If you are practicing scales and arpeggios, these might be some nice ideas to try.
-Tyler
I posted this in the thread with the link to the PBS Tiny Desk concert with Gary and Julian Lage, where this piece is performed. I don't know if anyone caught it though, so I'm reposting it here. This is also recorded on Gary's latest album 'Guided Tour'. It was written for Astor Piazzolla. I really like the harmonic movement.
I recently bought Jim Casella's vibraphone arrangement of Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1, which you can get from Steve Weiss. Aside from being a beautiful piece, I found it to be a great exercise in mallet dampening and independence. In particular, in some places you need to dampen AFTER the following note has been played rather than just before.
This is the AABA structure of Sophisticated Lady according to the Real Book, with an attempt to include some of the descending 7th chords that characterize this piece. My timing's crap and it needs a solo section.
Chord Scale Chart from The Complete Guide To Improvisation
Here is a chord scale chart that lists available chord scales for various chord types. This is a two page excerpt from the Chord Scale Theory chapter of the book.
Chord Scale Chart: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0TwrpqjL6dQRkxaT05WWHRqdlE/edit?pli=1