How You Should Start Your Jazz Solo

There are so many great ways to start a solo, and here we go through a few examples to get you inspiration to create your own lines!
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0:00 Introduction
0:17 Frank Rosolino
1:28 There Will Never Be, example
1:52 Tommy Kotter
2:15 Kenny Dorham
2:46 Curtis Fuller (muted, see pinned comment)
3:13 J.J. Johnsson
4:01 Steve Turre

[@DanielKJohanssonTrombone]

I had to mute the Curtis Fuller chapter (example from "Blue Train") because Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group blocked the video from being watched. You can maybe try to play the tune on your own and sync to the video. ;)

[@pheldonmajors2999]

So appreciate you! Thanks.

[@eugeniocollinassi.1548]

Probably my two absolute favourites are:
trombone start: Carl Fontana - "A Beautiful Friendship" (live at Concord)
non-trombone start: Byron Stippling "Night in Tunisia" (Count Basie Orch. Live in Tokyo 1985)

[@DanielKJohanssonTrombone]

Nice ones! That Basie recording was new to me. 👍

[@eugeniocollinassi.1548]

the Basie band swings so hard on that recording!
The whole trumpet solo has a lot of interesting licks

[@antoniorodolpho6835]

Very useful and excellent explanations! Thank you Daniel.

[@DanielKJohanssonTrombone]

Thanks for the kind words Antonio, I appreciate it!

[@TheLazyTrombonist]

Currently my go-to opening line is chet baker's opening in his recording of "There will never be another you" x)

[@DanielKJohanssonTrombone]

A true classic!

[@tuboplover]

Thank you for making these videos! They are incredibly helpful!

[@DanielKJohanssonTrombone]

My pleasure! 😊