using the transcription process to develop jazz-related rhythmic
sitting there at the keyboard and figuring things out(i'm mainly referring to melodic transcription here although this could apply to working on the other parts of solos as well)using one of the many methods of slowing things down(if necessary)is a good way to work on your rhythmic concept,i think.it forces you to figure out what a given phrase is and how to notate it rhythmically,which i think develops a lot of what is needed to "think in rhythmic terms" when improvising.
whether or not you can get other things like "stylistic concept re-influences" or "specific harmonic-melodic aspect" together with transcription may very well be a debatable,individual-case specific subject,but taking the time to figure things out and notate them in of itself is something i'd recommend anyone trying to develop this side of their overall playing.it's a kind of "dictation exercise" where you control both the amount of times you need to hear the given phrase and how long it takes you to notate it correctly.there are a lot of online sites dealing with notating rhythms that will help you if you need to see how things look on paper.
for players who deal with everything but this in working on their soloing(i.e. practice everything in strings of eighths or 16ths focusing on speed of execution and technique and assume that once they get on the bandstand all the other important factors involved in constructing strong melodic lines like phrasing,use of space,developing ideas in a rhythmically strong way in conjunction with what's going on in the group as you solo)will "happen"(as they do,to whatever extent possible,given individual-case-specific factors),i couldn't recommend this enough.
if you want more info about this,take a look at the file called "developing..."over at 360 degrees......
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