Jazz Improvisation Assignment 1 - What Is This Thing Called Love

Jazz Improvisation Assignment 3 - 100 Miles High

Notes:

- The first chorus is drums + bass + melody only. It is to allow me to play the guide tones along with the melody and hear how it impacts on the harmony. The piano comes in when the second chorus starts.

- I do not think it really sounds jazzy but like a pop. I checked Keith Jarrett's play after I recorded this hoping to learn some hints. Rhythm is obviously one reason, but regarding phrasing, probably my play is too much diatonic. I think I should add more chromatic and altered flavor, and make more free non-diatonic harmonic motion around the guide tones. It is quite challenging to do that on the fly and without getting lost.

- Other assignments: http://snd.sc/14Hounp , http://snd.sc/1bBf3IG

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