(by Jon Raney © 2008) Modern Jazz lines are frequently comprised of a combination of 2 to 3 elements in a phrase unit consisting of: scale fragments arpeggios and/or harmonic intervals auxiliary tones (neighbor & passing tones, turns) Scale fragments are typically these types of 4 note constructions, consisting of either 4 consecutive notes or 3 with a skip: 1234 1235 1345 They can be applied modally: 3456 5672 7123 Can be root-reinterpreted (really the same thing as a mode):1235 in C = 3457 in A-7 Can be varied in terms of: direction: 1235 = 5321 note order: 2135 intervallic construction: 3 (6th down) 5 6 7 Or any combination…
