JumpingJackFlash wrote:Well, how it sounds is of course subjective.datroof wrote:Experimenting with sounds like this is a big part of learning to improvise. It doesn't even require much cleverness, really.
The point is that merely playing the white notes starting on D over an obviously functional chord progression in C major does not make the resulting music "Dorian".
OP mentioned a D dorian backing track. I don't know exactly what he means by that, but for the purposes of answering his question, I don't think it really matters. He's obviously in the ballpark, has a basic understanding of what he's talking about, and his question seems fairly clear. Easiest path to understanding is to give an answer that he can understand and use.