Piano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
51.9 Play A7♭9 for a long time
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51.9Play A7♭9 for a long time

LH A.

RH:

C♯-G-B♭.

A7♭9 sonority: A bass under C♯-G-B♭ (3, ♭7, ♭9)

Loop.

Do not resolve.

Listen until the chord stops feeling like an emergency requiring immediate D minor.

It becomes:

a local environment.

This is a major modal-jazz skill.