[Dixielandjazz] A question about improvisation

[Joe Carbery]

It depends how well I know the tune and how tricky the chord-sequence is.
(On "Body & Soul" I'm always conscious of where I am in the bridge.)
If I'm just learning a tune I think of the important chord changes and
areas. Once I know the tune fairly well I keep the melody running in my head
as a sort of route-map as to where I am in the tune and don't consciously
think of the chords.
On a blues I just play.
So, in short: Mainly A with a bit of B.

Regards,

Joe Carbery.

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Ken Gates <kwg28 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> An improvising question to performance level musicians---
>
> While improvising a solo---what is going on in your mind?---
>
> A-The melody of the tune
>
> B-The chord structure of the tune
>
> C-How can I meet that nice looking person in the audience?
>
> D-Why is the drummer playing so loud?
>
> E-All of the above
>
> F-None of the above
>
> G-It's none of your business
>
> -----------------------------------------------
> Actually, this is a serious question.  I hope that there will be some
> serious
> answers despite  my non-serious sounding list of possibilities.
>
> Ken Gates
>
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