Lush Life vamp
This is what happens when you put a funk beat to the beginning bridge chords of Lush Life.
These two chords present a challenge since they are substantially different chords. Fortunately there are some good common tones that will help connect melodic lines throughout the bars.
Spend some time really listening to the progression. It will be much more difficult to improvise melodically if you are thinking about the chord notes and scales every two beats. Instead, hear how these two chords relate to each other. You can also play the melody fragment that occurs over this chord section.
The concert notation is below. Click here for Bb instruments and here for Eb instruments. Once open on a desktop computer, click the pop-up and a second time to expand the image.
Listen to Michael Lake improvise briefly over the track.
