Discussed here are the ideas of blending the natural, harmonic and melodic minor scales together and how this engenders beaucoups chromaticism; how this blending allows for new chords to exist; how the Four Triads can now exist in completion; and a side note about the infamous Led Zepplin vs. Spirit lawsuit and how ridiculous it is. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkCOGsE_fk8

Posted last year but it's Christmas, so there's that. "Linus and Lucy" is a popular jazz standard written by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, appearing in many Peanuts animated specials. The genesis of "Linus and Lucy" began when Peanuts producer Lee Mendelson heard Guaraldi's recent hit, "Cast Your Fate to the Wind", on the radio while driving home from a meeting with Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz. Mendelson then contacted San Francisco Chronicle jazz critic Ralph J. Gleason, who put him in touch with Guaraldi. Mendelson believed Guaraldi would be a good fit for a documentary he was working on entitled A Boy Named Charlie Brown. Guaraldi gladly accepted the offer to compose several jazz tunes for the documentary. Within several weeks, Mendelson received a call from an excited Guaraldi who wanted to play a piece of music he had just written. Mendelson, not wanting his first exposure to the new music to be marred by the poor audio qualities of a telephone, suggested coming over to Guaraldi’s studio. Guaraldi enthusiastically refused, saying "I’ve got to play this for someone right now or I’ll explode!" He then begun playing the yet-untitled "Linus and Lucy" for Mendelson, who agreed the song was perfect for Schulz’s Peanuts characters. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA0_j6o4tl4