Todays piece is based on a Bb vamp I used in an arrangement of Cherokee (refer to blog entry 2/10/09 in the archived blog posts column to the right) I recorded around 20 years ago. I've been experimenting with this off and on for years. I thought it would be fun to improvise a solo over it today. I've been working this B Major over Bb Major sound as it's just an interesting sound and I like to play with going in and out of, and blending these two sounds (scales). I want to arrive at a melody that has some hooks in it - it's been difficult.
This idea lives very close to a Keith Jarrett piece (same key I believe) so I don't want it to evoke that at all. It's my style to move away from the strong established entities already out there, mainly out of respect to them and to myself. Anyone that knows the piece I'm referring to will now be able to make the association, and unfortunately permanently quite possibly! Sorry. The remedy for that is for me to break that association with something that has a strong enough identity of it's own, and that's a challenge I like.
So the journey continues. You might see it appear here again on this music blog or better yet, on an upcoming album where you can hear the melody I feel is good enough to commit to.
This idea lives very close to a Keith Jarrett piece (same key I believe) so I don't want it to evoke that at all. It's my style to move away from the strong established entities already out there, mainly out of respect to them and to myself. Anyone that knows the piece I'm referring to will now be able to make the association, and unfortunately permanently quite possibly! Sorry. The remedy for that is for me to break that association with something that has a strong enough identity of it's own, and that's a challenge I like.
So the journey continues. You might see it appear here again on this music blog or better yet, on an upcoming album where you can hear the melody I feel is good enough to commit to.