This is my first attempt at composing generative music. All four harp parts were generated by a set of melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic rules. Minor editing was done after the fact. I improvised the piano in real-time. The drone was performed using … [Read more...]
The Sermon
The Sermon is a blues written and recorded in 1957 by jazz legend, Jimmy Smith. I haven't learned the complete melody yet but I thought I would take a stab at playing it from memory. After all, it's just an F blues. Watch on Vimeo The Sermon … [Read more...]
One Of These Nights
Download: One Of These Nights Last.fm: One Of These Nights One of these days, I'm gonna buy a big old mansion One of these days, I'm gonna drive a fine car or two With all the things I want How can I enjoy them too If I can't share them with … [Read more...]
Midnight In This Lonely City
Download: Midnight In This Lonely City Last.fm: Midnight In This Lonely City The storm it keeps me up tonight The thunder thrashes any peace A clouded mind I'm thinking through Sometimes it's hard to see the truth The hero always finds a … [Read more...]
Music for 12-29-06
This is me sketching out an idea on the [tag]piano[/tag] in the key of [tag]F[/tag]. [tag]solo piano[/tag] [tag]composing[/tag] [tag]ballad[/tag] [tag]77bpm[/tag] [tag]ToWrite[/tag] Download: Music for 12-29-06 … [Read more...]