Lesson

This beautiful little E- prelude by Chopin adapts well into a tune format (see pdf lead sheet attached). The changes are interesting and fun to improvise on. I think it makes a great solo piece. The long sustained melody notes are perfect for vibes.

Gerry Mulligan recorded a version of this piece with his group. You can listen to it on Youtube.

Upper Structure Triads - First 8 bars of "Autumn Leaves"

Upper Structure Triads (USTs) is one of the chapters that will be addressed in Volume Two of The Complete Guide To Improvisation. Here is an example that illustrates the use of USTs on the first 8 measures of "Autumn Leaves".

Motivic Playing on the first 8 bars of "Take The A Train"

Motivic Playing is one of the chapters that will be addressed in Volume Two of The Complete Guide To Improvisation. Here is an example of motivic playing on the first 8 measures of Take The A Train. (Thanks to Gustavo Agatiello for his input with the text).

Link to 8 measure music example on Motivic Playing:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0TwrpqjL6dQdVhkXzN1WXVhLVk/edit?usp=s…

Link to download the following text on Motivic Playing:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0TwrpqjL6dQdS1SalFMR0NEN3c/edit?usp=s…