the measure of a block and the tempo of my walk home along Clermont Avenue. Tuesday, 11pm.
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This is what I was doing when you called
Maybe I should call this the Ornette Coleman Blog (a study of his music). Most of what I do on the saxophone is make noise, I don’t really practice it like I do the piano. But this time I decided to actually learn a song, so I transcribed “Lonely Woman” by Ornette Coleman on the Alto. In this recording I played it into the soundboard of my upright piano and recorded the strings vibrating as well as the saxophone. It adds an interesting kind of reverb to the track. Also listen for Hudson calling me as my phone vibrates towards the end. It cuts off right on cue. I had to keep going, it was the best take. (note to self, turn phone off while recording.)
Muzak
So I was wrong in my last post, assuming that I would hear a muzak version of “Let it Be” featuring guitar and flute at the dentist. What I actually heard (and recorded via iphone recorder) was “Yesterday” played by guitar and flute. I was close.<br><br><br>
Dentist Visit
Everyone has a different experience at the dentist’s office. I don’t fall on the Marcia Brady side of the spectrum when it comes to the dentist. I would never daydream about the dentist like she does in season four’s episode “Love and the Older Man”. She had a thing for Dr. Vogel, the Brady family dentist. Rather, I align more with the Finding Nemo or Marathon Man view of the dentist. A torturous, bloodthirsty villain. I’m going to see the dentist tomorrow and thought it would be interesting to sonically recreate the environment of the dental office. From the terrrible beatles muzak to the sound of scraping metal…Mostly I hate the sound of it.</p>
Sleep Talking
Perhaps I’m so fond of Ornette Coleman’s “Sleep Talking” because I used to do quite a bit of talking in my sleep as a kid. I also engaged in a lot sleep fighting with my brothers when they would try to wake me from my late night David Letterman slumber. Almost as crazy as street fighting.
Anyways, the track below is a free improvisation on Coleman’s “Sleep Talking” which I already mentioned here on el blog. I use some of the ideas from my previous post on repeated notes, but in the context of a more concrete melody. I like the idea of doing Ornette Coleman in a solo piano context, since one of his contributions to improvised music was doing away with the need for a chordal instrument like piano.
