Here's some riffon But Beautiful.
From 8/7 to 8/27 this mblog will feature a new series of pieces different from the one minute original improvisations I’ve posted from the beginning. These upcoming pieces will also be one minute long but other restrictions will apply.
From 8/7 to 8/27 this mblog will feature a new series of pieces different from the one minute original improvisations I’ve posted from the beginning. These upcoming pieces will also be one minute long but other restrictions will apply.
They’re all common “jazz fake book tunes”, I play through the basic form of each tune once (an intro or ending might be included if I thought it was an important part of the piece), The exact tempo of the tune based on beats per minute is used so that from the beginning of the first measure (no pick-up notes) to the downbeat of the top of the form upon repeating is played (marked) for the listener.
They’re named with the prefix “riffon” to indicate riffing on the song - I’m basically soloing on the form and not playing the melody. Doing these tunes in creative and liberating ways is the only way I can be interested enough to take on a series. The most fun was what these restrictions (rules) did to the tempos of the tunes. it was brought to my attention just how many standards are 32 measures long - pretty standard! So I had to play at 128bpm quite a few times. But I immediately thought of how slow Blue in Green would have to be, or how fast a Jobim tune over twice as long as the norm would be - very fun.
You may notice I’m going through the song list in alphabetical order. I’m perusing through books to find the songs I want to do and just made it to the D’s. If I want to continue this format or form albums, I’ve just gotten started!