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Just stumbled across this and I loved it. Brings back old memories too. I've never been much of a jazzer, but my first piano teacher was heavily into free-jazz and we often improvised together.
Of course it's the nature of improvisations that not every moment is "perfect", but that's also what makes it so interesting: You never know when a truly great moment is going to come, it's just suddenly there and everything fits and all players are becoming a oneness. Maybe it will only last for a second before it vanishes again, but that second alone can be magic.
Of course, a great part of this magic gets lost in a recording, so I'm generally not a huge fan of recording improvisations. But I still experienced some of these really special moments that were a real joy to listen to. (Well, I liked listening to the whole thing too.)
I found that lead sheet absolutely brilliant too, in its simplicity and effectiveness. Random pitches on one single rhythmic figure (well, it's not so much a rhythmic figure as a pulse of course) work very well.
I understand the scepticism towards voices in improvisations very well and they often annoy me too. Not at all in this piece though. I found the voice very fitting and it gave the piece a unique sound that I liked quite a lot.
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