Swingin. Nice movement in and out of the changes. And you don't make the mistake of so many young musicians.........thinking speed and fitting in as many notes as possible makes a great solo. Speed is fine. But this is a tasty solo that swings and is well within the harmonics of the progresson. I'll take that any day over a frantic note salad.
Transcribing and listening to lots of jazz is helpful for me. Not everything that I improvise is made up entirely on the spot. I have lots of ideas or "lines" that I play frequently. Every time I improvise a solo, I connect these lines in different ways to come up with different results. I hope that answer is helpful!
First if this was uploaded two years ago, then I must be a really BAD STUDENT. I've been taking jazz guitar lessons for at lease 6 years and I STILL don't play as well as you. maybe because of my age 68 and having a hard time finding time to really work on my studies. do you read and play be ear? also, what approach do you use when taking on a tune like this one? P.S. there really is hope of keeping this art alive and not watered down. I really enjoy your playing.
