JLTP 055: How to Improvise on Blue Bossa for Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced players
The Jeff Lewis Trumpet PodcastShow Notes
In this episode of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over how to improvise over the jazz classic “Blue Bossa” for beginning, intermediate, and advanced players.
In this episode you will learn;
Three different levels of improvisation from beginning to advanced
Which scales to use over all of the chords from easy to difficult
Melodic minor, harmonic minor, diminished, and altered scale harmony
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