@Alan S, these are some fine examples.
+1

Weird thing. When I listen to Coltrane’s late quartet with Elvin Jones and Miles’ Quintet in the sixties and Charles Lloyd, a lot of it is already there.

And when you hear Julian Lage or Joshua Redman…. They bundle it all.

Band in a Box should embrace these styles. In MIDI most of this is certainly possible, so, it should be possible in real styles too.

Free form or rubato remains notoriously difficult to emulate with software.

And yes, Abercrombie must be the most underrated guitarist. His solos on Kenny Wheeler’s Widow in the window album (or Deer Wan) are just so incredibly lyrical. And his albums with Beirach…


Biab, Kontakt, Sampletank and lots of nice libraries, from Fluffy audio to Abbey Road drums.
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