Alright, I know I'm running late but I decided to do one of my "riffon a standard" recordings with time/tempo video to go along with it.
I'm really hoping a less crude form of this kind of representation can become interesting to viewers. I know my particular brand of timing is pretty unconventional, and very difficult to follow. Frankly I have trouble watching and listening to these. It gets really rubato sounding, and I can understand why serious musicians (who I'm trying to appeal to) really don't care for what I'm doing here, for various reasons.
I guarantee you I am connected with the time here. I'm playing to the same metronome you can hear faintly in the background while I record these songs. There are places on the page where I land on the count of one with the right chord! So some markers are in place. If you don't like this stuff, yes, it'll be too much work for something not worth it. If you're curious about the how or why I play like this I want to cater to that curiosity. I just realized if I had a back-up rhythm section playing straight time while I play this free style over it, this would definitely show my intent in a more musical context. I'll work on that. For now......
I'm really hoping a less crude form of this kind of representation can become interesting to viewers. I know my particular brand of timing is pretty unconventional, and very difficult to follow. Frankly I have trouble watching and listening to these. It gets really rubato sounding, and I can understand why serious musicians (who I'm trying to appeal to) really don't care for what I'm doing here, for various reasons.
I guarantee you I am connected with the time here. I'm playing to the same metronome you can hear faintly in the background while I record these songs. There are places on the page where I land on the count of one with the right chord! So some markers are in place. If you don't like this stuff, yes, it'll be too much work for something not worth it. If you're curious about the how or why I play like this I want to cater to that curiosity. I just realized if I had a back-up rhythm section playing straight time while I play this free style over it, this would definitely show my intent in a more musical context. I'll work on that. For now......