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Soloing

How to Play a Great Jazz Solo

April 25, 2016 By Jon Burr 1 Comment

 

Many jazz musicians believe that playing a great solo is a matter of playing melodies that fit over the chords. They learn chordal scales, standard “licks” that fit over them, pentatonics, arpeggios, patterns, etc–and believe that doing this …

Filed Under: bass playing, Improvisation, melodic bass, Physical and Mental Programming Tagged With: composition, Soloing

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