12.21.2021 - By Jeff Lewis: Freelance Trumpet Player and Educator
In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over the different scales and chords you can use to improvise over the George Gershwin classic "Summertime".
Items mentioned in this podcast;
Drum Genius
Mark Levine Jazz Theory Book
Major Scale Patterns For Jazz Improvisation E-Book
In this particular episode, you will learn;
The four scales you can use to improvise over "Summertime"
Scale patterns you can use to easily navigate through the chord changes
What a half step/whole step diminished scale is and where to use it
How you can navigate through major and minor ii V7 I chord changes using multiple scales or only one scale
Download the "Summertime" cheat sheet here
https://youtu.be/OrGTnNqw_l0
Download my trumpet solo over "Summertime" here
https://youtu.be/_Rxp6wO7U1E
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