Tag: Oriental
I’ll be seeing You (6″35)
by Jazzcomputer on Dec.22, 2008, under Listen
I’ll be seeing you is a very popular song with countless arrangements. The guitar reaches this melody after a very long developpement of slow and dark percussion exchange, punctuated with oriental harp phrases. (continue reading…)
Isfahan (9″36)
by Jazzcomputer on Dec.22, 2008, under Listen
Isfahan, a jazz ballad, was written in the late Fifties by Duke Ellington. Again, harmonies remain somewhat complex and unusual regarding many jazz standards written at this time. The melody itself conceals very subtle oriental sonorities, (continue reading…)
Water Drops (11″58)
by Jazzcomputer on Dec.21, 2008, under Listen
Three little synth notes and a water drop open this long piece ; a harp starts dialing with his far eastern cousin, the Koto, then other instruments (marimba, timpani and strings) enter slowly the soundscape, introducing (continue reading…)
Indian Mood on Thethys (9″46)
by Jazzcomputer on Dec.20, 2008, under Listen
Indian Mood on Thethys begins with a long guitar improvisation. Then, the Udu and distant bells opens a ryhtmic path for a Koto chorus, and the track finally quotes John Mc Laughlin’s “Lotus Feet” (continue reading…)