Stella By Starlight Jazz Backing Track

This song was composed by Victor Young in 1944 for a film production. It is one of the most popular jazz standards. It has been recorded by Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Chep Baker, Bud Powell, Stan Kenton, Joe Pass, Bill Evans, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon and many others.

This piece is aimed at advanced jazz students, as it presents a very complex harmony with numerous modulations. There are several II-V-I major and minor cadences, there are altered chords, etc. The melodic minor scale, diminished dominant scale, arpeggios with tensions and many other tools can be applied during improvisation.

Studying this song will certainly bring a lot of knowledge to the jazz apprentice and will keep the most experienced improvisers sharp.

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