• Definition of Contrafact and Reharmonization
• Importance of Contrafact and Reharmonization in Jazz Music
• Purpose of this Guide

H2: Steps to Contrafact and Reharmonize Jazz Tunes

1. Choose a tune to contrafact and reharmonize

• Start by selecting a tune that you enjoy playing and that you feel would benefit from reharmonization.
• Listen to different versions of the tune to get a sense of its harmonic structure and to identify potential areas for reharmonization.

1. Reharmonize the tune by coloring the same material with different bass notes

• Once you've selected a tune, begin reharmonizing it by experimenting with different bass notes that can add color and complexity to the existing harmony.
• Consider using chords that are not commonly used in the original tune or that can create tension and release.
• Record your reharmonization ideas and listen back to them to refine and improve your choices.

1. Record yourself soloing over these new changes for several choruses

• Once you have reharmonized the tune, start soloing over the new changes.
• Record yourself soloing for several choruses to give yourself time to explore the new harmonic structure and to come up with new melodic ideas.
• Experiment with different rhythms, phrasing, and dynamics to create a compelling and engaging solo.

1. Chop up your solo into nuggets of ideas

• After recording your solo, listen back to it and identify the most interesting and memorable melodic ideas.
• Use these nuggets of ideas to create new motifs and themes that can form the basis of your new composition.