Have you posted this because you like Dm7 Fm6 C A7 Dm7 G7 better than what I wrote? I'd like to learn why. I only chose Bb7 over Fm looking at the melody and Em7 over C to get a II-V. My knowledge is...
OK, I understood the OP was asking about parallels between improvisation and speech in general. When talking, I do tend to "jam" in the same way I improvise over an unfamiliar progression, so lots of...
It's definitely not a crutch. I used to play this exercise at 320bpm with a metronome, but because it falls on a different part of the four parts of the beat every time you finish the 59 notes, it's...
With my big band I wear custom-mold earplugs with a -25dB filter on the side away from the band (pretty much always my right) and a solid plug on the side facing the band because I find the horns...
It was precisely THIS interview that pissed Mr off about Wynton forever. I read it when it came out and formed my opinion. Then. I read the first few questions and answers and I feel exactly the...
"Mick, just to reiterate after lawson-stone mentioned it, that this is a playing thread. I could easily write out ten arrangements of Rainy Day but the aim of the group is to share a video of each...
Keep in mind kids, if you ever call Straight No Chaser in B, you're going home with a tenor sax wrapped around your neck.
Well said. I will post this tune even if it's late. I've done the work, but it ain't real until you can perform it live for an audience, or when the record button is pushed. Otherwise...
If the change were C to A7, it would be pretty common. Same for C to E7. Pretty common. Changing the C to a C7 doesn't seem like that big a deal. The intervening Bb7 can be considered a...
You're actually on your way. Your use a lot of open strings, but it's your sound and it defines who you are as a musician. Don't change that. The jazz sound is a combination of phrasing and the...
Yes, muting strings, no open chords...
Just a Gigolo C7 Bb7 A7
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