The Art of Improvisation: Mastering the Musical Moment by James Rotondi Anyone who plays anything worth hearing knows what he's going to play no matter whether he prepares a day ahead or a beat ahead. - Duke Ellington IMAGINE a conversation among friends. You start off with the weather, records you like, opinions you've retold a few times already. The more you talk, the more your thoughts and feelings pour out, and the easier it is to be honest the more you say what's really on your mind. You might forget the whole conversation, but you may come to a whole new understanding of what you, and the subject, are about. Improvisation has been that conversation since the beginning of music, and American jazz-has made it a major art form. Improvisational guitar runs through Eddie Lang and Charlie Christian, to Barney Kessel, Kenny Burrell and Jim Hall, to stunning modern practitioners such as John McLaughlin, John Scofield, and Bill Frisell. Each has been touched by a diversity of influences, and in his pursuit of honest expression, each has integrated his experiences into a voice truly his own, The Art of Improvisation talks with these innovators, and offers valuable glimpses into their improvisational magic. So let's skip the weather.

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