“Two short pieces for cable and electric piano” are a couple of spontaneous improvisations wrapped around the buzzing sound of an audio cable. The piece is in two parts:
I. EMF Storm
II. Fugue and Postlude
While the piano parts are totally improvised, the cable parts were shaped using automation in Logic.
Jim Funnell – electric piano and sound editing
Recorded in New York, NY in October 2020.
◀️ Clicking on the image to the left will take you to a low resolution JPG file (1st page only). If you’d like to purchase complete sheet music (higher resolution PDF) for “Echoes of Cyan,” please visit the Funnelljazz catalogue page.
“Echoes of Cyan” has not yet officially been released as a single or on an album/EP. Please enjoy the video below! 🔽
Echoes of Cyan is kind of a tribute to the tune Blue in Green by Bill Evans (or Miles Davis?). The 15 bar form for this new composition is somewhat unusual, echoing Blue in Green’s 10 bars, and the (mostly) descending stepwise melody reminiscent of the famous ballad on Kind of Blue (1959).
Franck Vaillant – drums
Takashi Sugawa – bass
Jim Funnell – piano & composition
Recorded in Tokyo, Paris, and New York in July 2020.
©2020 Jim Funnell (ASCAP, SACEM)
Enjoy the homemade video below! 🔽
Enjoy the homemade video below! 🔽
Six tracks from Jim Funnell’s Word Out latest album Spirit of the Snail (2015) were aired on Radio Robert on April 30, 2020. The Parisian station, created during the COVID-19 pandemic and operated by the team at 59 Rivoli (a venue known for its exhibitions, performances, and artists-in-residence programs) notably offers playlists and podcasts. Their daily jazz show “Jazz non scientifiquement prouvé, la playlist du Pr Raoult” airs at 7PM GMT+2.
◀️ Clicking on the image to the left will take you to a low resolution JPG file (1st page only). If you’d like to purchase complete sheet music (higher resolution PDF) for “Nicaea,” please visit the Funnelljazz catalogue page.
Enjoy the homemade video below! 🔽
◀️ Clicking on the image to the left will take you to a low resolution JPG file (1st page only). If you’d like to purchase complete sheet music (higher resolution PDF) for “Asteroid B612,” please visit the Funnelljazz catalogue page.
A recording of “Asteroid B612” has been released on Word Out (2009). Enjoy the audio/videos below! 🔽
