Re: Four - Looking for Improvisation (solo) Suggestions

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On May 5, 2:39 pm, Paul <p...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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<lawriem...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,

I looking for some thoughts and/or approaches to soloing on the tune
Four.

Thanks in advance,

Lawrie

Don't play the real book changes. Also think F minor instead of Ab maj

Paul K

What changes are you substituting and suggesting? One that first comes
to mind is instead of going from Ebma7 to Bbm7, sub with Ebm7 to Ab7
(or 13th). I see that some charts sub the Abmaj7 with Fm7 (which I
would play an Fm9 bcause of the melody line), then it goes to the Abm7
Db9.

Lawrie

Hi Lawrie

The real book has, if I recall correctly (maybe the new one fixes it)
Ebmaj/ % / Bbm7 / Eb7 /
Abmaj / etc

What miles did was more like

Ebmaj /% / Eb min/ % /
Fmi / etc

Bars 3 and 4 give this tune a nice touch. A minor chord moving up a minor
3rd, (and then again when you move to Abmi) whereas the RB has a hokey
II-V -I into Ab maj, which completely loses this change.

Paul K- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks Paul. How was the tune originally written? Is it different from
the Real Book? In fact, I have 3 or 4 charts for it and they're all
slightly different.

Lawrie

I dont know how the latest Real book spells the chords, And I dont have any
idea what Miles (or whoever) brought to that session, but here's roughly the
changes I hear

EbMaj/%/Ebmi/%/
Fmin/%/Abmi/%/
Ebmaj/ F#mi B7/ Fmi/ Bb7
Ebmaj/ F#mi B7/ Fmi/ Bb7

EbMaj/%/Ebmi/%/
Fmin/%/Abmi/%/
Ebmaj/ F#mi B7/ Fmi/ Dm7b5 G7
Cmi7 F#7/ Fmi Bb7/ Ebmaj /%

In general, anything close to that is likely to work. My point was just
Bbmi7 on bar 3 is wrong.

Paul K- Hide quoted text -

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Great, thanks Paul

.

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