65.95Apply it to “Mack the Knife”

This is especially useful for solo choruses.

Rather than abandoning the song during improvisation:

take one short melodic fragment.

First:

quote it.

Then:

sequence it through harmony.

Then:

rhythmically displace it.

Then:

bluesify it.

Then:

block-chord it in the final chorus.

The solo and arrangement remain unmistakably connected to the tune.