this is a tune from my book Vibraphone Virtuosity Series Intermediate Progressive Etudes published by Hal Leonard
original composition from my book, Vibraphone Virtuosity, series Vol. 1
published by Hal Leonrard
Chinese translation for Chinese students
Eminor 7 b5
Bb, D, E, G
A7b913
G. C#. F#. Bb. 止掉F#Bb, 打F,A
Dminor7
A. D. E. G. 止掉E,G, 打D,F
I'm Your Pal by Steve Swallow Vibe Solo by David Kovins
Improvising on Green Dolphin Street using the improv concept of Four Note Groupings which is a chapter in the just released The Complete Guide To Improvisation - Volume Two. The technique uses triads with a passing note as a means of generating lines. For major triads we can use 1,2,3 and 5. For minor triads we can use 1,2,b3 and 5 or 1,b3,4 and 5. In the clip, I'm playing the last 8 bars of the tune to set up the tune. The first chorus is a written out solo based on the Four Note Grouping concept.
Etude over Giant Steps with some voicing ideas.
-Tyler
Chord Tone Soloing on Coltrane's Giant Steps. Some practice techniques and concepts include focusing on motives, soloing with chord tones while limiting the range to an octave and chord tone connection in which we go up and down the entire range of the instrument with 8th notes and go to the closest note in the new chord.
A few things to also think about: start a phrase in different places of the measure, avoid hitting beat 1 too much, use syncopated figures, connect from chord to chord (especially during a key change) with stepwise motion, use of motives.