Jazz piano solo and musical/historical discussion of the beautiful Irving Berlin song “Always.”

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History and overview of Irving Berlin’s “Always,” composed in 1925 0:00
Evaluating the Real Book’s leadsheet for “Always” 1:08
The original chords to “Always” 1:23
The relationship between the chord and lyrics of “Always” 2:08
Creating a musical arrangement that’s inspired by the emotion of the lyrics 2:29
Improvising a jazz piano arrangement that’s inspired by Gil Evans and Aaron Copland 2:58
Starting out-of-tempo, with bell-like chord voicings 3:22
Motivic development 4:48
Improvising an independent, melodic left hand part 5:08
Waltz tempo 5:19
Improvising a solo 5:48
Using jazzier rhythms 6:11
A more mainstream jazz waltz groove 6:37
Easing back into the original feel 7:15
A left hand 8th-note texture during the melody’s return 7:20
1920s-style trills and melodic embellishments 7:49
Ending with chime-like chord voicings, in the style of Art Tatum 8:11
Jazz piano as a “voyage of discovery” 8:17
Jazz piano chord voicings as a result of inner-voice movement, a la Keith Jarrett 8:40

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Ron

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