The modes of the melodic minor and their usage in jazz

A brief study of jazz theory will have you familiarising yourself with major modes. Mixolydian and Dorian modes, for example, are the most fundamental to learn as a basis for jazz language. Once a jazz musician is fluent at using the major modes for soloing, they will be able to achieve a very diatonic major sound, but this inevitably has its limits. In order to build more options of scales to use, we apply the modes of the melodic minor scale. These don’t just work for minor keys or chords, and some work as good alternatives to major modes. I’ll give [...]