BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
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51.47Level 22 — harmonic freeze inside swing

After several bars of functional jazz movement:

suddenly stop on A7♭9 for two bars.

Return to ostinato rhythm.

You have reintroduced the earlier sound-world.

This creates thematic recall.