Taking an improvisational concept from the practice room to the gig is one of the hardest things to do.\u00a0 We practice a scale or concept for hours and hours,\u00a0 but then when we get on the gig or big concert, it all seems to fall apart.\u00a0 In this video lesson,\u00a0 I show you how to take the dominant bebop scale concept and use it in a real solo over “In a Mellow Tone” by Duke Ellington.\u00a0 This is a great jazz standard to use to practice dominant bebop scales because 90% of the chords are dominant chords.\u00a0 The goal of this solo was to use all of the bebop lines, links and resolution links that we have used in the “Mastering the Dominant Bebop Lesson Series 1-13”.\u00a0 The solo is at an intermediate level and shows you how you can put together everything we are learning to create a very nice solo over a standard tune.<\/p>\n
This 2 chorus written solo is just an example of how you can use the dominant bebop scale concept to create rich and lively jazz solos over standard tunes.\u00a0 My goal in this lesson is not just to give you a cool solo to play but rather to show you how to\u00a0 create and build your own solos from\u00a0 the “Mastering the Dominant Bebop Scale” book yourself.\u00a0 Writing and creating a solo is one of the best ways to test if you fully understand an improvisational concept.\u00a0 As you work on this solo and listen to me teach on it, try to create one yourself and see what you can come up with!<\/p>\n
This lesson comes with a PDF sheet of the solo in C,Bb and Eb.\u00a0 I demonstrate it on the tenor saxophone with a florida link mouthpiece. (26 Minute Video Lesson)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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