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Robin Jessome Quintet --- Gordon Hyland (tenor sax), myself (trombone), Tom Van Seters (piano), Mark Godfrey (bass), Mark Segger (drums)

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Band is: Gordon Hyland (tenor sax), myself (trombone), Tom Van Seters (piano), Mark Godfrey (bass), Mark Segger (drums). Many thanks to Marius for working the board on this one...:thumbsup:

Start off with a vamp - this fragment has been popping up unused for years, so I'm happy I finally found a way to use it... My current musical direction is really fascinated with the layering of freely interpreted forms over structured time/harmony. The melody floats on top of the vamp which, I think, is a pretty cool effect.... Texture thins, stuff happens, the vamp comes back and the tune ends.

Comments welcome.

Even though I LOATHE free-jazz in general I found this to be very interesting. A cool groove and nice players equals awesome music.

Cool chart! :)

Thanks Franz,

More and more I'm considering myself primarily a "free-jazz" player... emphasis on the jazz for sure... I'm sure, eventually you'll start to dig it. ;)

No one else?

C'mon! At least let me know if you listened to it.

I listened to it, but I don't know enough about the genre to make any educated comments. I used to do a lot of free improvisation many years ago, and I found it was usually a lot more fun to play than to listen to afterward, but I don't think any of us ever really had a knack for it, which is probably why the results never impressed anyone. That, and the drugs, of course.

I did like the head, though. Killer rhythm section.

Glenn, Thanks for listening and for the kind words. I'm extremely privileged to work with such fantastic musicians! They are "killer" indeed.

Already gave you my comments, but I don't want the thread to die, so:

Good work! I listened and enjoyed this.. especially the eerie, layered 'head'. The very sparse textures in the middle maybe got a bit 'heavy' for me, but I think the overall structure works, and that this was a successful experiment.

Thanks Daniel! I appreciate the compliments...as well as your valiant efforts to keep this thread going.... ;)

I don't listen to a lot of jazz, so I don't have much to say.

I found it to be eerie, and "bit 'heavy'" in the middle, but I did enjoy it. I had fun listening to it.

Keep playin' man. :thumbsup:

...I found it to be eerie, and "bit 'heavy'" in the middle, but I did enjoy it. I had fun listening to it.

Keep playin' man. :thumbsup:

Eerie... I'll take that as a compliment for sure. I can also understand how it might be a bit dense and "heavy" to someone not accustomed to free-jazz. It can take a while to acclimatize as a listener to this sort of thing.

:) Thanks for listening!

I like this--you guys are good together. Have you spent much time listening to Clusone Trio? You'd probably enjoy them a great deal. And once again, I like your tone on the trombone, and I'm a bit of a stick in the mud when it comes to trombone tone thanks to my upbringing, although I dig Ray Anderson to death.

I like this--you guys are good together. Have you spent much time listening to Clusone Trio? You'd probably enjoy them a great deal. And once again, I like your tone on the trombone, and I'm a bit of a stick in the mud when it comes to trombone tone thanks to my upbringing, although I dig Ray Anderson to death.

Thanks for listening, and for the kind words! I am particularly fond of my sound ...for any player, your SOUND is a long struggle to find something you're content with, luckily, I've stumbled on something that works!

I'm not familiar with the Clusone Trio, and will be sure to dig into them....

Also, Ray Anderson is a beast... I liken him to Tom Waits in terms of: breadth of sounds ... there's so much going on, and so much power and energy conveyed in a single note simply by your sound and how you present it... :thumbsup:

For Clusone, I recommend I Am an Indian.

Excellent work, Robin! You guys play really well together! It's a great piece, reminds me of Medeski Martin and Wood.

Ok

Step 1- keep writing music

Step2- Make new CD

Step 3- send one to me so I can bathe in it's jazzy orgasmic delight.

Step 4- repeat

Seriously, you're so good at what you do Robin. I can't thank you enough for gracing your presenence and blowing our minds among our miniature brains

AWESOME

Thanks for listening guys!! ...Medeski, Martin & Wood eh!? ...not a comparison I would have expected, but I'll take it. ;)

@ TG - stay tuned, I'm working on finding a way to produce a recording ...soon. That means, hopefully, sometime within a year. ...we'll see. Send money.

EXCELLENT! I really liked the piece.

If you want any comment, I don't really see the point of those three chords at the end of the free section. I would just open it up completely, to then go back to the vamp, just like you did. Actually, that's what it sounds like anyway, so I'd leave out the chords.

But that's just a tiny comment on the lead sheat, the recording sounds top notch to me.

wow. nice i enjoyed. :) i dont play jazz, but i listen to alot of free jazz.

really good rythmic section. the trb and sax communicate good together. the communication reminds me off john zorn`s mazada.

Hey guys, thanks so much for listening!

(sorry I missed this last month, but...) @ ThomasJ: those "chords" are really just indicators of a root - a new padalpoint which helps keep the energy moving forward. I find large open spaces can have a tendency to stagnate quickly without something to help them along...

@ Aleks - :D The Masada comment made my day! If you can hear that, then I WIN!!

Thanks again!

Hey guys, thanks so much for listening!

(sorry I missed this last month, but...) @ ThomasJ: those "chords" are really just indicators of a root - a new padalpoint which helps keep the energy moving forward. I find large open spaces can have a tendency to stagnate quickly without something to help them along...

@ Aleks - :D The Masada comment made my day! If you can hear that, then I WIN!!

Thanks again!

Sorry but... was that comment meant ironic? because i really mean it. i have always liked the way john zorn and that trumpet player in masada communicate. its like their speaking to each other. and i think i hear it here too? am i being wrong?

Sorry but... was that comment meant ironic? because i really mean it. i have always liked the way john zorn and that trumpet player in masada communicate. its like their speaking to each other. and i think i hear it here too? am i being wrong?

I know you meant it, hence my genuine and honest response.

Please, don't expect everyone around here to be facetious and sarcastic all the time... ;)

Again, thanks for the kind words.

There's just something about this music that i cant grasp, and i really like it

I see busy streets and stuff and some people playing in a bar

I am not familiar with Jazz but this song is worth listening

There's just something about this music that i cant grasp, and i really like it

I see busy streets and stuff and some people playing in a bar

I am not familiar with Jazz but this song is worth listening

Thanks a lot for listening! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

:)

Robin Jessome Quintet --- Gordon Hyland (tenor sax), myself (trombone), Tom Van Seters (piano), Mark Godfrey (bass), Mark Segger (drums)

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Very interesting piece indeed. The midsection literally scared me, extremely dissonnant, but still somehow enjoyable.