Dominant & Minor Workout Pt. 3 - "Variation Pickups" by Behn Gillece
behng
23 December 2013
Here's an improvisational technique of creating a solo based upon the use of tension resolution. This excerpt (pages 68-71) from The Complete Guide To Improvisation showcases a step by step process of creating a solo on the standard "All The Things You Are". This improv technique can create rich, forward moving lines that sound the changes while avoiding licks. I use this concept with my students and get good results fairly quickly. Other solos in the book include "Stella By Starlight" and "All Of Me".
More ideas and approaches to apply to working on Alone Together, and a million other tunes!