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frostyjr2

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This will be where i share my soundcloud material with you guys.
There's gonna be a lot of it, because i'm usually posting new material at least 3x a week.
I even have theme days, LOL.
Standards Sunday is devoted to playing versions of classic jazz material &/or Great American Songbook tunes.
Tuesday Bluesday (kind of self explanatory, although my interpretation of what constitutes 'blues' is rather loose, to say the least)
Strange Thursday is when i get up to the weirdness
Fall Back Friday i revisit my past recordings (i have over 4.8k tracks up on soundcloud at present, so there's a bit to choose from, LOL)
and finally, Spacey Saturday, when i play the looser and more ambient kind of things.
Of course, since it's mostly done by layering improvised tracks, and it's all me, there's no hard delineation and it doesn't really matter all that much; it's just a way of getting my ideas started before i press record &/or classifying them stylistically after the fact:
ambient prog
jazzy neofusion
triphop

This is my most recent track:
Hotter (Another Slow Jam Thing)
https://soundcloud.com/id%3Dfrostyjr2%252Fhotter-another-slow-jam-thing-5-24-24-1605%3Btrack_id%3D1829580783

That's the Ibanez EHB1000S and an RG 852.
 
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WavMixer said:
I was just checking out you SoundCloud site, listen to the Bassmas Bedlam' Recipe Dishes collection. I like jazz and it's nice to see a jazz influence here on TTR. Welcome aboard!
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Thanks so much for both the warm welcome and kind words!
The Bassmas Bedlam project was comprised of tracks that were each made to a specific set of parameters furnished by other people.
For example, the Stroopwaffel piece was based on these instructions:
'60 BPM (so real nice and slow)
in 6/8
Key of B flat
Soulful bluesy pop feel (makes sense?)
Fingers and maybe an little palm muting thumb playing
2.22 min
And expand on the I IV V progression and use more chords and substitutions'

Most of my original material is on the ambient prog / neofusion / triphop spectrum, but i also play some more straight ahead jazzy stuff, like this:
https://soundcloud.com/id%3Dfrostyjr2%252Fprelude-to-a-kiss-mr-sunnybass-version-51924-0728%3Btrack_id%3D1825411410

Watch this space, and thanks again!
 
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Fall Back Friday time!
Empire Star (released December 16 2016)

https://soundcloud.com/id%3Dfrostyjr2%252Fsets%252Fempire-star%3Bplaylist_id%3D285918946%3Btrack_id%3D299369863

These tracks were inspired by the Samuel Delany sci fi novella.
As the narrative opens, we meet Comet Jo at eighteen years of age. He has spent his entire life in a "simplex" society on Rhys, a satellite of a Jovian planet orbiting Tau Ceti. (At first it might seem that "simplex" means "simple" or "unintelligent," but after Jo's encounter with the "Geodesic Survey Station" at the latest, it will be clear the notion is much more complicated.) Jo comes upon the wreckage of a spacecraft and encounters two survivors. The first is quickly dying and asks Jo to bring an important message to Empire Star moments before passing away...
 
Well, it's Standards Sunday once again, and a new month,
which means it's time to start a deep dive into a different jazz standard!
This month's selection will be 'Cherokee'.
Originally part of Ray Noble's 'Indian Suite', the piece quickly gained popularity
among jazz musicians for its challenging harmonic structure and became a favorite
for bebop artists.
Although the tempo of the original Ray Noble recording was moderate, it is often played
at a blistering pace nowadays.
Charlie Parker famously used the chord changes of 'Cherokee' as the basis for his
groundbreaking composition 'Ko-Ko', placing it even more firmly as a staple in the jazz repertoire.
Thanks to its intricate melody and demanding improvisational opportunities, it remains a test piece,
one in which jazz instrumentalists showcase their technical prowess and musical creativity.

All that being said, i'm going to give it a go anyhow, LOL.
And so, i give you:
Cherokee (v2.2)
https://soundcloud.com/id%3Dfrostyjr2%252Fjsc-study-50-cherokee-v22-6224-0552%3Btrack_id%3D1835657964

Played on 'Nat' (my homebuilt T-type with a no-name 'staple ' P90 neck pickup)
 
frostyjr2 said:
Well, it's Standards Sunday once again, and a new month,
which means it's time to start a deep dive into a different jazz standard!
This month's selection will be 'Cherokee'.
Originally part of Ray Noble's 'Indian Suite', the piece quickly gained popularity
among jazz musicians for its challenging harmonic structure and became a favorite
for bebop artists.
Although the tempo of the original Ray Noble recording was moderate, it is often played
at a blistering pace nowadays.
Charlie Parker famously used the chord changes of 'Cherokee' as the basis for his
groundbreaking composition 'Ko-Ko', placing it even more firmly as a staple in the jazz repertoire.
Thanks to its intricate melody and demanding improvisational opportunities, it remains a test piece,
one in which jazz instrumentalists showcase their technical prowess and musical creativity.

All that being said, i'm going to give it a go anyhow, LOL.
And so, i give you:
Cherokee (v2.2)
https://soundcloud.com/id%3Dfrostyjr2%252Fjsc-study-50-cherokee-v22-6224-0552%3Btrack_id%3D1835657964

Played on 'Nat' (my homebuilt T-type with a no-name 'staple ' P90 neck pickup)
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That is a really upbeat number.
As anyone here can tell you, jazz is not in my wheelhouse.
But, I liked this a lot. (Just don’t tell any of the other metalheads). You may have single-handedly opened my eyes to something new to explore.
 
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