on Wed, 6 Nov 2002 03:28:10 EST, Fred wrote:
> In my college days, way back in the early 30s, I wrote a piece for several > horns and rhythm section, and the horn players stood around the piano playing > right into it while I held the damper pedal down (which releases the dampers > allowing the strings to vibrate freely in response to the stimulus of the > horns). It was called "The Listening Well." It's kind of like the reverb of a > huge cathedral or concert hall (or studio reverb) only it has more overtones > and harmonics ... I call it "pitched reverb." A good example is Paul Horn's > classic album "Inside," flute recorded in the Taj Mahal. In conjunction with > the thick clouds of reverb, the usually monophonic flute becomes a chordal > instrument. (By the way, Horn later recorded "Blue" and a couple of other > Joni songs.) > > - -Fred Fred, one of my favorite styles of music is late 20s-early 30s small band jazz. Is this the style in which you wrote The Listening Well? From the sound of the instrumentation you mention, that's the impression I get. Did you record it, and if so, has it been put out on CD? I for one would enjoy hearing it. Bob np: Woman of Heart & Mind
