TOM'S IMPROVISATION LESSONS
Sept 17, 2024
Hi Tom!
The current assignment:
C Jam Blues and St. Thomas
See below for details.
TUNES-
Practice the head to C Jam Blues along with these recordings. Use your EARS: if you don't remember it, use your ears to figure it out.
Try to match the groove/pocket and the articulation/style of how these artists play this melody.
Remember to use headphones when playing along with recordings.
This is Madame Fitzgerald's 1st solo chorus on C Jam Blues - it begins at 2:05 on the track. Play this a lot. Listen to the recording a lot. Play with the recording a lot. Memorize this solo and play it just like Ella:
Do you know how to slow down the tempo of recordings on YouTube? Select the settings wheel at the bottom of the video and then you'll see the option to change playback speed. Such an awesome thing!
Really dig in to the head of St. Thomas and play it just like
Sonny Rollins:
