JGBE Virtual Jam (Round 22) - Rhythm Changes

**Peterson** · 06-15-2021, 03:48 AM

Quite corny but fun to play

**ragman1** · 06-15-2021, 06:45 AM

I suppose I better do something with this ghastly exercise :-)

**Ronstuff** · 06-15-2021, 09:23 PM

Here's a take, duo setting with my bass player buddy. Very informal and doing what were talking about in some messages earlier: Stretching and being loose, going for it and taking some chances. To make things even more spontaneous we called it in D last minute.
You can even hear us call out a chord change variation.

**John A.** · 06-15-2021, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by lawson-stone

Hey what quotes did you hear? I actually didn't think about quoting anything, but a couple of the melodic phrases did seem to hit me as "not what I was planning to play" but just sort of came out.

I thought I heard a little I Got Rhythm and Lester Leaps In, but I guess I should listen again.

**lawson-stone** · 06-16-2021, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by John A.

I thought I heard a little I Got Rhythm and Lester Leaps In, but I guess I should listen again.

It's possible you did-sometimes we internalize some phrase or line and it just comes out like a lick. Some classic stuff of course is the source of the "licks" we learn. I have heard my self playing a bit of "Seven Come Eleven" on this, as well as the opening notes of "This Can't Be Love" and one other fragment I can't recall. So probably you did hear it. I'm kinda happy these are not coming from attempts by me to quote, but just percolating out from my listening. I guess that's a good thing?