Re: Chord progressions, Multi Lateral Improvisation (looping) (Miles Davis, Bitches Brew)

["Boise Experimental Music Festival" <khartung@cableone.net>]

----- Original Message ----- 

>  Back in the days chord progression were looked at as
> "tyrannic" restrictions in improvised music. With the modern looping
> gear this has not to be, since loops can be instantly changed to
> evolve and also "pitched" on-the-fly into any chord progression. In
> essence the "background" chord structure can be instantly improvised
> as well as  melody lines. In my praxis I prefer to call this Multi
> Lateral Improvisation. And I predict a revival for chord analysis
> based improvisation!

Sounds good to me!!

Of course, just a side note, one doesn't need looping technology to do 
chordal improvisation. I do it all of the time, freely contructing complex 
chords or tone clusters on the fly to suit the feel of the moment, etc.

Kris