last night I saw someone showing how they had improved their speed by practicing for a month, using a metronome. 

I watched your Masterclass on Smooth Jazz and Legato.

Any general thoughts or suggestions on how to improve speed for Smooth Jazz runs?

Hey Otman, I sorry to hear that but it is a common problem of many students. The main reason for not reaching the nessessary speed is in fact the lack of continous technical practicing which is normal when one has a job, a familly and other things to do. But there is also a softer approach on playing kind of fast and smooth. I will make a tutorial about this.

But if you really want to do those runs - then do those exercises you said - but more then a month. It has to be a daily routine. So figure out how much time you can invest daily into that and then just start it slow. There is no reason for stress. Just do the exercises.  I probably also will make a tutorial about that.