I'd personally look at it as D# instead of Eb, yea they're the same pitch of course, but I think he's thinking more #11 rather than b5 over that intro. Sometimes switching the enharmonic let's you see a better idea of what's going on.
could u explain why he plays that there? Eb isnt diatonic to Amaj7 and im sure he did it on purpose but Im wondering if its a quote or smth due to the reactios of the ppl when he played it?
@@davidlaid6766 he is doing several things at once. He anticipates the beginning of the form by starting his solo two bars before the top of the chorus. He plays a strong yet simple melodic idea based on the tritone interval. This tritone also includes the #11 of the particular chord hes playing. The tritone + it being a #11 create a very interesting sounding harmony. While these harmonic complexities are going on he's playing a very straightforward and simple rhythm which is commonly found in marching band music. It also has the vibe of a bugle call. He also is playing those particular eighth notes very straight with a marcato articulation. This references one of the traditions jazz music comes from which is the marching band tradition. Finally, this whole idea serves as a very polished introduction to his solo which he executes very smoothly and transitions very smoothly into the next idea. The musicians were reacting to any and all of these things at the same time yet it all happens so fast that a musicians brain just goes "oooooooh" instead of this long drawn out explanation but subconsciously the musicians are able to hear all this simultaneously in every moment. Thats why jazz musicians look so intense when theyre playing, theyre listening at such a high fidelity that its almost mind boggling.
