I spent some time this weekend toying around with different drum patterns in search of the last track for the "jazz machine" album. This is sort of my process usually, especially for someone that 99% of the time writes completely alone. I went through multiple drum patterns and an almost annoying thing happened in response...I didn't find really what I was looking for and instead came up with 2-3 new track ideas that I now have nowhere to place!
This isn't altogether unusual for me but it is different when it comes to instrumental work. I'm going to listen to these samples over the next few days and see what I think. Two of them are really great, I think, and I immediately was drawn to them since they're a bit unique. The downside is that if I were to use one of them on this album, it'll completely change the tone of this record, which is exactly what I don't want. If I use both of the tracks, then I have to cut the one that I'm already working on, or even worse abandon it altogether, AND change the tone of the record. I'm just not a fan of these options on the surface. So, I have a strong feeling that I already have 2 loosely structured songs ready to go for the next "jazz machine" album. Ugh. This is how this vicious cycle keeps happening to me, folks.
I'm giving myself through this week to keep looking for the elusive 5th track on the album and then I'll just have to make a decision in order to stay on track with the progress of the recording. I also worked on learning some new jazz chords, and I also went through some videos on playing the Gershwin classic "How Long Has This Been Going On", one of my all time fav's in regards to the version from "Funny Face", and then lastly started working on an instrumental rendition of "Poor Unfortunate Souls" from "The Little Mermaid". The latter is really quite fun and I could see playing this live someday. I think it would be a hoot (yes, I said 'hoot').
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