[Leon Grizzard]

Originally Posted by klasaine

For example you mention The Nightlife (which we've discussed before). That intro is a fairly stock 'modern' jazz turnaround and I don't think individual changes over it anymore because I've played it so many times. But I had to learn it at some point and work things out over it which in turn exposed me to many melodic ideas which in turn improved my ability to hear more complicated melodies, etc, etc, etc.

Seem pretty darn exotic to me! Oh, well.