Chords Changes

[ssgtjohn]

I've been playing for about a year now and I was wondering if I'm doing the right thing. For example: I'm playing "Misty" in the key of "F." The lead sheet is for Bb instruments. Now, the song starts off with a F7 for four beats and then changes to Cmi7 for two beats and then to F7 for two beats etc. Am I suppose to change that fast with all the chords? Now, I have been practicing the blues scales and I put the "F" blues scales over it and it sounds pretty good. I was just running around with the "F" blues scale and listening to the melody trying to keep harmony. I was also trying to import other scales, such as, the "F" pentatonic scale and the "F" minor scale trying to add flavor. Am I crazy! or am I on the right track! Help!
One more thing...If the song is in "Fma7 are all the other chords "Modes" within that scale?
Thanks to anyone
ssgtjohn

[Frank D]

You might want to try this question in the Jazz Improv area, since it deals more with theory than with the tenor sax.

[Media Lint]

Technically you could get away with holding a C through it all ... not to mention "... An error is simply a failure to adjust immediately from a preconception to an actuality." - Cage

Cage aside: you should not only change as the chords change you should anticipate and make those changes fluid. Probably right: take it up in the improv forum ;)