Chord Tone Improvisation - Scales and Enclosure

An effective practice proceedure - chord tone improv - add passing tones

from scales -encloure of chord- tones or any targetted notes.

j
& 44 b

Chord-tone improv
1

b b

Connect the "frame" with chord scales

etc

j
b J b b b j j b j
J

"Enclose" the chord-tones(decoration), surround chord-tones with scale tones

Cm7 chord - scale

Join the dots...

b b J b b

bb

Cm7

Cm7

Notice.... chord-tones can be enclosed from above or below

&

Chromatic enclosures - by semi-tone

# b

#
b n
6

Jazz "language"

# n
#

"Bebop"

Fm

b n

Charlien Parker C

"Anthropology"

b #

b #

b #

b
B

b n

b n

b b #

# n

b j

J n J b # n b n b b # j

b j b b b

b b b

b #

b #

Simon Purcell 1995

C7
Gm7
#

# b

Sample solo using enclosures

&
Cm

F@

b
B7

b b n
# b
b
E

b
E m7

b b b j b #
D

#
G

b
A7

b b n # b
b n n b
b
J

b b

b
D

b n b b
F

C7

b
B7

G7

Cm

j
j # n b

E
n
b n b b n n b j # b

b
E m7

b
A7

b
D

b b
b

n b

G7

Cm

Notice - enclosure creates a sense of resolution/cadence

G7

Exercises
- Write chord tone solo on simple sequence
- "Join the dots" in above solo
- Apply enclosures to chord tone solo
Listen to :
Coleman Hawkins, Bird, all bebop players, Keith Jarrett.
Simon Purcell 1995