I've often thought the test of true Jazz playing on the diatonic would be the tune Invitation. This a is beautiful tune . It was the inspiration for my woodwind quintet that I later orchestrated for a small orchestra.
Improvising over these changes is a challenge. Check out John Coltrane I think this is my favorite version
---------- Emile "Diggs" D'Amico a Legend In His Own Mind How you doin'
Last Edited by on Jan 12, 2011 5:06 PM
Improvising over "Equinox" playing a natural minor blues scale in 4th position is the extent to which i attempt Coletrane. But i don't pretend to be a jazz player. I just screw around with some of the easy stuff.
Last Edited by on Jan 13, 2011 5:06 AM
I think Wilbur Harden holds Coltrane back a little on this recording session,taking the place of Donald Byrd. It may have been a friendly gesture after Coltrane appeared on three Harden albums as a sideman. The tempo here is relativley slow for a Coltrane track,but his reading of the tune originally written by Bronislaw Kaper,and the solo work that follows never flag.
