Berklee Jazz Standards for Solo Piano by Hal Leonard Corp

Author:Hal Leonard Corp.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Berklee Press
Published: 2017-03-28T16:00:00+00:00

FIG. 7.1. Pedaling Two-Bar Phrases in “Stolen Moments”

Just be careful and precise with your pedaling to avoid a muddy sound. And work to bring out the melody line on the top of these voicings.

The solo section is a typical twelve-bar minor-blues progression. I’ve included a sample walking bass line to try out. You can use that to accompany your improvisation (or improvise your own bass line), or just use standard four-note chord voicings in the left hand. If you are new to improvising, you can start by learning and incorporating some of the phrases you hear others play—from the audio track included here, and from Oliver Nelson’s (and other) recordings.

Most good improvisations over a blues progression are a combination of ideas that come from (1) the blues scale and (2) a chord-scale approach for each chord in the progression. First, improvise using the C blues scale for the entire twelve-bar progression.

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