Confirmation - Medium Slow Swing || BACKING TRACK

Head In, Solo x5, Head Out Medium Slow Swing 120 BPM Download a free chord chart for this tune here: https://www.jazzguitarcomprehensive.com/rep/confirmation Check out my page for hundreds more of the best Play-Alongs and Loops in the world! Join me on Patreon for Backing Tracks and Lead Sheets each week, as well as much more: ► https://www.patreon.com/jazzguitarcomprehensive Some notes about the composition as found on https://www.jazzguitarcomprehensive.com/ Composer: Charlie Parker Year: 1946 Origin: Introduced by Dizzy Gillespie on a session for Dial Records in 1946. Style: Swing, usually played at medium-up tempos. Form: A-A-B-A (32 Bars) [8-8-8-8] Intro: An introduction is sometimes included which is also sometimes used as an outro. It stems from Dizzy Gillespie's 1946 recording, although a later rendition from the album The Bop Session gives a clear demonstration of how it has come to be approached as an 8 bar arrangement.​​ Key: F Major Harmony/Overview: The harmony of this composition is very functional, made up almost entirely of II - V-I's. The changes in the A sections begin similarly to a 'Bird Blues'. starting on IMaj7 before a IImi7b5 - V7 of VI that is followed by a III - VI - II - V of IV. Instead of following the 12 bar blues format however the piece makes its way back to the tonic within the first 8 bars. The bridge begins with a II - V of IVMaj7, and is followed by a II - V of bVIMaj7 before finishing with a II - V back to tonic. The melody is a bop line that contains a wealth of knowledge in modern jazz phrasing. John Coltrane would later use this piece as the basis for his composition "26-2". Recordings: This song has been recorded over 160 times to date. Dizzy Gillespie was the first to record it in 1946 on a session for Dial Records in which Charlie Parker was not present, and in 1947 the duo recorded the piece live at Carnegie Hall. Charlie Parker would finally record the composition in the studio for Mercury Records in 1953. Several other live recordings also survive of Parker performing the tune, all of which capture particularly inspired performances. JGC Top Picks: Art Blakey, A Night at Birdland, 1954 Chick Corea, Three Quartets, 1981 Billy Hart, Quartet, 2005 Please consider supporting this channel through a donation, https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jazzguitarc Be sure to subscribe to my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsHefbnzId7of6XcFJWh8UQ As well as JGC History to trace the lineage of some of the most important compositions in jazz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIyOG2gaFIP2hxfdrTMsafw The World's Premier Site for Jazz Guitar Education and Beyond https://www.jazzguitarcomprehensive.com/ #Confirmation #JazzBackingTracks #CharlieParker