the things that keep me from playing /applying language in a motivic way is mostly ( I think) that when I’m playing live in front of an audience is that I’m not relaxed enough to actually listen to what I’m playing while I’m improvising and build upon an idea. Still too busy with the form/structure of the tune and playing the changes…

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thanks for the compliment. 😃 I wasn’t fully aware at the time of writing but it turned out I used the changes ( more or less) of Body and Soul for the A sections in different key. the Bridge consists of repeating II V ‘s in two keys. You’ve got a ton of interesting stuff on your site, It will keep me occupied for quite some time, right now…

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Hi, Everyone, just started today here and dove right into the rhythm changes lessons. Hoping to improve on my playing which is mostly reliant on stolen “ready mades’ from the greats. Currently playing first tenor in a bigband and in a couple of smaller groups. Living in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Also looking for composition ideas/inspiration,…

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