As I get all of that under my fingers better, I will definitely focus more on musicality, leaving more space, holding some notes longer, etc. Before you listen, I should mention that since I'm still learning how to put everything together, I am intentionally playing a note-heavy solo, in attempt to outline each chord change. In the past, that probably would have derailed the rest of my solo. I also like how I pushed through, after the low C didn't come out as intended. Despite some mistakes and the issues I mentioned above, I do think it demonstrates some of the progress I've made in my lessons with Garry. I wasn't familiar with this tune until yesterday, when it popped up in my daily randomization of Aebersold recordings. In this recording, you'll hear me play "Soon," by George Gershwin (my solo starts on the second "A" section). I'm fairly confident, though, that I'll overcome many of those issues with continued practice. There's also some hesitation in my playing, as I'm trying to incorporate all of the concepts that I've learned. Currently, I'll have an idea and I can't quite execute it, or I find that the idea doesn't quite connect to the next chord change as I intended. The material that I've learned in those lessons has already transformed my playing, but I still need more practice before I can truly pull off a "good" solo. It's been six years since the last time I shared any new recordings, and nearly three years since I started taking jazz improvisation lessons with Garry Dial.
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