Wynton On Improving Improvisation Skills

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[MrAowens]

he just gave a whole semester syllabus on solo construction amazing

[oliverhantu]

Wynton Marsalis' listening and reading suggestions:
1:18 Louis Armstrong. "Tight Like This"
1:46 Charlie Parker. "Embraceable You"
2:31 Miles Davis. "No Blues/Pfrancing" from Album "Someday my Prince Will Come."
2:45 Bix Beiderbeck, read his writings on Louis Armstrong
2:57 Thelonious Monk, Album: "Monk's Time"

[TheDanSebastian]

Wynton is the greatest communicator in the history of this music, besides being one of the GOATS of the instrument he chose. Through all my years I have turned to him to be inspired and to feel the magnitude of the importance of this expression. Gratitude and love!

[auprivave]

At around 1:55 the music shows Bird's take 2 solo, whereas Wynton is actually talking about take 1. That is why he specified which solo it is, because while take 2 might be more famous (and more flashy), take 1 is just a little bit more melodic.

[chocolatte]

The answer is always the same: transcribe. Got to do that fiendishly hard work.

[BerachtDorian-px]

I like how he talked about musicians that he knew in person and musicians that he knew on record. There’s a lesson there.

[musicmandrew]

When I was a Jazz major at Loyola in New Orleans 1985-1989 Wynton gave a clinic during the Jazz Festival. Somebody asked him “what is the difference between Classical and Jazz”? This was the year Wynton won the Grammy for best Instrumental Jazz, and Classical recordings. The first time that had ever been done. His answer was genius! He said “Classical music is very exact and requires perfect technique, you must play it correctly, or it’s wrong. Jazz is having Classical technique but being able to improvise instantly.” This answer changed my life and I’m sure many other students that day.

[OmniphonProductions]

As a Blues and Blues-adjacent harmonica player, I recently attended a seminar during which an attendee said, "My solos are okay, but I have trouble getting out of them smoothly."
The instructor (John Nemeth) pointed out that incorporating the _melody_ into your solo, especially at the end, will naturally smooth out the transition at the end. Well, it then occurred to me that, the more 12-Bar Blues _melodies_ I learn, the more I can _mix and match_ them into my solo work...on _any_ 12-Bar Blues song. _Now, _ knowing how much Blues and Jazz have co-accelerated each other over the years, particularly with regard to their improvisational aspects, I'm overjoyed to learn that _comping_ is an essential and _encouraged_ element of Jazz.

[skullbonefortnitefilms]

i'm 73 and always had an ignorant view, which i have since realized, of jazz being just a group of musicians making individual incomprehensible sounds. But since widening my interest and researching the music and musicians, it is now my favourite music. I love listening to musicians talking about other artist who inspired them. The music cannot be separated from its history and struggle of its musicians in America. Thank you, from the UK

[adamodimattia]

Wow, not some vague advices, but a concrete plan with homework as an answer! Wynton is such a master in every way.

[craigbrowning]

The Charlie Parker Dial recording of "Embraceable You" is actually a quote of a song called "Just A Table In A Corner."

[michaelwilcox]

Armstrong’s solo in Tight Like This is FOUNDATIONAL.

Wynton is such a great player (obv), musician, and teacher. A true Maestro.

[augustinecampbell]

Wow a great musician a great man i union what he was saying about being young and not listening to some of the elders he grew respectful and learned about these geniuses GOD Bless Wynton a true genius

[pallhe]

Great lesson. I'm glad Wynton mentions Miles as one of his main influences and a model for trumpet players, given that the two of them had some disagreements back in the 80s.

[ArtyoneT]

Glad he mentioned Monk. I was thinking it the whole time. "It's Monk Time" is a good one; I would have said "Work", I can sing every note of that performance!

[gossamersanchez]

America's greatet musician, Love Wynton

[acwatercolors]

I love very much this musician and how he express about musuc. His book -letter to a young jazz musician - is excellent

[chrisbardolph]

I like this answer. It's partly philosophical but he also throws in some very specific assignments.

[JaxonHaze]

I’ve found the best way to get better at improvising is by practicing improvising. Not by playing exercises or memorized solos. And I would transcribe what I want to learn over what someone else told me to.