For improvisation over Swing Time use :
- notes of the relevant major pentatonic scale over the A sections
- use the chord tones of each chord over the Bridge
For C- instruments (keyboard, flute, guitar)
Use the F
major pentatonic scale over the A sections.
For the Bridge use the chord tones A C# E G over the two bars with the A7 chord , use the
chord tones D F# A G for the two bars with the D7 chord, etc.
For Bb- instruments (trumpet, clarinet, tenor and soprano sax)
Use the G
major pentatonic scale over the A sections.
For the Bridge use the chord tones B D# F# A over the two bars with the B7 chord, the
chord tones E G# B D over the two bars with the E7 chord, etc.
For Eb- instruments (alto and bari sax)
Use the D
major pentatonic scale over the A sections.
For the Bridge use the chord tones F# A# C# E over the two bars with the F#7 chord, the
chord tones B D# F# A over the two bars with the B7 chord, etc.
To bring some tonal variation into your improvisation play first a chorus using the pentatonic scale over the A sections. Then do another chorus using the entire major scale over the A sections (F for piano, G for tenor, D for Alto).