Ben Janik's Demos

Another original tune. This song is in 5/4 time, based in the lydian mode, and features my love of quartal harmony. Recorded at Java 101.

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My first recorded original tune. This song is based on different melodic minor sounds. I really like every section of this tune, and everyone plays really well on this track – which was our first take and our first time playing through the whole song.

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This recording is of my first arrangement, most of which was abandoned. Solid is one of my favorite blues tunes, and is the title track of my favorite Grant Green album.

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Here is my arrangement of Pat Martino’s Cisco, a swinging 24 bar blues. I harmonized the first chorus of his solo for the saxophone soli. We didn’t quite record it up to the tempo I wanted to, but I’m sure that next time it will be burning.

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This is my first arrangement that I actually spent some time on. I had to write out by hand every note that everyone played, which was an incredibly tedious process that made my hand cramp up repeatedly. This track isn’t especially swinging, but I like it. It has a cool sound I think.

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