How To Create And Develop A Jazz Sax Solo

How To Create And Develop A Jazz Sax Solo The purpose of this book is to help the student answer the question, 'What do I play?' It discusses elements of jazz, seventh chords, blues, riffs, vertical and horizontal improvisation, playing through the changes, rhythm patterns, the scalar approach, substitution and much more! Type: Book [Softcover] Komponist: Arnie Berle Vanskelighetsgrad: Viderekommen Antall sider: 88 Sjanger: Jazz Instrument: Saxophone Utgiver: Mel Bay Publications Utgavenummer: MLB94528 ISBN: 9781562220884 Innhold: INTRODUCTION practising improvisation THE ELEMENTS OF JAZZ melody harmony rhythm jazz tone MAJOR SCALE-DIATONIC 7th CHORDS RELATED MODES The Primary chords The Blues harmonic characteristics melodic characteristics BLUES RIFFS riff tunes BLUES PATTERNS BLUES SOLO APPROACHES TO IMPROVISATION vertical horizont al combination of both motivic15 PLAYING THROUGH THE CHANGES modem blues prog blues prog in half notes blues prog in quarter notes blues prog in eighth notes blues prog in triplets blues prog in sixteenth notes combining rhythms RHYTHM PATTERNS more rhythm patterns SCALAR APPROACH TO IMP modes major scale II chord V chord dorian modes mixolydian modes BLUES PROG WITH SUB CHORDS BLUES PROG WITH RELATED SCALES IMP SCALES WITH eighth notes scale tones with triplets scale tones in sixteenths combining rhythms and scale tones comb scale tones & rests COMBINING CHORD TONES AND SCALE TONES MODERN RHYTHM CONCEPT 8th notes in jazz style EXTENDI NG CHORDS major chord runs EXTENDING DOM 7 CHORDS dom 7th chord runs dom 7th chord-scale runs EXTENDED m7 CHORDS m7 chord runs MELODIC EMBELLISHMENTS lower neighbor tones lower neighbor studies upper neighbor tones half step upper neighbors comb upper & lower neigh MELODIC DEVELOPMENT repetition sequence MORE BLUES MOTIFS motivic inversion 54 MINOR SCALES-MINOR KEYS A pure minor A harmonic minor A melodic minor A jazz minor MINOR BLUES imp based on half notes imp based on quarter notes imp based on eighth notes imp based on triplets imp based on sixteenth notes comb all rhythms minor blues improvising scales MINOR BLUES solos THE STANDARD POPULAR SONG Melodic embellishment ELIMINATING THE MELODY DREAM TIME IMP SCALES JAZZ SOUND-JAZZ TONE vibrato special effects , TENSION AND RELEASE (MELODICALLY) greater tension controlling tension lydian-dominant scale ALTERED DOMINANT SCALE diminished scale whole stone scale pentatonic scales DREAM TIME SOLO 1 DREAM TIME SOLO 2 TENSION AND RELEASE (RHYTHMICALLY)