Aebersold track, Summertime

[bassdog]

Good Christmas eve morning,
I'm seeking some guidance. Can some body tell the best way to get through soloing on this tune? I've worked on Carol Kaye soloing ideas for years, still not a great soloist in jazz, and tend to get lost at times. Aebersold says there are really just three chords. I See D-, G- and a number of others. Is there a particular framework where I'm apt to pick the right notes even if I get lost briefly?
Thanks and peace and love as you close out and bring in the new year. Bob

 

[Febs]

This analysis may give you some ideas: Link Removed.

 

[BassChuck]

Can you play a simple walking bass line to the changes? (making a walking line connecting the roots)
Can you play a more involved bass line? (making a walking line connecting the thirds instead of the roots - then the 5ths, then the extensions)
Can you play the melody to the track?
Can you play the changes with a slight variation of the melody? (adding in some passing tones)
Can you play the changes with a more involved melody variation? (adding in some non-harmonic passing tones)
Can you play a different melody (one of your own making) to the changes?

Lester Young thought it important to know all the lyrics to a song. What do you think? Is that information you could use?
When you improvise (improve?) music, are you adding something to the chords, or melody, or rhythm? Or are you showing off what you can do with your instrument? Are you playing for an audience, or the band members, or yourself?

 

[Malcolm35]

Or you can ask Google to call up the chord progression and then play notes of the active chord. Start with just the root and five of the active chord. Then fill out your abass line with the three and seven.

You need some sheet music on summertime to start with. Google these search words, chords, summertime. That will get you some fake chord sheet music. Fake chord? You are given the lyrics and the chords that are active with those lyrics. You fake the rest. Not a step for a stepper.

 

[bassdog]

Thanks for the replies. I can play this tune with a decent walking bass line that incorporates nuances of walking such as approach notes, chord tones, other starting notes besides roots, etc. I can play the melody. It's the taking a solo that I'm just not confident at. Probably will be called on to do so at an upcoming gig. I've soloed before on this tune and don't think I embarrassed myself. Just looking for a safe framework, if there is such a thing. What is the third of three scales is Aebersold referring too? Just gonna keep working on it. Peace and Love in the new year, Bob

 

[bassdog]

Or you can ask Google to call up the chord progression and then play notes of the active chord. Start with just the root and five of the active chord. Then fill out your abass line with the three and seven.

You need some sheet music on summertime to start with. Google these search words, chords, summertime. That will get you some fake chord sheet music. Fake chord? You are given the lyrics and the chords that are active with those lyrics. You fake the rest. Not a step for a stepper.

Hi. Got Aebersold chart in front of me.

 

[Malcolm35]

What is the third of three scales is Aebersold referring too? Just gonna keep working on it. Peace and Love in the new year, Bob

Not sure this is what Aebersold is speaking of, however, here is what I think will help you structure a solo.

From your fake chord line up the chords by measure. Now start each measure with the 3rd of that chord. You now have something that looks like this:
..C..........F.....G
3///|////|3///|3///| etc. now fill in the voids with notes of the active chord. Instead of starting with the root start with the 3rd and see what that gives you. Fill in using step wise movements and or leap wise movements. Ask Google to explain.