This is quite uncharactertistic of me, so if you can kindly oblige, I would appreciate it. Clivey is actually the individual who inspired this project. He mentioned the word 'restraint' All I kept thinking of was that word 'restraint'. Playing as cold as I did this morning, I tried to be as less restrained as I could play. 'Tried' is the operative word here. Playing fast, for example, doesn't mean that we're without being restrained. When I had played fast I felt I was laden with restraint because of rhythmical implications. I find it harder to play with less velocity within the passage of notes.
I really need you, if you're accessible to listen, to comply in a very candid, raw, but intelligent way.
You cannot hurt my feelings so I implore that you respond, the way YOU feel about this recording.
I'm experimenting in a way that I need to regarding improvisation, naturally, at the level I'm presently at, which isn't of an advanced nature. Chris Knowles has always been extremely kind in presenting me with rhythms to play against. I'm never interested in the chord structures, but only how I'll react to them.
This recording, is cold right out of the box this morning. I really didn't warm up. Firstly, I placed the rhythm track into two parts. As the first
one fades out I continue to play while the second rhythm track fades in again. I don't want to listen to it until much later today, possibly tomorrow. But I'm presenting it. I'm not sure how the levels came out so keep that in consideration.
I haven't a clue what I played in memory.
I find that when I try and work on various works I get less and less creative. I think I get bored!
I've found that when I pick up my horn cold and press record I think differently, I guess we all do. Personally, I like the way I think in this frame of mind.
How does it sound to the listener? I experiment all the time in various ways, which may not be in a musical reference because I love science. Well, this is my little experiment. I'm going into this blind because I have no idea how anyone would respond to something like this because I didn't want to play in familiar way and I wanted to play and forget about it. That's the best I could do in gathering a non-blindfold test of myself.
If there are responses I'll read them and think about them and then tonight, or tomorrow, I'll sit down and have a listen to it for the first time.
Thanks
Non-Blindfold Test....(Music written by Chris Knowles)
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...bandID=1289603
I really need you, if you're accessible to listen, to comply in a very candid, raw, but intelligent way.
You cannot hurt my feelings so I implore that you respond, the way YOU feel about this recording.
I'm experimenting in a way that I need to regarding improvisation, naturally, at the level I'm presently at, which isn't of an advanced nature. Chris Knowles has always been extremely kind in presenting me with rhythms to play against. I'm never interested in the chord structures, but only how I'll react to them.
This recording, is cold right out of the box this morning. I really didn't warm up. Firstly, I placed the rhythm track into two parts. As the first
one fades out I continue to play while the second rhythm track fades in again. I don't want to listen to it until much later today, possibly tomorrow. But I'm presenting it. I'm not sure how the levels came out so keep that in consideration.
I haven't a clue what I played in memory.
I find that when I try and work on various works I get less and less creative. I think I get bored!
I've found that when I pick up my horn cold and press record I think differently, I guess we all do. Personally, I like the way I think in this frame of mind.
How does it sound to the listener? I experiment all the time in various ways, which may not be in a musical reference because I love science. Well, this is my little experiment. I'm going into this blind because I have no idea how anyone would respond to something like this because I didn't want to play in familiar way and I wanted to play and forget about it. That's the best I could do in gathering a non-blindfold test of myself.
If there are responses I'll read them and think about them and then tonight, or tomorrow, I'll sit down and have a listen to it for the first time.
Thanks
Non-Blindfold Test....(Music written by Chris Knowles)
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...bandID=1289603