Hi Laurent 👋

Apologies for the late reply.

Yes here is the playlist I created for “Misty”: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/18ucliHkr5MqnNP4pX1a7f?si=d71e85245a204ddb

You will find a selection of recordings in different styles. As I mention in the seminar, Erroll Garner’s original version is played in the key of C Major and so it can be a nice exercise to transpose the tune to C Major. I believe all of the other recordings in the playlist are in the key of Eb Major, except the George Shearing recording. Some of my favourites are:

– Kenny Barron (covered in this seminar)
– Simon Mulligan (covered in this seminar)
– Hank Jones (interesting scale passage runs using altered tones etc…)
– David Swanson (I like how he interprets the melody freely in places and adds bluesy touches to his improvisation)
– Markus Sukiennik (I like the scale runs in this recording too)

As mentioned I am creating a few more lessons for the Cocktail Improv course covering scale runs similar to the above recordings.

I recommend all students to create a playlist like this for every tune that they are working on. It can take many months to analyse a single recordings and truly absorb all of the information. The playlist serves as a ‘treasure chest’ of inspiration for improvising over the tune. Also just listening to the recordings in your spare time has a big impact on your overall musicianship.

I hope that helps and enjoy!

Cheers,
Hayden