: In a big band setting, overexaggerating articulations and dynamics helps the music "pop" and ensures your phrasing carries through the section. Recommended Resources
Lydian Detour Style: Medium-up swing (straight 8ths possible, but feel the implied triplet swing) Key: Ab Lydian (concert) → shifts to B mixolydian b9 (bar 6) Time: 4/4, with one 2/4 bar jazz sight reading trombone
Resources like Bob Mintzer’s 15 Easy Jazz, Blues & Funk Etudes provide charts and recordings. Try playing the chart before listening to the track to test your accuracy. : In a big band setting, overexaggerating articulations