How Wynton Kelly Made “Autumn Leaves” Swing | Jazz Piano

Want to make your jazz melodies sound more expressive and swinging? In this lesson, we’ll look at how legendary jazz pianist Wynton Kelly transformed the melody of “Autumn Leaves” with beautiful embellishments, as heard on his 1961 album Someday My Prince Will Come. I’ll compare the basic and embellished melody 8 measures at a time, breaking down the ideas so you can use them in your own playing—and on other jazz standards, too. Happy practicing! 🎹 🎼 PDF: Please find the PDF up on my Patreon page. It's available to both free and paid members:   / pamelayork   🎧 Listen to Wynton Kelly play Autumn Leaves (Take 1):    • Autumn Leaves (Take 1)   ⏱ Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:44 First section - octaves, syncopation, triplets 03:18 Second section - enclosure, rhythmic variation, countermelody 05:11 Third section - chromaticism, bebop line, outline chord, gospel chords 07:05 Fourth section - rhythmic variation, blues phrase, "Amen" ending 09:21 Conclusion If you enjoyed this video, please check out my Jazz Piano Tutorials Playlist:    • Jazz Piano Tutorials   Website: https://pamelayork.com/ Patreon:   / pamelayork   Facebook:   / pamelayorkjazz   Instagram:   / pamelayorkjazz   #AutumnLeaves #WyntonKelly #JazzPiano #JazzPianoLessons #JazzImprovisation #JazzPianist #JazzMelody #PianoImprovisation #LearnJazzPiano #Jazz