-
Originally Posted by ragman1
Partial aside:
Reminds me of this project by an artist who goes by the name Caretaker. He took a bunch of old, forgotten swing-era jazz records and presented them in six parts as a way of chronicling the descent of a patient into the horrors of dementia:
“Released from 2016 to 2019, its six albums depict the stages of dementia. It distorts the music as each stage passes. The first three consist of big band records, while the fourth and fifth stages are sound collages of them.”
I read somewhere he was originally influenced by music in the ballroom scene from the movie The Shining. It is a pretty cool project—I’ve listened to a bit of it, but to be honest it kind of creeps me out so I haven’t tried to listen to the whole thing.
-
05-08-2021 11:39 AM
-
Originally Posted by Triple_Jazz
edit: I found a Windows Device Settings screen with L and R sliders. At that point I found out that the youtube track is recorded in mono. So, I didn't find a way to reduce the volume of the piano. Suggestions would be appreciated!
I'm not sure how to make the overdrive "meatier". It's not a sound I use a lot, but I have one patch programmed in my pedalboard for some big band arrangements that call for it in the charts. More gain, I suppose? This patch models an overdriven amp (probably a Boogie). I didn't use the Distortion module in the ME80. Maybe more treble from the amp?Last edited by rpjazzguitar; 05-08-2021 at 03:34 PM.
-
Originally Posted by ragman1
-
Pre covid, I went to hear Robert Glasper at the Blue Note in NYC.
At one point, I thought I heard some references to Stella. Very subtle.
Later, he actually stated part of the melody more clearly. I don't think it was as written. And, it was only a portion of the tune.
They soloed only on a different section of the tune. Iirc, it was 8 bars near the end.
The lesson: playing the tune the way the composer intended is one option, but there are others. I know people who are doctrinaire about not varying the composer's melody an iota, but I'm no longer one of them.
-
Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
Last edited by John A.; 05-08-2021 at 06:36 PM.
-
Originally Posted by John A.
-
Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
John
-
Here's a take I did. I've always liked this tune, although there are other Monk compositions that I think are more idiosyncratic to his style. It was written for Bud Powell!
-
Excellent, Alter! Great lines and lots of variety.
-
Originally Posted by Alter
A long solo with an excellent sense and taste, at an extremely professional level.
A modest man who plays the guitar very well.
Congratulations Mr. Alter.
-
Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
-
Originally Posted by lawson-stone
-
Thanks for the kind words. If I was to critic myself, there's quite a bit of repetition in the solo at times, plus a bit too chromaticism on various lines (I do enjoy "cleaner" playing).
-
Originally Posted by Alter
Play live . . . Marinero
-
Yea... Great take Alter, I agree with Kris. It was fun to listen to.
I would also agree with you about the content thing... but it was still cool. We're not at a gig etc.
The only thing I would say... to elevate your solo, get noticed etc... have a shape in mind... when or as you play. By that I mean, something needs to help bring us... the audience, somewhere. Just rambling on is great for this forum etc... but through some musical concepts..... you need to take your solo somewhere and then back. Playing head, soloing then the head again.... is not the goal, right.
Could be as simple as standard 2/3rds of the way through.... Have a high point, where you've been heading and can come back from. You sound like you have pretty good chops so even just some articulated double stops or something that breaks the 8th notes , da-ba-doo-ba thing, ( it gets old), with some energy that make us feel like we went or are going somewhere.
You don't need to change anything... and it's still cool. I'm no critic etc...
Please take my comments as positive, I dig all your posts.
-
Great job Alter: over 5 mins long and you kept my attention the whole time. I didn't have time to hear the others properly.
I don't know if you realize Reg, but a lot of people here (definitely me) are probably pushed for time and are not in a position to "craft" a solo in the way you allude to. So, we just put something out there.
-
Forgive a second post -- different approach.
-
Awesome Alter..interspersed with some Wes chordings ... Majestic
-
Here's another one, this time with a backing track, trying to add a somewhat different color and feel from my first. I also thought about some of the things said on this thread about varying the content more, taking liberties with the head and trying not to fall into too much do-be-do-be-do-be unbroken strings of 1/8 notes.. And I had fun with the track, which is pretty funky.
Last edited by John A.; 05-09-2021 at 11:10 PM.
-
Better late than never?
Was trying to keep it short and stick to the original melody.
You guys are hard acts to follow...
-
rp: that was wonderful.
John: very daring and unusual.
-
Originally Posted by Peter C
Examples, as Altered said, he didn't like his use of too many chromatic note... that is part of crafting a solo. Chromatic notes imply... Harmony. When one used too many chromatic notes... the harmony can become undefined, muddy from mixing too many harmonic references.
Examples of Crafting... (in no specific order)
1) Harmonic Plan... make choices as to what changes your using, and imply them 1st time through. This will help one be able to help shape your solo... lots of techniques, tension release, set up extensions for effect...
2) melodic development... the melody and/or your melodic ideas, Again set up your targets so they will have a effect when used and will also help define your Shape. Simple techniques, such as lines that move up... to the target and then back down . Or use of melodic and octave transpositions... etc...
3) Same thing, but with use of Rhythm...
4) Energy, all the simple physical BS
All these, (and as many more as you choose), are used to help shape what we play.
The use of these techniques are part of Performance techniques.
There's nothing wrong with just putting something out, it's all good. But if we start doing something, like the crafting thing.... we will get better. That's all I'm trying to do.
-
Originally Posted by Peter C
Last edited by John A.; 05-10-2021 at 11:32 AM.
-
My take: quite vanilla I guess and not overly sophisticated but that's where I am at right now so that's what I can do. It's a great tune and I love the head. I will work some more on this in th future.
-
Originally Posted by TOMMO
Like-New Gibson ES-335's
Today, 10:47 AM in Guitar, Amps & Gizmos