Hi, thank you very much!! That's exactly what you said, you have to play over the chord changes, and target the interesting notes (for example b9 on D7). It is important to work on your phrasing and keep the theme melody in mind. The right way is to record yourself so you can hear what is good and what is not in your playing. I hope this will help you :-)
@@jackjazz7917 So you have practiced this before the recording? So you dont improvise on the spot? When there is a chord change every beat, do you still follow the changes in the solo or do you just think in one static chord like the resolution chord?
I've been playing jazz standards (such as Spain) for over 20 years :-) All of my chorusses are improvised, but I know and play all of these tunes since I'm a teenager, so I'm very familiar with it. And most of jazz chord changes are always the same more or less... @DevelopingNL
If I should play this song in a big band. How should I approach playing the chord changes? Should I only use the top 4 strings like you did? Or is shell voicings ok?
Hello, you can play the D major scale (and its modes) over almost the entire tune. I like to play F# altered on F#7, and B diminished on the last bar (B7alt). You can also use B minor pentatonic, and maj and minor II-V-I material, but better play on each chord with arpeggios, triads, etc... I hope this helps !
