ROCK phrasing
In my high school jazz band, i have a long solo (impovised) that has all these harsher sounding chord changes. It starts out with like an 8-10 measure extent with the same chord. Then, it switches all over the place (between 4 different chords) like every other or every two measures, then the entire sequence repeats (if that made any sense to you...). I'm just having trouble because I'm not a rock player. I hate rock, i think it totally sucks. i prefer swing--i can do excellent improv with it, all the time i have spent studying and listening has really paid off. Anyway, this is one of those solos meant to be played "crazy." Sure i've played crazy solos before--in swing/bebop phrasing that is. Because I don't study rock, I'm confused by the "style" I am suppose to play in. I can't stand not swinging notes, I find it to be boring and retarded--that's why i tend to stay away from rock in the first place. I have played, listened to, and memorized so much Parker in the last few years that his style is the foundation of my soloing. Like i said above, I'm confused with the style of rock; its phrasing. Could I just play bebop phrasing but not swing it? I just need someone to explain to me the basics of playing rock. Please help me out!
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