Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

from Christmas Solo: Informal, Improvised by Jake Smolowe

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“Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” sets the stage for the album with a meditative pedal tone vamp in 5/4; I wanted to create an atmosphere of sitting down by the fire on a snowy winter evening. The intro, outro, and “A” sections of the tune all feature the pedal tone vamp on the V chord, while the “B” section follows a more traditional chord progression, albeit with some jazzy reharmonizations. During the solo section, the harmony returns to the pedal tone, and the tempo ebbs and flows to let the improvisation breathe. I wanted the solo to be an exploration of different harmonic colors over a mostly static bass note, a la Branford Marsalis’ epic composition “Eternal” (from the album of the same name), as well as a slow build to a melodic peak that then fades into near-nothingness before the head out.

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from Christmas Solo: Informal, Improvised, released December 7, 2021

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Jake Smolowe San Francisco, California

Jake Smolowe is a San Francisco-based pianist, composer, music educator, arranger and film scorer. He specializes in jazz that pulls from many other genres.

He has performed and recorded with Sioux City Kid, Quinn DeVeaux, John Németh and Jeff Derby.

His latest Album, "Christmas Solo: Informal, Improvised," was released on December 7, 2021. ... more

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