Saxophone Journal

Trying to come up with a melodic-sounding idea on the spot. I knew the first 3 notes I would start with, then I tried to allow the melody to unfold naturally.

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I found Jordan on Instagram, and asked him if he wanted to do something together. He sent me this really cool track, and I improvised on it.

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I took an Aebersold track and edited out the piano part. I don't usually like "comping" in backing tracks because it's usually too busy, and isn't related to what I'm playing. But, bass and drums get the job done!  

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Trying to develop a simple idea in the moment.

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I started learning this great Chris Potter solo from a duo recording with Christian McBride. I think I originally found the track on YouTube.

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I made a loop of the bridge to Cherokee in iReal Pro. I'm working on getting a bunch of reps in of these 16 bars.

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