Mar 17 2025 88 mins 3
Microtonal jazz extraordinaire Julian Woods shares with us his methodology for re-tuning classic standards into JI and what it’s like playing in a live band. Topics include playing songs, composition directives, microtonal setups, and guitarists’ advantages for frets, fretlets, and fretless, Philipp Gerschlauer has collaborated with Julian on his own work “Every swing has a silver roundabout” and on microtonal “Angel Eyes,” reharmonized in 13-limit JI (with mostly 5 and 7 limit vertical relationships in the triads). Some notes about our analysis: when Julian is showing the sheet music to Angel Eyes, it’s in a different key than the one in which we hear the demo and final song (G minor). Also, at one point Julian mentions G half sharp major, but means A half flat major (I believe). Also, check out a sneak peek of a secret new piece at the end inspired by Ligeti!
[video-only shot of guitar] Every swing has a silver roundabout [Just Intonation] - Julian Woods
Angel Eyes (sung by Frank Sinatra)
Angel Eyes (Julian Woods and Philipp Gerschlauer) [Just Intonation]
[snippet] Every swing has a silver roundabout [Just Intonation] - Julian Woods
[blues section] Every swing has a silver roundabout [Just Intonation] - Julian Woods
String Quartet No. 2 - Ligeti
[sung theme] Every swing has a silver roundabout [Just Intonation] - Julian Woods
[held notes] Every swing has a silver roundabout [Just Intonation] - Julian Woods
[chords in blues] Every swing has a silver roundabout [Just Intonation] - Julian Woods
[sung microtones] Angel Eyes (Julian Woods and Philipp Gerschlauer) [Just Intonation]
[demo version] Angel Eyes (Julian Woods and Philipp Gerschlauer) [Just Intonation]
[demo version with 128/125 between E-flat and D-sharp] Angel Eyes (Julian Woods and Philipp Gerschlauer) [Just Intonation]
[snippet 1] Eels “One for Ligeti” - Julian Woods
[snippet 2] Eels “One for Ligeti” - Julian Woods
Outro - Night & Day (Julian Woods and Philipp Gerschlauer) [Just Intonation]
Julian’s music:
https://www.youtube.com/@julianwoods7569
https://www.instagram.com/julian_woods_/
https://gerschlauermusic.bandcamp.com/album/microtonal-toolkit-for-improvisers
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