Quoting Isn't She Lovely in a Jazz Solo? (2 Examples!)
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Check out how we quote Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely” in two different jazz solos - once over Monk’s “Ask Me Now”, and once over Horace Silver’s “Peace”.
A quote is when you play a melody from another tune as part of your improvisation. But your quotes don't have to just be from other jazz tunes. You can quote melodies from ANY song in your musical diet (i.e. rock, pop, r&b melodies, even Stevie Wonder melodies!). When a melody is truly ingrained in your ear, it naturally comes out in the flow of your playing. Not forced in, but see how it naturally fits in these contexts. Improvisation is simply melody at the end of the day. So the more music you listen to, the more source material you’ll have to pull from! |