Contrapuntal Improvisation By Neil Olmstead '75 Professor Neil Olmstead, an active pianist, composer, and educator, holds a bachelor's degree from Berklee and a master's from New England Conservatory. His book Solo Jazz Piano: The Linear Approach is available through Berklee Press.

Among the many pianists who have contributed to the art of pure linear improvisation, Lennie Tristano, Dave McKenna, Alan Broadbent, Kenny Barron, and Brad Mehldau stand out for their extraordinary abilities in contrapuntal improvisation. Whether used in a solo piano, duo, or trio setting, this contrapuntal technique involves forsaking chordal accompaniment in the left hand and playing independent, moving lines instead. Novel Buya Hamka Merantau Ke Deli Pdf. In the cases of Lennie Tristano and Dave McKenna, the left hand plays pure walking bass lines while the right improvises freely. Brad Mehldau's left hand is an integral solo voice that often complements complex melodic material played by the right hand.

Best Photo Frame Software. The investigation operates on the commonly accepted idea that the music of Lennie Tristano and his associates is esoteric and that Turner's expression of their influence is rare. Interviews (with Turner, Gary Foster, and Joey Sellers) and musical transcriptions aid in identifying the stylistic traits and concepts Turner derived. Excerpt (solo by Warn Marsh) based on 'I'll remenber April' (transcribed from 'The Complete Atlantic Recordings of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh'). Concert (piano) Eb (alto sax) Bb (tenor sax).Missing.

Visual Foxpro 9.0 Sp3. To learn this technique and improvise up to four lines (bass line, melody, and two guide-tone accompaniment lines) between the two hands requires an oraganized approach. The Concept This approach to improvisation amazed me when, in the 1970s, I first heard Lennie Tristano's 'C Minor Complex' from The New Tristano LP. In that piece and on much of the album, Tristano's left hand plays unrelenting, driving bass lines, while his right hand plays fascinating, complex improvisations. Later, I heard Dave McKenna's deep, warm, swinging style on jazz standards as he played hip walking bass lines with his left hand. I became intrigued with refining my teaching of this method of playing and introduced a Berklee course called Contrapuntal Jazz Improvisation.