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Endangered Notes (Lioli8) by HenriROGERsoloandbands [Email]
Genre: NUjazz

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Last Played: Nov 07, 2008 - 10:49:01 AM
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Uploaded: Sep 26, 2008 - 09:21:10 PM
Last Updated: Sep 26, 2008 - 09:21:10 PM
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Sometimes things seem as simple as this loop but they're not :-)
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Endangered Notes &mdash 09/26/08 - 09:27:46 PM
I admire you couyrage to take any challenege here
at MJ and brought them to be your great palette of
art ...man you just so Great ...what a bass and
piano ...powerfull work ... thnx alot for sharin !!!!

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Fun &mdash 09/26/08 - 09:43:11 PM

I had lot of fun doing this :-)
Thank you so much for your support .

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I love the juxtapositions here &mdash 09/26/08 - 10:28:36 PM
The persistence of the loop against the counter melody of the bass line and the free form melodies of the additional instruments is really engaging.

I feel as if I am the one who stops and smells the roses and the garbage as the rest of the city folks just keep moovin' along.

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The one who stops &mdash 09/27/08 - 05:08:20 AM
Very nice description ,thank you very much .

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Complete Production Henri &mdash 09/27/08 - 12:33:15 AM
This is a very cool Jazz piece you built around that dastardly loop. Love the whole thing, but the piano really shines for me. he disjointed parts near the end are unusual to be sure, but in this case they seem to work really well.

Excellent piece of work here Henri, thanks for sharing.

Ed

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Dastardly loop &mdash 09/27/08 - 05:16:03 AM

Thank you very much .
I fell into dissonant music very soon .
I miss Zappa , Prince and jazz musics with harmony tensions .
Even the Beatles had a few "out" chords and notes ...
Also there were dissonnant musics in popular movies .

"Edangered Notes " ... :-)


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Complex &mdash 09/27/08 - 07:38:54 AM
You take the simple loop and build a complex modern jazz sound with it. And you make it sound so natural, like all these notes were somehow hidden in the loop to start with. Cool small orchestra sound with the saxes, strings and flute sound taking interesting turns.

Thanks
Bill

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Complex &mdash 09/27/08 - 06:54:53 PM

Thank you very much .
The simple vs complex lines in music is a fantastic way to
create .
I have experimented this a lot with modal jazz where the bass lines can be easy and quite simple but the soloists are free to go in very rich harmonic and rythmic diections .



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Jazzy &mdash 09/27/08 - 08:44:17 AM
Nice jazzy piece... Great mix this... Cheers

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Cheers &mdash 09/27/08 - 06:59:20 PM

Very glad you enjoyed , thank you .

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This is just &mdash 09/27/08 - 10:21:12 AM
top class musicianship, composing skills and production. I miss Zappa too.
Cheers
Len



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Zappa &mdash 09/27/08 - 07:03:45 PM

What a genius he was !
Thank you , much appreciated .

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:-] &mdash 09/27/08 - 10:25:39 AM
Henri ... how cool are you ??? VERY ! You make everything sound so simple ... what a great take on this loop!!

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Sound simple &mdash 09/27/08 - 07:06:20 PM

I think this is a great compliment :-)
Thenk you very much .

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well... &mdash 09/27/08 - 03:07:56 PM
with fingers as nimble as that how could you go wrong LOL. I love simple robot like naivety of the bass and drum opposed to the complex variety of the piano and other keyboard instruments you play, regards M

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:-) &mdash 09/27/08 - 07:11:27 PM

Playing the "wrong" note at the right time ... :-)
Thank you .

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... &mdash 09/27/08 - 03:38:01 PM
...nice ride. just started kickin back and the sax snuck up on me. Great performance and arrangement.

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... &mdash 09/27/08 - 07:36:53 PM

Glad you've been patient :-)
Thank you very much .

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LOL... &mdash 09/27/08 - 04:40:48 PM
...doesn't sound so simple to me...but it DOES sound fantastic!

I'm very into this, Henri...the bass and percussion create a very wide open sound which your right hand is having waaaay too much fun playing over.

;)


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Right hand &mdash 09/27/08 - 07:53:18 PM

I have to explain the things to my right hand , a good education lol
Thank you very much .


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Truly creative &mdash 09/27/08 - 06:49:22 PM
You bring a great musical sensibility to this, working with the notes of the loop to create something that goes beyond the progression. Lovely, imaginative playing, and some really sweet touches on the piano, and then when the horns come in - wow! I love the arrangement. Very cool. Nicely done. Peace.

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Peace &mdash 09/27/08 - 08:31:22 PM

Much appreciated ,thank you .

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And here is the ultimate deception &mdash 09/27/08 - 09:23:36 PM
When this little jewel is launched, the Dr. won't know what hit him. Total chaos will reign in his brain as it stews in it's own juices from a complete system overload.

Very effective, and very deadly to the Dr.

CSP

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Poor DR :-) &mdash 09/28/08 - 09:03:51 AM


Thank you very much .

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Zappa would love this &mdash 09/27/08 - 10:12:22 PM
...wow. I wish I could paint a picture of just how artful and entrancing this is. I couldn't imagine something jazzy and disjointed linking up with that crazy-simple loop, but this works beautifully. I couldn't describe how, and the grin on my face doesn't worry about why - this is just one big slap of brilliance across the loop.

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Very cool &mdash 09/28/08 - 09:16:05 AM

Much appreciated , thank you .


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I love this.. &mdash 09/28/08 - 02:18:56 AM
but... no matter how much it inspired what you played, that loop doesn't deserve to be a part of this awesome tune....

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The loop &mdash 09/28/08 - 09:21:13 AM

Thank you very much .
I think without the loop it migth sound a bit too serious ?


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Well this certainly surprised me &mdash 09/28/08 - 02:50:14 AM
Its been said before, however I am going to say it again. I love these challanges because you get to hear so many ideas on one theme. This track certainly is completely different to anything I have heard so far, its great. Very original music, well done.

By the way, I loved Egypt, beautiful country and seeing the pyramids was a dream come true.

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Surprise &mdash 09/28/08 - 09:29:34 AM
Thank you.
I'm very glad this track gets many nice comments .
I'm not worried anymore for the "Endangered Notes" :-)
My family was on the Suez canal for my father's job till the independance of Egypt .
I never saw the pyramides ... :-( :-)

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I am .... &mdash 09/28/08 - 03:16:38 AM
.. reminded of the "mad scientist" ... with wild hair flowing as he creates his latest masterpiece using the piano as his laboratory of choice ! oh so avante guarde .... (did I spell that wrong?) ... anyhoo ... very kewl treatment !

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Avant-garde &mdash 09/28/08 - 10:03:47 AM

There are some science and mathematics here :-)
But shuuutt it's a secret .
Thank you very much .

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that's just funk'd up &mdash 09/28/08 - 04:10:08 AM
Loose as a goose flyin on the keys, the woodwind right before 2 minutes just knocked me out of my chair

Really cool piece, I forgot all about that loop

. - Harold

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Funk'd up &mdash 09/28/08 - 11:37:10 AM

Thank you .
This GB sax sound is quite nice .

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Leaves me feeling quite tense &mdash 09/28/08 - 07:02:52 AM
Can't put my finger on it, but nice work

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Thank you &mdash 09/28/08 - 11:39:45 AM

for the listen and the comment .

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videmment, vous tes vers. &mdash 09/28/08 - 01:39:35 PM
Ceci rveillerait beaucoup de personnes somnolentes. Cafine through a piano! La mort au Lioli! Merci.

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Cafeine pianistique &mdash 09/28/08 - 01:47:39 PM

Bonne idee :-)
Merci .

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Endangered, indeed! &mdash 09/28/08 - 02:49:52 PM
I love the 'controlled chaos' of this piece, and the way the colors shift and change around the constant loop in a vibrant flurry.

The dissonance and departure at the end is particularly nice! Nothing predictable about this!

Fantastic production, too. Thanks for sharing :)

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"Controlled Chaos" &mdash 09/28/08 - 03:51:10 PM


Thank you very much .

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Just fantastic &mdash 09/28/08 - 10:12:34 PM
stuff here.the transition from the loop into the saxes then strings is just spectacular.Is a little Zappa like- St. Alphonso's Pancake Breakfast.The loop kind of adds an element of humor.Someday I hope to learn to play dissonant lines like that on the guitar!

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Dissonant &mdash 09/29/08 - 07:34:59 AM

There is a great book about dissonant lines :
"the thesaurus of scales" , Nicholas Slonimski .

Thank you very much .

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Genius &mdash 09/29/08 - 01:05:56 AM
I love the section that moves from the potent saxes to the melancholy, heart-twisting strings. This goes in such unpredictable, fascinating directions and I admire what you've created here SO much, Henri. (L)

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Unpredictable &mdash 09/29/08 - 07:39:44 AM

Thank you , I'm very glad you enjoyed the listen .

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Imaginative &mdash 09/29/08 - 07:40:03 AM
Piece.The way the music takes turns and never loses itself and that piano full of colours.Very Very good.Downloaded and faved.

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Colours &mdash 09/29/08 - 05:06:40 PM

Thank you ,much appreciated .

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neat &mdash 09/29/08 - 02:41:02 PM
i love the counterpoint that iis in everything. that piano is amazing too, really nice. almost reminds me of Bowies Alladin Sane pianist. i'm very impressed.

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Mike Garson &mdash 09/29/08 - 05:11:27 PM
"I've had more communication in the last 26 years about that one solo than the 11 albums I've done on my own, the six that I've done with another group that I'm co-leader of, hundreds of pieces I've done with other people and the 3,000 pieces of music I've written to date. I don't think there's been a week in those 26 years that have gone by without someone, somewhere, asking me about it!"
He was "Alladin Sane" pianist ...
Much appreciated comment , thank you .


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avant garde funk &mdash 09/30/08 - 12:54:19 AM
Cool funky groove mixed with a little Cecil Taylorish piano.

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Cecil Taylor &mdash 09/30/08 - 03:09:16 PM

One of my favs pianits :-)
Thank tou .

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Amazing piano work &mdash 09/30/08 - 04:20:49 AM
but then that's no surprise from you. Great way to work off the loop like he's a member of the band stuck in a groove while the rest of you work magic to keep it changing. Really excellent - love the sax work too and all your voice choices.

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Off the loop &mdash 09/30/08 - 03:16:42 PM

It's cool to have a kind of robot playing the non stop same boring thing with no opinion on the result LOL
Thank you .


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nice trip &mdash 09/30/08 - 07:03:44 PM
i love the opening chords you chose to comp the loop. i didn't quite understand the bass line though - but that's OK.

the piano lead is great fun - tons of energy there! the horns came in as a welcome surprise. my, it's getting thick and dark now.

and now we're leveling off - skimming over a lake at dawn perhaps... to finally soar into the sky

thanks



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Sky &mdash 10/01/08 - 09:52:39 AM

Very cool description , thanks a lot .

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Amazing &mdash 10/03/08 - 05:28:35 AM
what you've done with this.

The playing is brilliant and using the loop as more of a rhythm instrument really works.

Wonderfully inventive with nice changes of texture. Almost a little Messien like in the strings against the piano I thought.

Cheers

Dick

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Messiaen &mdash 10/03/08 - 05:53:47 PM

Yes I agree :-) " Quatuor for the ends of times "...
Thank you .

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