I just played this blues based tune in G and it was really nice, but I wasn't recording and it was too long for this mblog. So I hit record and tried to encapsulate the moment again in a minute or so. Two very difficult things to do but it came out pretty good.
I'm experimenting with blues these days. I have a few ideas for theme related piano albums and I am getting close to recording again. Among the themes are folk songs from mainly the 60's and 70's, new age minimalist, and blues. All three I want to approach in my typical manner of free and basically slow or rubato. Now that I have three albums to date that reflect this approach I'm seeing that this may be more than a phase for me, so I'm seeing all these different genres I've been associated with through this lens. I like it!
The way that I play - with freedom of timing and harmony, and slowly, etc., seems a much better way to enter certain "styles" of music for me. As soon as I think of holding a beat or establishing a groove with this stuff it falls into the category of "what everyone else does". Double edged sword here. It will be for far fewer people, those who enjoy relaxing music, and not for the masses, who are brought together with a beat to move to that is such a powerful force for sure.
I'm experimenting with blues these days. I have a few ideas for theme related piano albums and I am getting close to recording again. Among the themes are folk songs from mainly the 60's and 70's, new age minimalist, and blues. All three I want to approach in my typical manner of free and basically slow or rubato. Now that I have three albums to date that reflect this approach I'm seeing that this may be more than a phase for me, so I'm seeing all these different genres I've been associated with through this lens. I like it!
The way that I play - with freedom of timing and harmony, and slowly, etc., seems a much better way to enter certain "styles" of music for me. As soon as I think of holding a beat or establishing a groove with this stuff it falls into the category of "what everyone else does". Double edged sword here. It will be for far fewer people, those who enjoy relaxing music, and not for the masses, who are brought together with a beat to move to that is such a powerful force for sure.