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.
By Bob 4 Comments

By Bob 4 Comments
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.
By Bob 12 Comments
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.
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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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Playing fast is it’s own special skill set and challenge. These are few things that help me.