EXAMPLE9 BLUESY LINES WITH CHORD-FRAGMENT PUNCTUATION

Philip’s playing is often bluesy and filled with expression, so here we see how he might approach playing through a series of mostly non-diatonic chords with a sense of melody and feel. He juxtaposes this melodic action with some well-positioned chord fragments, rather like the way that a big band might arrange for ensemble stabs to answer single-note lines from within the complete ensemble.