I’ve always wanted to extract harmony from Chopin and improvise using it as a framework. Since Chopin’s harmony is very chromatic in nature, it lends itself well to jazz voicings. I don’t have any specific pieces in mind but I’d be willing to do some research to find a piece of Chopin that would work well for this.
Jobim used the Prelude in Em to great effect for How Insensitive (if I remembers right). Clara Schumann is another one (3 Romances)—lots of rich sonority and drone-like opportunity for pulse and swing.
Come to think of it, since this is in the Grieg Lodge, why not pull a Claude Thornhill/Gil Evans and dig into Grieg’s Piano Concerto as a starting point?
I’ve always wanted to extract harmony from Chopin and improvise using it as a framework. Since Chopin’s harmony is very chromatic in nature, it lends itself well to jazz voicings. I don’t have any specific pieces in mind but I’d be willing to do some research to find a piece of Chopin that would work well for this.
Ben,
How about one of the preludes?
Maybe even a section of one of them. Post some changes on the blog if you find something
I know that the Prelude in E minor would work good. I’ll put them into a leadsheet and post it.
- B
Jobim used the Prelude in Em to great effect for How Insensitive (if I remembers right). Clara Schumann is another one (3 Romances)—lots of rich sonority and drone-like opportunity for pulse and swing.
Come to think of it, since this is in the Grieg Lodge, why not pull a Claude Thornhill/Gil Evans and dig into Grieg’s Piano Concerto as a starting point?