Exercise on "(Back Home Again in) Indiana" a traditional song by Ballard MacDonald and James F. Hanley from 1917.

In changed the rhythm to a more bebop style. Also in the 3rd chorus I played "Donna Lee" melody as it is a tune I eventually want to learn some day when my fingers follows my commands.


(Back Home Again in) Indiana

Exercise on Doxy a 16 bar blues by Sonny Rollins.
Thanks to the wonderful voice from my wife.
Hope you enjoy it!

Doxy

Exercising on Luiz Bonfá bossa "Manhã do Carnaval" from the 1959 movie "Black Orpheus".

Black Orpheus - Manha do Carnaval

Exercising on "Body and Soul" by Johnny Green from 1930.


Body And Soul

Exercising on the Jazz standard "Four" written by Eddie Vinson.


Four

Exercising some chorus with Herbie Hancock's modal-fusion tune Cantaloupe Island.


Cantaloupe Island

Improvisation exercise on Rhythm Changes. The theme is called Oleo and was written by Sonny Rollins.

Oleo

Exercising with tune "You Don't Know What Love Is",  a popular song of the Great American Songbook written by Don Raye (lyrics) and Gene de Paul (music) for the Abbott and Costello picture Keep 'Em Flying (1941).


You Don't Know What Love Is

Exercise on Miles Davis tune "Solar" from his album Walkin' (1954). 

A controversy exists over authorship of this composition and one current consensus holds that Davis' "Solar" is essentially an earlier song, "Sonny", written by Chuck Wayne. 

By the way, it is said that the first two measures of this song adorn Miles Davis' tombstone.

Solar

Exercise on "Dindi", a song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim. English lyrics were added by Ray Gilbert. It is a world famous bossa nova standard.

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