MEETING THE ANALYST

The last section comprises three transcribed solos in Blues, Rhythm Changes and Contemporary styles, demonstrating some of the basic concepts used in jazz improvisation:

·	Pentatonic Scale b3 - fits the whole 12 bar blues and last A sections in Rhythm Changes
·	Inversion - what goes up can also come down
·	Anticipation - bring an 'on-the-beat' forward by an eighth note and pump energy into your solo
·	Space - the most important of all: let the music breathe
·	Question and Answer - make a statement and then answer it
·	Swing Quavers - to avoid sounding what jazz musicians refer to as "ricky-tick" or just "corny", practice playing quavers giving a slight accent to the one on the off-beat. This is central to playing in a jazz style
·	Blues Scale - the scale is root, b3, 4, b5, 5, b7 and is found throughout jazz
·	Diminution - repeat your idea faster (or slower, which is called augmentation)
·	Transposition - move your idea around the chords, adjusting the intervals according to the chord
·	Turnaround - a chord or idea that get you on to the next chorus
·	Minor Pentatonic - root, b3, 4, 5, b7
·	Chord Tones - root, third, fifth and seventh
·	Myxolydian Scale - root, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, b7

Follow the music of the last three examples and see how these concepts are used in solos.

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