Improvising on Rhythm changes – #1
jkisor | February 19, 2011
This is my first jazz lesson in a series on improvising through the rhythm changes. This section will be dealing with the “A” section. The changes move by so fast, and there’s a lot of them. These changes are functioning in one key, in this case Bb, and I want to demonstrate how to use the Bb major scale and make a whole lot of music without any chromatics or blues scales. So just by using the Bb major scale, which is probably the first thing a lot of us learned, you can make a lot of music.
A few days ago I check out a great Willie video where he’s teaching Rhythm Changes improv complete with some downloads. Now I can’t find it. Was it pulled off the site? Makes me wonder what else is here that I can’t see?
Chris, is this what you’re talking about? https://www.jazzeveryone.com/players-corner/rhythm-tune-learning-pack/
Its located in the Player’s Corner… bottom of the menu. And to answer your question, yes there is a lot on this site! We are in the process of reorganizing some of the materials in order to hopefully make them easier to find. When in doubt, look in the Player’s Corner!
Nice lesson Justin! And of course great playing. Thanks
It’s an eye-opener to see what you can do with a Bb scale over these changes. Really wonderful lesson, thanks a million, Justin!