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

["Per Boysen" <perboysen@gmail.com>]

>  ----- 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


Sure. But improvising both chords and melody simultaneously is what
makes it most interesting. Of course that is traditionally possible
with polyphonic instruments as in jazz piano á la Jarret or Kessel
style guitar, but doing it with one voice instruments is where looping
comes in pretty handy.

LOL, Kris - I KNEW you should respond to this post! ;-)   Got Max5
yet, eh? ;-))))D

Per