Scott McGill Guitar Session on Giant Steps Improvisation Lesson-Coltrane Changes

This session demonstrates improvisation concepts on the John Coltrane tune "Giant Steps".

I demonstrate some technical and practical techniques for playing over the tune at slow and original Coltrane fast tempos and stress form and rhythmic phrasing so your playing stays in time and you do not get lost within the form.

The approach is less complicated and theoretical and more based on playing the tune at tempo in a rehearsal or performance situation.

I have played and recorded with musicians as Bassists Michael Manring and Percy Jones, Producers Neil Kernon and David Torn. Keyboardist Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater played on two tunes of my 2001 disc "Addition By Subtraction" as well.