What makes this kind of thing work is intervallic movement, contrary motion and solid connection between chords.
By Bob
Feel boxed-in by chord changes? Do your lines mostly start and end on downbeats or “obvious” places? Try these specific restrictions to help you practice “floating” over barlines.
Brian asked a great question in the Forum about some of the harmonic features in “Sugar.” I want to address one of the harmonic moves he mentioned.
A very blues-y (almost Stanley Turrentine-esque) tenor solo with some great altered scale action.
This solo is FULL of great information on playing in a laid-back, blues-y, triplet feel kind of way.
You’re working on a tune and get bored with your solos. What next? And should you feel bad for borrowing ideas from recorded solos?
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