Different strokes for different folks.
Barry (sax player) has a degree in music from MI State, he may have a different opinion on it being aimless.
And I certainly didn't mean to imply it was Jazz by any means, unless that term is used loosely.
I'm pretty sure he knew what he wanted to do, since it took us a few takes to get what he wanted.

I actually told him I exactly what I wanted for the first seven notes of this solo (it was my song at that point) but gave him all the freedom he wanted from there.
He's one of the few people I can actually talk theory with around here, and have a decent conversation.
But like I said, I know it ain't for everybody.
It may sound like aimless noodling to some, which comes back around to the thread topic <grin>

The cool part is this is exactly the type of conversation I was hoping for, though a little less abrasive.
TBH our current bass player thought the whole solo was 'wrong' and didn't belong in the song at all .. which reminds me, we may need to find a new bass player. <grin>

/the more I listen to it, the more it confirms in my mind he knew what he was playing; there are indeed patterns and scales in there.
//your reply is to me (maybe in error?); anyway I did not compare this to Henderson or anyone else
//not sure if you can hear it, but at the end we were both laughing, which was kinda the intent; go way out in left field, come back to cover first base and end it way off in left field again .. have fun; the first seven notes I asked him to play kind of set the tone (and he got it), so it's probably my fault

Late Edit:
thinking on this a little more; some of his phrases may have been better with more accurate articulation, but his note choice was what I had hoped for .. and maybe because I have played with him for so long I recognize some licks that others may call aimless smile After 50 some years you probably get used to it!

Last edited by rharv; 08/23/21 03:12 PM.
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