BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
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59.25Level 7 — one-note crush inside the voicing

A much subtler version:

target Cm9:

E♭-B♭-D.

Before E♭:

touch D quickly.

So one voice goes:

D→E♭

while the rest land normally.

This often sounds more organic than sliding the whole chord.