Melodic motifs, rhythmic displacement, and the Lydian dominant scale are covered in this series on the classic blues tune by Sonny Rollins.
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Exercise 17 (7ths On 7) – Visual Technique for Improvisation
This exercise will get you familiar with the concept of “7th’s on 7,” or flipping a chord on its head.
This is a great technique for not only getting away from “root-based” improvising, but also
getting the important, color notes of a chord on downbeats.