When most players see a minor II-V-I, they tense up. Dm7♭5. G7alt. Cm(maj7) or Cm6. Suddenly it feels theoretical. Altered scales. Melodic minor modes. Diminished options. But when you listen to Chet Baker, you hear something very different. You hear clarity. He wasn’t thinking in scales. He was targeting chord tones — and simply connecting them. That’s the shift. Target. Connect. Resolve. In this post, I break down three minor II-V-I examples from my Minor Chet Bake

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