Scott Lerner Discussion

[azgolfer]

Scott,

I am going over your version of Blue Bossa and a couple of things puzzle me. You seem to play a C melodic minor lick over the em7b5 the first time through. Is there maybe an Ebmaj7+5 there ? Also you seem to be playing some kind of fmaj7 or dm lick over the Ab7 the first couple of times. Is the change something besides a II V I in Db ?

Again, thanks for all the great solos.

Fred

[scottl]

Hi Fred,

I usually treat the Dbmaj7 change as a ii-Valt-I Did you mean ebmin7 instead of em7b5? I usually just listen and develop motifs using chord tones and my ear. Sometimes there could be a note that is "unanalyzable" I try not to think that hard while I play. I'll grab the axe later and check some specific phrases out for you. Any exact times you want me to check out? Also, I have a bunch of live trio versions of Blue Bossa I could post if you are interested.

Cheers....

Scott

[azgolfer]

Sorry, that should have been Dm7b5. The lick is 9.2 seconds into it. The Dm thing actually happens both times through the II V I in Db but the second time is at 52.6. Good point about just using your ear, though. Probably more to learn from that statement than anything I'll get from the transcribing .