Improvising: think chords, not just melodies

I recently wrote some pointers about improvising on the forum, in this post, and thought to repeat it on the blog. Hope you find this useful!Jazz players usually improvise not just by thinking about melodies, but also by choosing notes that go beyond the basic 1-3-5 notes in a chord. For instance, instead of using the usual C-E-G notes during a C chord, you can play a B and make the chord a Cmaj7